Detailed account of the purpose for which the grant is required

MISSION
To reduce suffering in Ghana and advocate humane behavior through providing rescue, rehabilitation, and sanctuary to abandoned, neglected, and abused dogs.

SCOPE OF OUR ORGANIZATION

•	This proposal is to fund emergency rescue, rehabilitation, and sanctuary efforts.
•	Sancore Animal Rescue and Shelter is a non-profit, non-governmental and no-kill organization. Incorporated in 2019 officially, and which requires public financial support. 
•	We are a relatively new and a first of its kind animal rescue and shelter in Ghana to create a no kill zone. This means we do not euthanize healthy animals to control population. We advocate humane spay/neuter (S/N) programs for population control and to reduce cruelty that arises from over population and stray animals. We provide educational materials as well as S/N services. We S/N all adult animals in our care. For puppies adopted before the appropriate age, we take a deposit for S/N which we refund upon veterinary certification. 
•	Rehabilitation services include emergency medical care (for example, from wounds, abuse injuries, car strikes, cancer), medicine for chronic conditions (like parasites and endemic dog diseases), quality food and nutritional supplements to rebuild health and overcome starvation syndromes.
•	When our animals are fully recovered, healthy, and free of behavioral problems, we put them into our adoption network and help them to join new families. We intend to supplement this effort through an affiliate network of foster homes. Adopters are required to sign a humane treatment agreement. We take back dogs if adopters don't uphold the agreement.
•	We provide permanent sanctuary to dogs who are unadoptable due to severity of trauma.
•	We provide consultation and a support network to anyone needing assistance with rescue/rehab work.

The geographic areas we serve:  
•	Greater Accra Ghana 
•	Volta Region  
•	We can arrange an adoption anywhere we find a compassionate adopter.

RESULTS:

•	An average of 200 cats 300 dogs since 2018 pass through our sanctuary, and we facilitate the rescue of hundreds more through our affiliate network. These animals are moved out of torturous, inhumane conditions, given everything needed for healing, and then moved into safe humane homes. 
•	98% of all money contributed to Sancore animal rescue and shelter is spent directly in support of animal rescue, rehabilitation and putting up buildings, with the remaining 2% supporting administration and fund raising. We have achieved this with a volunteer Board of Directors and the assistance of numerous volunteers. We have a single paid staff member, but need funding for another.

Funding Requested 
If grants are awarded based on maximum monies allotted we are requesting an amount of $25000 US. We also request that we would be considered for continuing support.  Items and veterinary supplies are also needed.

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

The following ongoing programs are supported under this proposal. 
•	Emergency Rescue and Rehabilitation – This is the most cost intensive part of our work, and the aspect that often requires fast funding so we can act quickly to provide emergency veterinary medical care and rescue services. Through negotiation, collaboration, and legal assistance when necessary, we get animals removed from abusive environments. We are working to get animal cruelty laws enforced. Animals rescued from severe abuse and neglect usually have severe health challenges, frequently related to starvation, dehydration, and physical abuse. First priority is major veterinary care, medicine as needed and good nutrition. Our sanctuary does not use cages or chains. The dogs have roaming space in 15 fenced acres, allowing them to exercise and run off their stress as needed. The dogs have individual shelters and are allowed into the communal space to interact with humans to receive nurturance. This is an important part of the process of relieving their trauma - helping them to heal and redevelop social instincts so that they can be adopted. The purpose of the sanctuary is to facilitate healing, and then move the animals to safe homes to create room for new rescues. In cases of severe trauma, the dog is provided a private area where it can feel safe while healing. 
•	Second Chance - offers sanctuary for healthy dogs scheduled to be euthanized by the authorities. We offer a place for the dogs to live while placing them into an adoption network to find them a permanent home.
•	Spay/Neuter Fund - assists families who cannot afford this essential surgery for their pets. We S/N every adult dog who enters the sanctuary and secure agreement to have adopted puppies neutered at the appropriate age.  
•	The Last Resort - is a program, which provides permanent sanctuary for unadoptable dogs. A dog may be less desirable to adopting families due to age, health challenges, or behavioral skittishness resulting from past abuse. We provide lifetime care and safety to these dogs. We euthanize only in cases of untreatable suffering. 
•	Building Bridges - our educational outreach programs. This includes community awareness events. Our goal with Building Bridges is to provide education and awareness about the problems we address, (animal cruelty, feral breeding and the importance of spay/neuter for animal welfare, etc.) and to offer solutions. We also, by necessity, constantly learn the most up to date methods of health care for animals, and act as a clearinghouse for this information, as well as providing links to other animal welfare organizations and information. We encourage the public to participate in, and support this work. We provide updates on our efforts, and on the progress of our dogs, from rescue, through rehab, and when they are ready for adoption.
•	Building an animal shelter – This takes extensive planning and fundraising. We are putting up an office building. The office building will contain a customer service area, bathrooms, a break room for employees and volunteers, a "meet and greet" room where adopters can interact with the animals, and a set of kennels to hold animals while they are waiting to be met.
There will be a number of kennels and housing for the animals. Dogs need large kennels. The kennels will be large enough for the dog to move around in--no less than 1m by 2,5m. Kennels should also have a doghouse built into the back of the kennel, unless the kennels are located inside. Cats will have their own habitat. 

Timetable For Implementation

This proposal supports the above ongoing projects that are well established.

Mission of ANIMAL CRUELTY INTERVENTION
•	Our organization has determined that humane behaviors are a worthy goal in and of themselves as a higher expression of human potential. Yet intervention is often reserved for those who have the will to step up when others do not feel empowered to do so. We serve our community by taking action in instances of animal cruelty, neglect, and abandonment. We have rescued and rehabilitated animals who have been starved to emaciation, beaten, confined in their own waste, shot, and struck by cars. Reducing the incidence of cruelty and healing the wounds of cruelty is our primary concern. 
•	Our outreach program encourages community members, including youths in local schools, to get involved in acts of kindness and compassion. Our intent is to empower individuals to stand up for humane treatment of animals.
•	We influence the stray animal population problem through spay/neuter programs and education.  
•	We serve people who need assistance with their own rescue efforts.
•	We provide animal companions by moving animals from unwanted circumstances to areas where they are wanted and cherished. 

Evaluation Of Project

This effort has been in existence since 2018, and has been incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee Registration No. CG083962019. See “Results” above, page 1 of this proposal. Our volunteer Board of Directors manages administration and we maintain the organization in full legal compliance and ethical business practices. We track the number of dogs taken in, transfers to and from other shelters, and adoptions. We track information about adopters, volunteers, members, and donors.  We maintain long-term contact with adopters to be certain our animals are thriving. 
Like many nonprofit organizations, funding is frequently a limiting factor. A portion of our efforts is always directed toward fund raising efforts (of which this proposal is one). We have an ongoing drive for sponsor members, a grant writing program (managed by volunteers, unpaid), donation jars in community businesses, and periodic fund raising events. 

The fact that this project has drawn steady and growing support is compelling evidence that it is necessary, viable, and desired by the community at large. We appreciate your consideration in providing support to this mission.