The winner of July’s Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter (#AwesomeDisability) grant is MP Vare and Andy Kuhlmann with Queerly It’s Lipedema
Visit https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/226971-queerly-it-s-lipedema to learn more about the project!
Image descriptions: MP, a white non-binary person with short dark hair, stands in an interior doorway. MP is visible from the waist up and they are wearing a bright yellow t-shirt that says “Protect Trans Health.”
Andy, a white transmasculine person, stands in front of a white brick wall with faint blue and pink lights shining across it. He is visible from the waist up and smiling.
What our grantee is saying: “Receiving this grant allows us to move our project from idea to action. We’ve got a list of people we’re very excited to approach for interviews. Due to the labor involved in living with, and sharing our experiences about, chronic illness, we’re grateful your funds will allow us to offer our guests an honorarium. Deep gratitude, Awesome Foundation! It’s so affirming that you believe in the merit of Queerly It’s Lipedema."
A few reminders & updates:
Submit your application between August 1 - 15 to be considered for August’s grant. If you apply outside of this window, you will not be considered. If you have previously applied and were not selected, we would encourage you to re-apply. Apply for a grant at http://disability.awesomefoundation.org
Note that we do not accept requests to fund an individual's medical needs, rent, utilities, home repairs, car trouble, appliances, etc. Submissions MUST be submitted in English (use Google Translate if needed).
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- Trustees of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter (Tiffany, Walei, Liz, Alexandra, Adam, Rynn, Kathryn, Marissa, Kathy, Nico, and Anya)
The Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter is an entirely volunteer-run and 100% disability-led economic justice initiative launched in 2017 by Alice Wong and Tiffany Yu.
Our impact to date: $77,500 to 78 projects in 10 countries (U.S., India, Canada, the Netherlands, England, Philippines, Tanzania, Ecuador, Peru, and Uganda).