In collaboration with Anesvad Foundation, a new call for proposals was launched in December 2023: the RESILIENTD grant, with a special focus on social determinants of skin NTDs in Sub-Saharan Africa. The acronym for 'REsearch on SocIaL determInants of lEprosy and NTDs’ reflects the resilience of communities affected by skin NTDs and resilience of researchers, donors and the wider public health stakeholders to eliminate NTDs. 

For this first call for proposals, 33 submissions were received. From these, nine were invited for full proposal and reviewed, and after extensive review over 2024,  three  proposals were approved for funding. 

The list of approved proposals can be found below, and more information can be accessed through the provided links to the individual project pages.

Congratulations to all researchers! We are looking forward to supporting your impactful projects!

• HOPE: Harmonised Model for Optimizing Peer Support Group Effectiveness: Evaluating and Piloting a Model of Peer Support Group Sustainability in Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire
  The study aims to understand Peer support groups (PSG) sustainability from the perspective of group members, and to identify barriers and drivers for sustainability of PSGs established in Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire.

• The social determinants of health in people affected by leprosy in Ethiopia – a mixed methods study
  The project aims to investigate the social determinants of health and economic status in relation to health outcomes in people diagnosed with leprosy and leprosy reactions at ALERT hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

• Implementation of a skin Health Programme in a Ghanaian penitentiary
  The study aims to establish a prison skin health programme that is acceptable and effective to identify and treat skin NTDs among prisoners in a Ghanaian penitentiary.