“World Day of Social Justice” is observed every year on 20th February, recognizing the need to promote social justice, removing artificial social barriers based on race, gender, or religion, and standing up for the rights of migrants, the disabled, and the elderly.
This year’s theme “Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice“, will address the stark levels of inequality that exists within and between countries and in rural, urban and mountainous populations. It will also throw a sharp light onto the significant challenges that vulnerable people face in terms of labor force participation, equal pay and decent work opportunities.
Gender inequality still prevails and people are not benefitting equally from economic growth. Inequalities between and among countries are weakening social cohesion, preventing people from achieving their full potential and burdening economies.
Social development and Social justice are indispensable for the achievement and maintenance of peace and security within and among nations. They cannot be attained in the absence of respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms.
It is time to reduce inequalities globally and achieve social justice for all. Therefore, we have compiled some open opportunities from international donor agencies to assist NGOs working for the promotion of social justice worldwide.
2020 International Sports Programming Initiative for Promoting Sport for Social Change
The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Sports Diplomacy Division, of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has announced an open competition for the 2020 International Sports Programming Initiative…[more]
Russell Sage Foundation seeking Proposals for Immigration and Immigrant Integration Initiative
The Russell Sage Foundation/Carnegie Corporation is accepting proposals for its initiative on “Immigration and Immigrant Integration” to support innovative research on the effects of race, citizenship, legal status and politics, political culture and public policy on outcomes for immigrants and for the native-born of different racial and ethnic groups and generations…[more]
Submit your Proposals on Employment, Education, Gender Equality, Community Development, and Health
Applications are now open for the seventh edition of The Geneva Challenge – Advancing Development Goals Contest, which in 2020 will address “The Challenges of Social Inclusion.” The 2020 Advancing Development Goals International Contest for Graduate Students aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of social inclusion…[more]
EES 2020 Biennial Conference Professional Development Workshops
The European Evaluation Society (EES) 2020 Biennial Conference Professional Development Workshops will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 21 & 22, 2020. The professional development sessions constitute a unique opportunity for the community of professionals in evaluation to gain knowledge and experience from stimulating and knowledgeable presenters, and to exchange with colleagues. The content of professional development workshops should be attentive to gender responsiveness, equity, social justice and sustainability…[more]
IWMF Opportunity focusing on Human Rights and Social Justice
The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship gives academic and professional opportunities to women journalists committed to human rights and social justice reporting. During this fellowship, the selected journalist will have the chance to complete research and coursework at MIT’s Center for International Studies and to participate in internships with The Boston Globe and The New York Times…[more]
OHCHR Call for Applications: 2020 Minorities Fellowship Programme (Fully-Funded)
The Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP) is OHCHR’s most comprehensive training programme for human rights and minority rights defenders belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities. At the end of the MFP, the fellows should have a general knowledge of the United Nations system, international human rights instruments and mechanisms in general and those relevant to minorities in particular and be capable of further training their communities/organizations…[more]
$1,000,000 Grant Opportunity for improving Education in Africa
The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) is seeking applications for its 2020 Al-Sumait Prize “Education” to advance economic and social development, human resources development and infrastructure on the African continent…[more]
Grants to Prevent and Combat Racism, Xenophobia, Homophobia and other forms of Intolerance
European Commission has announced a Call for Proposals to prevent and combat racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance and to monitor, prevent and counter hate speech online…[more]
EC-Action Grants to Enhance Rights of Persons Suspected or Accused of Crime and the Rights of the Victims of Crime
European Commission is seeking proposals for its action grants to support transnational projects to enhance rights of persons suspected or accused of crime and the rights of the victims of crime…[more]
Funding Call to Prevent and Combat all forms of Violence against Children, Young People and Women
European Commission is currently accepting proposals to prevent and combat all forms of violence against children, young people and women. For the purpose of this call, gender-based violence is defined as violence directed against a person because of that person’s gender (including gender identity/expression) or as violence that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately…[more]
Call for Proposals for Action Grants to support National or Transnational E-Justice Projects
European Commission is seeking applications for Action Grants to support National or Transnational E-Justice Projects. European e-Justice aims at improving access to justice in a pan-European context and is developing and integrating information and communication technologies into access to legal information and the workings of judicial systems…[more]
OSISA Programmes: Economic And Social Justice, Human Rights, Democracy and Governance, and Women’s Rights
For the 2020 Strategy Year, Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) programmes are looking for concept notes or state actors that address issues in the priority spheres. The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) is part of the global network of Open Society Foundations (OSF) and operates in eleven southern African countries: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe…[more]
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) accepting Applications for Strategic Collaborative Fund Phase 2
The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), with support from the Government of Sweden, is driving an initiative that supports regional environmental and sustainable development events under a programme called the Strategic Collaborative Fund…[more]
Department of State’s Bureau of NEA/AC seeking Applications for MEPI Local Grants Program
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) is seeking applications for MEPI Local Grants Program to foster meaningful and effective partnerships between citizens, civil society, the private sector, and governments to resolve local challenges and promote shared interests in the areas of participatory governance and economic opportunity and reform…[more]
Asfari Foundation’s 2020 Open Call for Applications to tackle Social Challenges
The Asfari Foundation is a British grant-making charity set up by Ayman and Sawsan Asfari in 2006. The Foundation focuses its efforts in the Levant and UK, with particular attention to the situation of the Syrian diaspora…[more]
MAJALAT Call for Proposals: Good Governance, Migration, Economic Development, Counter Violence, Climate Justice
This call for proposals comes within the framework of the Majalat initiative funded by the European Union which aims at creating and promoting a space for encounter and constructive dialogue between South of the Mediterranean civil society (civil society organisations, trade unions, social movements, academic actors) and the European Union (EU)…[more]
Training Programme on Social Protection for Sustainable Development for Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Arbetsförmedlingen (the Swedish Public Employment Service) and the Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI) is inviting candidates for this International Training Programme (ITP) on Social Protection for Sustainable Development….[more]
Training Programme on Social Protection for Sustainable Development for Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Arbetsförmedlingen (the Swedish Public Employment Service) and the Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI) is inviting candidates for this International Training Programme on Social Protection for Sustainable Development…[more]
Call for Proposals: Transregional Planning Grants Program
In 2019, the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) established the Transregional Collaboratory on the Indian Ocean, an initiative to catalyze collaborative research into the mutual shaping of social and environmental change in the region. Drawing together scholars and institutions from across the globe, the program will fund cutting-edge social inquiry on the Indian Ocean region…[more]
United States: Resist Foundation Grant Program is now open for Applications
Resist Foundation is seeking applications for its Grant Program to support people’s movements for justice and liberation. The Foundations redistribute resources back to frontline communities at the forefront of change while amplifying their stories of building a better world…[more]
Sustainability Project Idea Competition for Citizens of the Republic of Turkey
If you are dreaming of a sustainable future; If you have a creative product, an idea, a project, or a social enterprise proposal, then Awarded Sustainability Project Idea Competition is for you!…[more]
la Caixa Foundation announces Call for Applications on “Child Poverty and Social Inclusion” – Spain
With this call for applications, ”la Caixa” Foundation’s aim is to encourage projects that foster the promotion and comprehensive development of people in poverty or in a vulnerable situation in society…[more]
Call for Proposals supporting Youth Employment and Social Inclusion in Underdeveloped Areas (Serbia)
The “Norwegian Support to the Western Balkans Development, Norway for You – Serbia”, is a project financed by the Government of Norway and implemented by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), has announced a Call for Proposals (CFPs) to support initiatives aiming to enhance social cohesion through the enhancement of business environment…[more]
Funding Call for Promoting Social Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in Japan
The U.S. Embassy Tokyo’s Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program that aims to promote social inclusion for people with disabilities, with a particular focus on inclusive education and/or promoting job and career development opportunities for people with disabilities…[more]
U.S. Embassy in Central African Republic: Annual Program Statement
The U.S. Embassy Bangui Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State has announced that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. PAS Bangui invites proposals for programs that strengthen ties between the U.S. and the Central African Republic (CAR) through cultural programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. ..[more]
Canadian Women’s Foundation seeking Proposals for Annual Grants 2020
The Canadian Women’s Foundation is currently accepting proposals for its Annual Grants 2020…[more]
Applications Open for Samuel Rubin Foundation’s Grant Program (United States)
The Samuel Rubin Foundation is inviting applications for its grant programs to carry on the vision of its founder, Samuel Rubin, whose life was dedicated to the pursuit of peace and justice and the search for an equitable reallocation of the world’s resources. The Foundation believes that these objectives can be achieved only through the fullest implementation of social, economic, political, civil and cultural rights for all the world’s people…[more]
IWMF Scholarships for Journalistic Specialization in Gender and Sexual Diversity Approach – El Salvador
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) initiative, express yourself!, seeks to support the production of high-quality journalism with a focus on gender and sexual diversity that makes visible the problems as well as women and people part of the LGBTIQ + populations in El Salvador…[more]
IWMF Scholarships for Journalistic Specialization in Gender and Sexual Diversity Approach – Guatemala
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) initiative, express yourself! seeks to support the production of high-quality journalism with a focus on gender and sexual diversity that makes visible the problems as well as women and people part of the LGBTIQ + populations in Guatemala…[more]
OSI – FS in Tajikistan announces 2020 Grant Trip Competition
The Open Society Institute branch of the international organization, the Assistance Fund in Tajikistan has announced a 2020 Grant Trip Competition. The grant competition for travel to foster contacts among civil society representatives to strengthen the promotion of the values of the “open society” and establish international cooperation among public organizations, civic activists and human rights defenders…[more]
Applications Open for Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation – United Kingdom
The Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation (PPCF) is a grant giving trust with Quaker family roots in the United Kingdom. The PPCF aims to contribute to the development of a just society based on a commitment to nonviolence and environmental sustainability…[more]
Open Society Foundation, Serbia announces Call for Proposals
The Open Society Foundation, Serbia has announced a call for proposals for project support. The Open Society Foundation is a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit organization that develops and supports projects and activities aimed at developing a democratic culture, openness, respect for diversity, full respect for the human rights…[more]
Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize to Recognize Outstanding and Lasting Scholarly Contributions (United States)
Nominations are now open for Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize to recognize outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations. The Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Endowed Fund at Brandeis University supports this annual award. Brandeis University celebrates a commitment to social justice and strives to reflect the heterogeneity of the United States and of the world community, welcoming students and faculty of every nationality, religion, and political orientation…[more]
CCI Small Grants Program – Australia
The Small Grants Program assists Catholic organisations and other groups carrying out Catholic mission anywhere in Australia. These grants will help them respond to current and emerging needs in their local communities…[more]
A.J. Muste Institute accepting Applications for Social Justice Fund
A.J. Muste Institute is seeking applications for Social Justice Fund that makes grants for grassroots activist projects in the US and around the world, giving priority to those with small budgets and little access to more mainstream funding sources…[more]
Open Society Foundations accepting Applications for Puerto Rico Youth Fellowship
Open Society Foundations is pleased to announce the second year of the Puerto Rico Youth Fellowship which will support a second cohort of activists, aged 18–27, who want to implement a project of their own design to advance human rights in Puerto Rico…[more]
Mercy Foundation’s 2020 Social Justice Small Grants Program in Australia
The Mercy Foundation’s Social Justice Small Grants Program provides seed funding to assist communities and organisations to build capacity that will help create structural change and bring about greater social justice in Australia…[more]
Mobilize Power Fund for Youth-Led and Intergenerational Groups, Nonprofits, & Coalitions in U.S.
The Third Wave Fund’s Mobilize Power Fund is a rapid response fund that supports the leadership of young women of color, trans, gender non-conforming, queer, and intersex youth under 35 in social movements. The Fund has launched this fund because powerful movements need the ability to respond to and heal from immediate threats and opportunities with flexible and responsive funding opportunities…[more]
JRCT’s Rights and Justice Grant Program for Charities based in United Kingdom
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) is seeking applications for its Rights and Justice Grant Program. JRCT is committed to the creation of a world that guarantees equal treatment for all people. It believes that human rights play a vital role in protecting the most vulnerable and in turn benefit the whole of society…[more]
Call for Proposals on Promotion of Women, Girls & Children Rights in Tanzania
Women Fund Tanzania-Trust (WFT-Trust) has announced a Call for Proposals for 2020 on Promotion of Women, Girls & Children Rights in Tanzania. WFT is a grant making women’s rights fund that was registered in September 2008 and transformed into a Trustee in September 2019. The Fund focuses on supporting initiatives that are working towards promoting women, girls and children rights for empowerment and contributing towards growth of a strengthened girls and women’s movement in the country…[more]
Call for Proposals: MATRA 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has launched a call for proposals for MATRA 2020 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The objective of MATRA is to contribute to social transformation, leading to a sustainable relationship between government and the citizens in the areas of plural democracy, the rule of law and human rights, using Dutch experience where possible…[more]
Ben & Jerry Foundation announces Grassroots Organizing for Social Change Program – United States
The Ben & Jerry Foundation is currently seeking applications for its Grassroots Organizing for Social Change program. The Grassroots Organizing for Social Change Program offers general or project support to non-profit organizations throughout the United States…[more]
JRCT accepting Applications for Sustainable Future Programme – United Kingdom
The Sustainable Future Programme is focused on developing and promoting sustainable, low-carbon alternatives to the current consumerist and growth-based paradigm. JRCT is deeply concerned about climate change and its effects, and believes that their care for future generations morally compels us to play a part in tackling it…[more]
