Welcome to the September edition of the CCIH Connector! In this month's newsletter, learn more about how CCIH is meeting its goal of greater gender and racial diversity; meet new CCIH member, Bishop Stuart University; read our Climate Adaptation Analysis featuring work of CCIH members; see how you can get more engaged in the CCIH network; and much more.

You'll also find upcoming events and training, advocacy tips and updates, grant opportunities, and more.

We encourage you to reach out to us with your ideas for content to inspire and support your work. Contact kathy.erb@ccih.org or hannah.fields@ccih.org with your thoughts.

One of our goals at CCIH is to achieve gender and racial diversity for our events, including our Annual Conference. As more organizations are acknowledging the need to address these issues and diversify, it also has to be done in a thoughtful and intentional manner.

Learn more about how CCIH is working to meet this goal in our latest blog post by CCIH Administrative Coordinator, May Poduschnick.

Join us in welcoming Bishop Stuart University as a new CCIH member!

Founded in 2002 by Ankole Diocese of the province of the Anglican Church of Uganda, Bishop Stuart University (BSU) is a private, not-for-profit university, chartered in 2014 and located in Western Uganda. In April 2004, Bishop Stuart University became affiliated with Uganda Christian University, Mukono and through this affiliation, Bishop Stuart University students receive degrees, diplomas, and certificates for their coursework at BSU from Uganda Christian University. BSU offers coursework in Business, Economics and Governance; Agriculture, Environmental Sciences and Technology; Nursing and Health Sciences (including Public Health); Education, Arts and Media; and Law. BSU is committed to guiding students to develop their potential for quality and productive life and service.

Climate change has the largest negative effects on those in low- and middle-income countries, increasing existing inequities and injustices. Many faith-based organizations (FBOs) are experiencing this first hand in their communities and programs and believe that action is essential. Adaptation measures are being implemented in many countries but scale up is essential to the health and flourishing of humankind. The purpose of the study - Faith Engagement in Climate Adaptation in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Landscape Analysis Focused on CCIH Member Perspectives and Initiatives for Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH) - is to understand how its organizational members are addressing climate adaptation and understand the knowledge and capacity gaps in order to initiate engagement in this area.

CCIH is forming ideas based on this around strengthening adaptation measures, and welcomes your input.

The study was conducted and prepared by CCIH Program Advisor, Carolyn O'Brien, and former CCIH intern, Dr. Emmanuel Ardiabah.

CCIH is a subgrantee of USAID's five-year Strengthening Community Outcomes through Positive Engagement (SCOPE) Project, which aims to reduce preventable maternal and child mortality and morbidity in Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, and South Sudan by engaging community health workers, faith leaders and community groups to advance reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health. As prime for the SCOPE project, World Relief has developed tools to equip faith leaders to engage and support this work. For more information on SCOPE's faith leader engagement and tools, please visit: SCOPE Faith Engagement - World Relief.

Find the tools here:

CCIH has five working groups relating to global health issues and the work of faith-based organizations that contribute to CCIH programming in that area:

Learn more about the working groups, the Co-Chairs and CCIH staff liaisons, and consider getting involved by joining an upcoming meeting. Learn more here.

From general CCIH news to grant notice alerts to discussion groups on specific global health issues, we have a variety of Google groups to meet your interests and needs.

The CCIH-News group is an easy way for you to share your organization’s upcoming events, findings from your work and other news with other CCIH members. Visit the Group Page and select Join the Group to subscribe. It’s easy to send a message! Once you have joined, you can send a message to the group by emailing CCIH-news@googlegroups.com.

We need to hear from you for this new section of our newsletter! Each month we will focus on a topic or theme that relates to the work we share in global health.

For October, we are continuing our theme on Leadership and Governance and our question for you is:

What are one or two specific ideas you put in practice over the past two years that you believe helped you or your organization weather the storm?

It could be something simple or more elaborate, but please be specific to help those who are in similar situations. We can all learn from each other, so please don't hesitate to share.

Email Hannah.Fields@ccih.org by October 10 if you have tips to share.

We hope you will participate and we look forward to hearing from you!

CCIH is working on advocacy on a number of fronts. In addition to our work with coalitions and reaching out to policymakers in the US, we’re talking with our members about how we can be helpful in local and national advocacy in other countries. We’ll be sharing brief tips on a regular basis and are also working on a larger set of tools we will share later this year.

Networking is a combination of art and skill. When discussing advocacy opportunities with faith leaders, ask about their own networks. They may not directly know policy makers, but they may have people in their own network that do, and who may be willing to help arrange meetings to support global health. 

If you would like more information about CCIH advocacy efforts or would like to become involved, reach out to Bob.Noziglia@ccih.org for more information.

EPN will hold their biennial forum from October 11 - 14. Their theme for 2022 is The Future of Health Care in the Global South.

From now until February 2, 2023, CCIH members can get $50 off the $100 application fee when applying to the INMED Master’s in International Medicine program. Enter the coupon code ccih50 when applying. INMED's next academic term will begin in October.

Please visit the CCIH Job Listings Page to see employment opportunities at American Leprosy Missions, Blessings International, CURE International, Medical Teams International, World Council of Churches, and World Vision. CCIH and Global Health Action are also recruiting interns, and you will find service and volunteer opportunities at other organizations.

Research on GBV | GDLab, the Gender and Diversity Knowledge Initiative promoted by the Research Department and the Social Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is accepting proposals to fund rigorous research studies on Gender-Based Violence against women, children, and adolescents. | Deadline: October 7 | More

2022 Human Rights Prize of the French Republic | Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000 | Area: Area: Health, Human Rights, Women & Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health | All Countries | Deadline: October 10 | More

D-Prize Global Poverty Intervention Challenge | Grant Size: Up to $20,000 | Area: Proven poverty intervention | Deadline: October 16 | More

Vaccine Acceptance and Demand | Sabin Vaccine Institute | Grant Size: $70,000 per funded project | Deadline October 31 | More

LEAD 2030 Challenge for SDG3, Supported by AstraZeneca | Projects should be youth-led, where young people (30 and under) are involved in the design or delivery of the initiative, and where the long-term health of young people is at the heart of the solution. | Deadline: November 30 | More

Roddenberry Foundation's Catalyst Fund | Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000 | Area: Youth and Adolescents | Deadline: December 31 | More

Department of State | U.S. Mission to Kenya | Community Led Monitoring -Routine Data Collection and Provider feedback at PEPFAR supported sites | Deadline: September 30 | More

USAID | Long-term Exceptional technical Assistance Project (LEAP) Local | Deadline: October 6 | More

USAID / United Nations Office for Project Services | Expanding Access to Low-Cost Eyeglasses and Assistive Technology | Countries/Regions: Many countries across the globe | Deadline: October 10 | More

USAID | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa | USAID//Ethiopia - Quality Healthcare Activity | Deadline: October 31 | More

USAID | Family Planning and Reproductive Health Methods APS | Deadline: January 14, 2023 | More

USAID | West Africa USAID-Ghana | USAID Ghana Health Program (GHP) Annual Program Statement (APS) | Deadline: August 29, 2023 | More