Deadline: 31-Jan-24
The Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) is pleased to announce a call for proposals funded by the European Union, aimed at strengthening civil society in five EU Member States: Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia and Portugal.
This initiative seeks to empower Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working on women’s rights, environmental justice, and anti-corruption by enhancing their effectiveness, resilience, and visibility. By creating an enabling environment for these grassroots CSOs, the project aims to bolster the protection and promotion of EU values in these countries, ultimately contributing to the strengthening of EU values at the European level.
Objective of the Call
- The general objective of the call is to enhance civil society’s response to new trends affecting democratic and civic space and civil society in the target countries. This call will ultimately help contributing to increase collaboration and networking among CSOs working in the areas of women’s rights, anti-corruption, and environmental justice. It will also encourage CSOs to come together, share resources, exchange knowledge and experiences, and build stronger coalitions at the local, regional, and national levels. Furthermore, it will empower CSOs to implement outreach initiatives aimed at raising awareness about the issues they address, such as workshops, seminars, and media campaigns to engage communities, decision-makers, and the general public in discussions and actions related to women’s rights, anti-corruption measures, and environmental justice.
Funding Information
- The NHC aims to provide approximately 10 grants, each grant between 10,000 and 15,000 EUR. The project will have a maximum duration of 12 months.
- The anticipated starting date for the selected projects is 1 March 2024.
Eligible Activities
- Data collection on rights violations;
- Publication of monitoring reports;
- Development of monitoring methodology;
- Developing an advocacy strategy;
- Advocacy and lobby campaigns;
- Stakeholder meetings;
- Organising regional coordination meetings;
- Participation in coalition building activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- The grant can be received by:
- Registered civil society organisations working on the protection and promotion of EU values including on enhancing women’s rights, and/or environmental justice and/ or anti-corruption.
- CSO’s upholding and respecting EU values in their work (such as respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and human rights, including the rights of minorities).
Ineligible
- CSO’s breaching EU values or with a political/religious affiliation as well as public administration institutions, state agencies, local or regional authorities, are not eligible for this call.
For more information, visit NHC.