Deadline: 25-Jun-23
ILGA-Europe invites applications from LGBTI organisations and groups in Poland that see a concrete opportunity to propel their agendas and the work of the LGBTI movement in the country, and have a clear practical idea how to seize this opportunity but have been lacking dedicated resources and support to take action.
They hope to give organisations the tools and support they need to seize the windows of opportunity they see and to pursue their goals effectively.
This programme aims to support and lift up the work of LGBTI organisations that pursue change in hostile and/or rapidly changing environments and focuses on six countries in Central and Eastern Europe, including Poland.
It builds up on the long-term commitment and work of ILGA-Europe to support the parts of the movement operating in high-risk and challenging contexts. Where relevant, they will support connections, mutual support and learning between partner organisations across different countries participating in this programme.
They expect that the strategies and tactics explored by partners in this programme will in the future support and inform the work of the wider LGBTI movement in Europe and Central Asia in navigating challenging and high-risk environments while staying true to the missions.
Aims
The programme is aimed at:
- Enabling focused, concrete and practical change initiatives that will advance the LGBTI equality agenda and movement in Poland.
- Strengthening connections and mutual support and learning between LGBTI organisations working in high-risk, challenging or rapidly changing contexts.
What does the programme entail?
- The programme includes:
- Funding to LGBTI organisations in Poland based on an opportunity funding framework: they expect to make six grants to LGBTI organisations of 18,000 Euro each for a duration of 18 months in the fixed period of 1 September, 2023 – 28 February, 2025
- Learning, coordination and other capacity development activities to support partner organisations in pursuing their goals
- Sub-regional and regional experience sharing to amplify relevant experiences across the wider movement and to facilitate mutual support, where relevant
What can be supported?
- This programme is not restricted to specific thematic priorities or types of strategies and activities; they want to offer support to issues, strategies and activities that Polish organisations themselves see as the most important and impactful right now.
- Organisations can apply based on the thematic priorities, agendas, and needs that are relevant to them and their context, while situating the work and outcomes supported by the grant in the following framework consisting of five strategic directions:
- Empowered and inclusive LGBTI communities.
- Strong, resourced, skilled, accountable and sustainable LGBTI organisations.
- Social acceptance and inclusion of diversity related to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics in societies.
- A legal and policy framework which protects and promotes human rights and equality of LGBTI persons at local and national levels.
- Fair, just and equal societies and economies.
- The programme can support a wide range of strategies and activities, including advocacy, campaigning, alliance-building, movement development and (informal) education.
- The key considerations in selecting partners in the programme will be:
- Whether the proposed project is based on a strong and insightful analysis of an opportunity to advance the movement’s agenda right now
- Whether the proposed project offers a clear action plan and convincing vision of change, rooted in the wider context in the country and LGBTI movement’s work
- Whether the organisation has knowledge and capacity to bring this vision and plan into action
Eligibility Criteria
- This programme is for any LGBTI group or organisation in Poland that:
- Is connected to the LGBTI community and the rest of the LGBTI movement in Poland,
- Has identified concrete and practical opportunities to create change in the current context
- Has a clear idea how to address this opportunity but has been lacking support and resources to implement this vision.
For more information, visit ILGA-Europe.