Deadline: 18-Jun-21
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.
Governments in Southeast Asia have been placing legal restrictions on the ability of citizens to exercise the freedoms of association, assembly, and expression online. These restrictions take many forms, from criminal defamation and lèse majesté laws to prohibiting “offensive” or “insulting” content to overly broad “Anti-Fake News” laws. Laws also permit governments to undertake surveillance of digital communications without adequate judicial oversight. New laws that affect these fundamental freedoms continue to be introduced.
As part of this program, ICNL seeks to partner with a Cambodia-based organization to strengthen regional and domestic advocacy promoting internet freedoms. While the partner may engage in a variety of activities designed to meet the grant’s objective, the selected applicant will be expected to:
- 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 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 and APHR’s Working Group on Democracy and Fundamental Freedoms, 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) reports focusing on internet freedoms.
- Contribute to other project objectives, such as, reviewing and providing input on base-line study of internet freedoms in Cambodia, toolkit for parliamentarians and other knowledge-products, and work with other subgrantees, as needed.
Funding Information
- A grant of up to $50,000 USD is available for a project.
- The project timeframe is 15 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Open to any non-profit or civil society organization registered in Cambodia. 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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