Embassy of the Netherlands in Ukraine: Seeking Proposals for Human Rights Fund 2018

Deadline: 1 February 2018

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ukraine is currently inviting Ukrainian human rights NGOs to participate in the call for project proposals within the framework of the Human Rights Fund 2018 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.

In line with the Dutch human rights policy document “Justice and respect for all”, the overall objective of the Human Rights Fund is to support initiatives that promote implementation of fundamental freedoms and protection of the rights of people who are subject to discrimination. Furthermore, the Fund aims to support implementation of international human rights agreements.

Priority Areas

In order to support strategic interventions in human rights promotion, the call for project proposals in 2018 identifies the following priority areas:

Promoting freedom of expression, including the freedom of the media;
Promoting the work of human rights defenders;
Enabling access to justice;
Combating discrimination, including against LGBTI people.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant organizations should meet the following requirements:
- Be registered according to Ukrainian legislation and work in the field in line with organisation’s statute;
- Have adequate track record and proven management capacity and expertise in the selected area(s) of intervention;
- Have an efficient decision-making structure which can take legal responsibility for the administration and use of funds;
- Have the necessary capacity and the network to achieve stated results;
- Have anti-fraud strategies, sound financial management and accounting procedures.
In order to qualify for support, the proposal is expected to comply with the following criteria:
- Demonstrate the change-making potential in one or more of the above-mentioned priority areas;
- Ensure equal women participation;
- Be designed in accordance with an application form;
- Budgeted between UAH 1.000.000 and UAH 2.000.000;
- Project duration should correspond to planned activities, but not exceed 24 months;
- Identify the organization’s own financial and in-kind resources allocated to the proposed project (not less than 15 %);
- Not duplicate activities funded by other donor organizations;
- The starting date of the project should be no earlier than 1 June 2018.