CRC Health Equity Grants: 2024 Recipients
The Global Colon Cancer Association is proud to announce the twelve recipients of the 2024 CRC Health Equity Grants.
Africa Cancer Foundation (Kenya) was awarded a grant to train community health promoters in a rural setting about colorectal cancer, distribute colorectal cancer educational materials to health facilities and the general public, and support ostomy patients with stoma care materials.
Bhutan Cancer Society was awarded a grant to increase colorectal cancer awareness and provide screening to a community of Buddhist monks who are particularly vulnerable to CRC.
Campaigning for Cancer (South Africa) was awarded a grant to develop and host a think tank focused on the colon cancer care continuum, engaging diverse stakeholders to come together to devise a coordinated path.
CancerNet Japan was awarded a grant to perform a needs assessment and for advancement of the role of patient advocates in Japan.
Fundacion GIST Chile was awarded a grant to produce an educational short film and accompanying podcast to inform, educate, and empower people at risk for colorectal cancer, to promote CRC screening, and spread knowledge of symptoms and causal factors.
Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (Tanzania) was awarded a grant for a needs assessment survey and to develop a colorectal cancer navigation toolkit guiding patients from screening through treatment and survival.
Mbakuran Vaakaa Cancer Foundation (Nigeria) was awarded a grant to create awareness of CRC, finance colorectal cancer screening, and distribute free colostomy bags to CRC patients.
Niola Cancer Care Foundation (Nigeria) was awarded a grant for a community education campaign that includes free CRC screening.
Project PINK BLUE - Health & Psychological Trust Centre (Nigeria) was awarded a grant to promote and distribute their documentary, a visual story of colorectal cancer patients in Nigeria, “Blood in My Stool”.
SAID NGO (Lebanon) was awarded a grant to support patients with ostomies, helping them get the materials they need for stoma care.
St. Cyril Cancer Treatment Foundation (Nigeria) was awarded a grant to address early-onset colorectal cancer knowledge, perception, and attitudes among young people and to promote screening and early detection of CRC.
Women’s Coalition Against Cancer (Malawi) was awarded a grant to conduct a needs assessment of colorectal cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and support services, utilizing scorecards to evaluate program effectiveness and accessibility.
Learn more about the CRC Health Equity Grants program and hear from past recipients about the grant’s impact.
Thank you to the sponsors of the 2024 CRC Health Equity Grants, Bayer and Exelixis.