Deadline: 15-Apr-22
The Empathy for Peace has announced the 2022 Call for Applications for the Emile Bruneau Empathy Fund.
Empathy for Peace welcomes submissions from groups and grassroots organizations for projects that support building /fostering empathy in children and youth.
Projects can be located anywhere, however applications from areas of conflict, political or social instability and/or violence will be prioritized.
The Emile Bruneau Empathy Fund aims to support grassroots empathy projects around the world.
Empathy is an invaluable natural resource for conflict transformation. With empathy, they can build a better society because it enables human beings to appreciate other people’s perspective and respond to other people’s thoughts and feelings with an appropriate emotion. Empathy serves as an inhibitor of aggression and conflict, a catalyst of prosocial behavior, and helps them make better choices that promote a sustainable peace.
Funding Information
Empathy for Peace anticipates being able to fund 2-3 projects for a maximum of $2,000 CAD per project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Submissions must be from a registered not-for-profit organization, or be sponsored by a registered not-for-profit organization
- Submissions must be for projects that aim to primarily support children and youth
- Submissions must be for projects with a goal or a main component that aims to foster empathy
- Submissions can be for new or existing projects and funding can be used to cover the full or partial costs of the project
For more information, visit https://www.empathy-for-peace.org/empathy-fund1.html