Deadline: 20-Jul-2025
The Minority Rights Group is seeking grant proposals to advance the rights of the persons with disabilities in Thailand’s Southern Border Provinces (SBPs) with a particular focus on Economic, Social, and Cultural rights.
The objective is to increase the capacity of organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs), civil society organizations (CSOs), community-based organizations (CBOs) to advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities in the SBPs, so they will be better equipped in the long-term, organisationally and technically, to continue working on the rights of persons with disabilities.
Funding Information
- Grant size: 5,000 EUR – 8,000 EUR
Duration
- 6 – 12 months
Eligible Activities
- Types of activities that will be supported:
- Advocacy: producing evidence/reports for advocacy, strategy and planning meetings, monitoring and publications
- Capacity building: trainings and workshops to develop the capacity of persons with disabilities, their allies and representatives
- Government accountability: dialogue with public authorities and other stakeholders
- Access to services: monitoring and/or facilitating access to public services for persons with disabilities
- Law & Justice: trainings including paralegal and rights training, legal support initiatives, legal aid
- Trainings: trainings of human rights defenders or community members on the rights of persons with disabilities, minority rights and intersectionality
- Creative communications: campaigns, communication and awareness raising initiatives
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations interested in applying should:
- Ideally be registered legal entities, to be non-profit making organisation or CSOs, or CBOs, have a bank account, and be established and active in Thailand. Non-registered CSOs, CBOs, and networks will be considered, but must have a bank account and a proven track record of implementing projects in the field of disability rights.
- Have a proven track record in the field of disability rights.
- Be legally eligible and able to receive foreign funding. Have a balanced and meaningful representation of persons with disabilities in the SBPs within their internal leadership and team structure; OPDs based in the SBPs will be prioritised.
- Able to demonstrate basic project and financial management, including having transparent accounting systems, skills and strong previous relevant experience.
- Not be listed on any sanctions list or be affiliated with entities under investigation for terrorism, fraud, or misuse of funds.
- Have safeguarding and anti-discrimination policies in place, or be willing to adopt them as part of the grant agreement.
- Be willing to participate in capacity-building or monitoring activities as part of the project, if required.
- Be committed to the peaceful resolution of conflict and must not be engaged in or support in any way violent activities.
For more information, visit Minority Rights Group.