Deadline: 21-Mar-22
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Zimbabwe is pleased to announce funding opportunities for Zimbabwean civil society organizations under the Human Rights Fund (2022-2025).
The Human Rights Fund is one of the instruments used by the Dutch government to achieve tangible results in the promotion and protection human rights and fundamental freedoms worldwide.
Priorities
In Zimbabwe, the Dutch human rights fund is meant to support activities in four human rights priorities. These are:
- Equal rights for women and girls – fighting gender-based violence and child marriages; women participation in decision-making;
- Freedom of expression, freedom of information and internet freedom, including media & journalism;
- Equal rights for LGBTQI persons; and,
- Support for human rights defenders.
Types of Grants
- Human Rights Fund:
- The maximum annual budget of the project should not exceed USD250,000 per year.
- Duration of the project should be three years.
- Projects should have a proposed start date of 1 July 2022.
- Human Rights Innovation Fund: The Human Rights Innovation Fund is intended to spark new ideas in human rights programming. Its purpose is to reach small organizations working towards promoting, protecting and defending human rights using creative and innovative ways.
- Budget should not exceed USD29,400 for a period of 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Human Rights Fund:
- This call is open to registered, independent, non-partisan Zimbabwean civil society organizations operating in Zimbabwe.
- An organization can submit only one concept note covering one of the four priority areas.
- Consortiums of organizations are encouraged to apply.
- Projects that largely or exclusively involve the delivery of goods or materials, commercial and charitable activities are not eligible.
- Human Rights Innovation Fund:
- Only local and registered CSOs (incl. consortia) that have been in existence for at least one year are eligible to apply.
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