Deadline: 30 November 2017
Amnesty International is currently inviting applicants for its Human Rights Innovation Fund for Indigenous Rights to end the over-representation of Indigenous young people in detention within a generation.
Between 2016 and 2019, in recognition of the importance of this campaign, Amnesty International Australia will provide at least one grant each year, through the Human Rights Innovation Fund, to Indigenous organizations working to:
- end youth incarceration; and/or
- support Indigenous individuals/families/communities experiencing youth detention
Eligibility Criteria
- The Human Rights Innovation Fund for Indigenous Youth Justice initiatives is open to Indigenous-led and directed organizations only.
- Projects must have a demonstrable human rights impact in that it supports the aim of Amnesty’s Indigenous Youth Justice campaign.
- Projects must be an Indigenous-led and designed initiative.
- Projects must be achievable within the funding available (maximum $8,000).
- Smaller projects, even very small, are very welcome.
- Projects must be completed within one year of the project’s start date.
- Amnesty International Australia cannot pay wages. If wages form part of applicant’s project budget, applicants will need to be an employer or the person(s) to be paid will need to have an ABN.
- Successful applicants will be required to submit a short project report/evaluation within two months of the completion of the project.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit complete proposal form via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Australia
For more information, please visit Amnesty International.