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The Dicey Scroggins Fund for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Gynecologic Cancer Patient Outreach
Dicey Scroggins, an ovarian cancer survivor and well-known patient advocate in the gynecologic cancer community is revered and celebrated for her devotion to the concepts of global health equity and bridging the gap between clinical care and patient experience.
She was also the founder of IGCS’ global patient advocacy network (IGCAN). To carry on Dicey’s work, honor her legacy, and reinforce IGCS’ commitment to global heath equity, we have established this fund in her name to reward and support those who share this vision and are actively working to achieve it.
Outreach programs and research that support equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) often require small, local, and hands-on solutions to be effective. We want to continue to build up, recognize, and support IGCS members and IGCANetwork partners in their work through opportunities such as this fund.
2025 grant submission closed October 5, 2025.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are three closely linked values held by the IGCS and IGCANetwork. We uphold these values through our programming, collaborations, and communications aimed to include, listen to, and support different groups of individuals, including people of different races, ethnicities, socio-economic positions, religions, abilities, genders, and sexual orientations.
While low resource countries bear the largest cancer burdens, inequities in health and cancer care exist among different population groups within all nations, regardless of a country’s status as low-, middle- or high-income. There are a variety of systemic reasons why individuals with lower socio-economic positions have higher risks for poor health.
Equity
The fair distribution of resources, opportunities, and benefits, aiming to reduce and eliminate health disparities among different population groups. It involves identifying and addressing systemic barriers and structural inequalities that contribute to health inequities.
Diversity
The inclusion of individuals from different backgrounds and experiences, fostering a range of perspectives and ideas to inform decision-making and problem-solving in global health initiatives
Inclusion
to commit to ensure those of diversity feel welcome and included, to foster a sense of belonging and integration
2025 Grant Recipient
Project: Harvesting Life - Women Coffee Growers Towards a Future Without Cervical Cancer
Project Lead:
Harold Salamanca
Organization:
Fundación Salamanca Borrero SalBo
Target Population:
850+ rural-resident women coffee growers residing in nine municipalities in Huila
(Garzón, Tarqui, Pital, Gigante, Guadalupe, Suaza, Agrado, Acevedo, and La Plata), Colombia.
2024 Grant Recipients
Project: "Count Me In:" - Pain & Palliative Project (PPP)
Project Lead:
Mr. Runcie Chidebe
Organization:
Project PINK BLUE – Health and Psychological Trust Center
Target Population:
Women living with gynecological cancer in Gwagwalada, Nigeria
Project: Beyond the Surface: Recovering Me and My Sex - Supporting Sexuality and Self Esteem in Women Post Cervical Cancer Treatment
Project Lead:
Karen Nakawala Chilowa
Organization:
Teal Sisters Foundation
Target Population:
Women who have undergone cervical cancer treatment in Zambia
Project: A Versatile Endometrial Cancer Education Video - Tool for Underserved Communities: A Pilot Project
Project Lead:
Dr. Eleanor Richards
Organization:
University of Manchester
Target Population:
Endometrial cancer awareness for Black and South Asian Communities in the UK
2023 Grant Recipients
Project: HER REASON FOR BEING: A Multifaceted Community-Based Project to Advance Cervical Cancer Prevention and Awareness
Project Lead:
Ms. Salome Kwenda
Organization:
Online Voices and Being Africa
Target Population:
Women aged 15 to 50 years residing in Kenya
Nan men gran m'et la:
Pilot Palliative Care Intervention for Vulnerable Women with Advanced Cervical Cancer in Haiti
Project Lead:
Dr. Rebecca Henderson
Organization:
Zanmi Lasante/University Hospital of Mirebalais, Haiti
Target Population:
Gynecologic cancer patients residing in Haiti
Acceptability of Self-Sampling for Cervical Screening in the LGBTQIA+ Population - The Alternative Cervical Screening (ACES) LGBTQIA+2 Study
Project Lead:
Dr. Jennifer Davies-Oliverira
Organization:
University of Manchester
Target Population:
LGBTQIA+ community vulnerable to cervical cancer
About the Dicey Scroggins Fund for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Gynecologic Cancer Patient Outreach
This fund was established to support projects and initiatives that address disparities in gynecologic cancer patient care. By providing financial support to innovative and inclusive projects, the fund aims to contribute to a more equitable and diverse landscape in the field of gynecologic cancer research and outreach. Named in honor of Dicey Scroggins, the founder of IGCS’ global patient advocacy network, International Gynecologic Cancer Advocacy Network (IGCAN).
About the International Gynecologic Cancer Advocacy Network
The purpose of the IGCAN is to create and sustain a broad Network of organizations and individuals that work collaboratively—in sisterhood—“to enhance the care of women with gynecologic cancers worldwide,” with the core value that every woman under every circumstance deserves and must receive the best possible quality of care and quality of life, resulting in best outcomes.