Deadline: 4-Mar-25
The Haki Ni Yetu project, funded by the European Union and implemented by the Finnish KIOS Foundation in partnership with InformAction and CSO Network, invites applications under the “Rights, Governance, and Accountability Grants” Program.
Objectives
- The overall objectives to be achieved with this granting scheme are the following:
- To strengthen the capacities of selected CBOs and grassroots organisations working on defending human rights of people in vulnerable positions and marginalised groups and increasing the accountability of duty bearers.
- To encourage CBOs and grassroots organisations to participate meaningfully in holding local and national authorities accountable to improving the delivery of services related to Economic and Social and Cultural rights and to ensuring the rule of law and human rights.
Thematic Areas
- The application for Expression of Interest should clearly focus on one or more of the following thematic areas:
- Democracy and the Rule of Law: good governance, promotion of the rule of law and state accountability, fight against corruption and increasing access to justice
- Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination: women’s rights, prevention of gender-based violence (GBV), promotion of inclusion, diversity and rights of marginalised groups
- Business and Human Rights: promotion of responsible business conduct and the protection of human rights, addressing human rights abuses and violations resulting from business activities, enhancing worker’s rights, environmental and climate justice
Funding Information
- The grants will range between 15,000 and 30,000 euros. Depending on the applied grant amounts of the shortlisted applications, a total of 8-10 grants will be awarded.
Outcomes Areas
- The expected outcome areas of the supported action are transformative and human rights based, namely:
- Targeted CBOs and grassroots organisations in Kenya have improved capacity to defend human rights at local, national, regional and international levels.
- Rights-holders have increased abilities to claim their rights and participate in civic and political life in their communities for the protection and advancement of human rights.
- Duty bearers are engaged and committed to advancing human rights in the target counties.
Eligibility Criteria
- To qualify for a grant, the applicant must be:
- Non-profit-making
- A civil society organisation and/or association committed to non-violence and the promotion of human rights and human rights principles
- Established and operating in Kenya
- The types of civil society organisations or their associations that may be awarded grants in this call:
- Community-based organisations (CBOs) defined as a not-for-profit, non-governmental and non-political organisation as currently registered by, or planning to register, with the Department of Social Services.
- Other CSOs working in the grassroots in the forms of societies, associations, trusts and companies limited by guarantee, registered under the Societies Act, Trust Deed Act and Companies Act may be considered.
- Other grassroot civil society groups not registered or in the process of registering and working at grassroot level or in informal settlements may be considered if they have developed organisational structures in place and they can demonstrate that they have managed this scale of grant in the past/have a fiscal host.
- Consortiums of multiple civil society actors can be considered, but they must a clearly designated fiscal host i.e. one organisation will handle finances on behalf of everybody.
- The primary focus of the call is to support CBOs and other smaller non-profit organisations outside Nairobi. The call is countrywide.
Ineligibility Criteria
- This call will not accept applications from or provide funding to any of the following listed below:
- Individuals
- For-profit entities
- Political parties
- Governmental (whether national or local) institutions
- International non-governmental organisations (INGOs)
- Contractors and service providers of the Haki Ni Yetu Consortium
For more information, visit KIOS Foundation.
