A Home Away From Home

Important Announcement

Childhood Cancer International is very pleased to announce a new initiative aimed at supporting CCI member organisations in the provision of essential accommodation for children and adolescents with cancer and their families/carers. We hereby announce the:

“Home Away From Home” Programme, Supported by Foundation S.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS  

The purpose of Home Away From Home is to decrease treatment abandonment of children and adolescents with cancer by helping CCI member organisations provide a second home for the patients and their caregivers, close to health services. 

If: 

  1. You are a CCI member in good standing and have been one for at least one year;   

  2. Your accommodation project is for a low or a middle income country; 

  3. You have a demonstrated commitment and ability to support children/ adolescents with cancer and their families; and  

  4. You have an accommodation project that falls into one of the following categories

  • The building of a  new home  

  • The expansion of an existing home      

  • The renting and running of a home 

  • The improvement (refurbishment) of an existing home    

  • The covering of operating expenses for a set period of time, for an existing home 

Then, we invite you to apply to this new request for proposals,  by sending your application to admin@cci.care. The full  application information is available here. Please note that the application submission deadline is the 5th of January, 2024 [midnight Paris time zone].

Zoom Webinars

Check out the full video of the info session to apply for Home Away From Home and get all your questions answered!

On behalf of CCI and The Home Away From Home Working Group, we trust that you will make use of this great opportunity. Let us improve treatment adherence - together!