Deadline: 20 August 2018
The British Embassy Panama City is seeking proposals for its Human Rights Programme Fund with an aim to make a difference to people’s lives, helping to build the capacity of governments and civil society to promote and protect human rights.
The Human Rights Programme Funds targets areas that are both important to us and where they consider can make the greatest impact in delivering the FCO’s overarching purpose to “pursue an active and activist foreign policy, working with other countries and strengthening the rules-based international system in support of our values”.
Priorities
- Girls Education
- Promoting women’s empowerment by eliminating educational and economic barriers that hold them back and prevent them from reaching leadership and influence.
- Promoting gender equality, challenging and tackling social norms, traditions and gender stereotypes.
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Rights
- Supporting the LGBT Community and helping to entrench equal rights in Panama in this area.
- Aiming to bring together, explore and integrate evidence/points of views about human and civil rights, in particular for the LGBT community in Panama.
Funding Information
- Typical projects should range in value up to USD 20,000 (with a minimum bid size of USD 10,000) and should aim to work with organisations from the government, civil society and NGOs.
- Projects must have completed 85% of spend by the 31st December 2018, and completed all activity by the 31st March 2019.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit British Embassy Panama City.