Deadline: 1-Sep-23
The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Israel invites organizations, initiatives, and individuals who work in RLS’s fields of interest and would like to cooperate with RLS, to submit their applications.
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (RLS) is one of the six publicly funded political foundations in the Federal Republic of Germany, tasked primarily with conducting civic education both in Germany and worldwide. The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung is affiliated with Die Linke (“The Left”), the German democratic socialist party.
RLS stands in the tradition of the workers’ and women’s movements, as well as anti-fascism and anti-racism. They promote a critical analysis of society and aim to organize political education and disseminate information on the social and economic relations governing the globalized, unjust and hostile world. They strive to develop alternative concepts and approaches for a comprehensive process of social transformation enabling the creation of a more united and just society.
The international work of RLS is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The Israel office of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung pursues three lines of work:
- cooperation with and support of progressive local actors who fight for a just, equal and non-violent society;
- Connecting progressive actors and their struggles to their counterparts in Germany, Europe and the rest of the world, as part of promoting solidarity-based internationalism;
- Producing and disseminating information and analyses as well as enabling of critical safer spaces for exchange, in order to strengthen the voices of progressive Israeli abroad and vice versa.
Objectives
- In 2024, the Israel Office of the RLS will start a new three-year program cycle. The main objectives for this program cycle are:
- Support of relevant actors in Israel in their efforts to integrate new and/or adapted narratives and strategies against right-wing hegemony and authoritarianism into their working fields and activities.
- Support of marginalized communities in their manifold struggles for a just, egalitarian and democratic societiy.
- Support of relevant actors in their ability to challenge the militaristic culture and promote non-violent alternatives in public discourse.
Funding Information
- For organizations that have been in previous cooperation with RLS, the grant can be up to €15,000.
- For organizations applying as first time cooperation, the grant can be up to €10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- RLS Israel is inviting Israeli civil society organizations and activists that are working in the fields to express their interest in cooperating with RLS by sending them a project application.
- The RLS welcomes project applications with a 3-year horizon. However, they will consider each approved support on a yearly basis. Also, proposals without a detailed action plan and detailed budget calculation cannot be considered.
- Applications can be submitted in either English, Hebrew or Arabic.
For more information, visit RLS Israel.