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Fellowship of the Least Coin

Fellowship of the Least Coin Grants

In Canada, women’s groups collect their least coins once a year at local “ingathering” services and forward them to WICC, which then forwards these donations to the ICFLC. From these offerings, WICC has contributed nearly $200,000 to the global FLC fund over the past seven years.

Each year, about 35 to 50 projects are given grants by the International Committee of the FLC, and each regional Women’s Desk of Ecumenical Conferences, the Women’s Desk of the World Council of Churches and the World Day of Prayer International Committee are given block grants to enhance their work and to strengthen ecumenical solidarity. Emergency grants for disaster relief and rehabilitation are also given. 

In allocating grants, the ICFLC keeps in mind the following categories:

• Opportunities for awareness-raising and/or educating women on gender issues 
• Programs of literacy, health, social concerns and leadership development recommended by recognized Christian groups 
• Programs enhancing justice, peace and reconciliation for women and families, communities, countries and the world 
• Opportunities for women to meet ecumenically in regional, national and world-wide gatherings

The following are guiding principles for grants to any project:

• Normally not to exceed U.S. $6,000. 
• Usually non-recurring. 
• Not given for constructing buildings.

Grant applications

As WICC is the coordinator of the Fellowship of the Least Coin program in Canada, requests for FLC grants are made thorough our office. For additional information, contact our office directly.

Click here for the list of 2008 ICLFC Grant Recipients.