Deadline: 01-Apr-2024
The French Embassy in Turkey has announced applications for Human Rights Projects to promote the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including freedom of opinion and expression, the right to culture and art, and the fight against discrimination.
All of the projects selected will have concrete actions to achieve these objectives, by aiming at public awareness and advocacy on these issues, strengthening the technical capacities of civil society organizations, or reflection on strategies in terms of equality between women and men.
Objectives
- The French Embassy in Türkiye supports civil society projects every year in accordance with its commitments for human rights and the sustainable development goals. In particular, this call is organised in order to support projects carried out by NGOs that contribute to gender equality in Türkiye.
- They will pay attention to projects aiming to foster the following points of Universal Declaration of Human Rights by United Nations:
- Freedom of opinion and expression: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media.
- Right of cultural and art: Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
- No discrimination: Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms, without distinction of any kind, such as sex, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
- In particular, they express the continued commitment and solidarity with the LGBT+ community and they give particular priority to gender equality and the following objectives:
- Ending sexual and gender-based violence;
- Economic empowerment, universal access to social and educational rights;
- Bodily autonomy, sexual and reproductive health and rights;
- Strengthen the participation and leadership of women in political and public life;
- Empowerment of marginalized populations (refugee women, poverty and disability).
- They will raise public awareness on the objectives listed above; strengthen the technical capacities of civil society organisations; define strategies and/or disseminate good practices.
Funding Information
- The selected projects will be granted between 5,000 and 15,000 euros each, for a total amount of 50,000 euros.
Condition
- The project application for the Embassy of France in Turkey must be done in French or in English and automatically involves the acceptance of these regulations.
Eligibility Criteria
- Projects must start between 15 May and 15 November 2023 and must end before 30 November 2024. A financial and activity report must be sent to the French Embassy in Türkiye on this last date.
- The analysis framework is based on 6 criteria: relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability (over time).
- Projects that will have a leverage effect to larger projects will be valued. The consideration of cross-cutting factors (Human Rights, Education, Environment etc.) will also be valued. As far as possible, the project must involve other local partners. The French Embassy will take into consideration the carbon footprint of the projects it finances. The projects will have to plan appropriate communication and transparency actions.
- Only NGOs with a legal status can apply (Dernek, Vakıf, etc.).
- The grant must not exceed 80% of the whole project budget and the operational costs (administrative costs (not directly related to the project), office equipment, and rent) must not outreach 20% of the whole project budget.
For more information, visit French Embassy in Turkey.
