Deadline: 22-Jul-22
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) is pleased to invite proposals for a grant as part of its program to advance international and regional norms to protect the exercise of the freedoms of association, assembly and expression online.
ICNL is implementing the Promoting Internet Freedom in Southeast Asia (IFSEA) program, which seeks to overcome restrictions to exercising fundamental freedoms on the internet in Cambodia, Malaysia, and Timor-Leste by combining ICNL’s legal expertise and global network with exceptional regional partners.
ICNL’s regional partner will lead the undertaking of baseline studies on internet freedoms for each of the program countries, and will be supported in this initiative by country partners in each country.
Objectives
- Hold one “town hall” with citizens, specifically from marginalized communities, to understand how restrictions to fundamental freedoms online
- negatively impact people’s lives and livelihoods. The “town hall” should be a 1 or 2-day meeting, or a series of half-day/full day events in different
- provinces/regions. [Please include contingency plans to host “virtual” event(s) in case of health and safety concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.]
- Participants of the events must include women, marginalized communities, grassroots leaders, civil society leaders (including labor leaders), human rights defenders, as well as academics, lawyers, and/or parliamentarians or government officials ( only if appropriate).
- Assist project partners by identifying participants to attend a Regional Workshop held with parliamentarians from the target countries, project partners, and leading civil society organizations. The purpose of the event will be to introduce the results from the project’s baseline research and advocacy materials, as well as to strategize and share lessons learned about how to advocate for better regional and domestic protections to internet freedoms.
- Coordinate and lead efforts to contribute to upcoming Universal Period Review (UPR) and other United Nations (UN) submissions focusing on internet freedoms.
- Contribute to other project objectives, such as, reviewing and providing input on base-line study of internet freedoms in Malaysia, tool-kit for parliamentarians and other knowledge-products, and work with other subgrantees, as needed.
Funding Information
- A grant of up to $44,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Open to any non-profit or civil society organization registered in Malaysia. Applicants are also encouraged to form a consortium.
Selection Criteria
- Applications will be evaluated based on the following factors:
- Compliance with eligibility requirements and application procedures.
- Demonstrated commitment of the applicant to improving civic space and internet freedoms.
- Quality of proposed project, including the project’s innovations, the proposed methodology/design, and feasibility of the project (e.g., activities are targeted to achieve stated results, and anticipated results are realistic and attainable).
- Likelihood that the proposed project will enhance internet freedoms.
- Proposed budget and value for money.
- Inclusion of reasonable indicators to measure project success.
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For more information, visit https://www.icnl.org/wp-content/uploads/IFSEA-Malaysia-Country-Partner-Call-for-Proposals-FINAL.pdf