Deadline: 30-Jan-22
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brazil is pleased to announce an open call for the 2022 Human Rights Fund.
The promotion and protection of human rights worldwide is a priority in the foreign policy of the Netherlands. With this in mind, the Human Rights Fund of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was established to provide grants to organizations that work to promote human rights under the scope of the priorities set out by the government of the Netherlands.
Priorities
For 2022, these priorities in Brazil consist of:
- Freedom of expression and of the press
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Support for Human rights defenders and space for civil society
- Equal rights for LGBTI persons
- Equal rights for women and girls
- Promotion of the international legal order / Rule of Law
Funding Information
- The maximum financial contribution for a long-term project (over 18 months) is BRL 395,000.00 (three hundred and ninety-five thousand real), provided they are projects from experienced organizations or based on similar successful initiatives already in place.
- The Embassy may fund projects with a minimum duration of 12 months and a maximum duration of 36 months.
- The project must start after 01 April, 2022 and no later than 20 December, 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- The requesting institution must be a legal entity governed by private law (including Individual Microentrepreneurs and Micro and Small Businesses) with a valid CNPJ (if operating in Brazil) or an international organization;
- The institution must not depend on the Dutch financial contribution for its operation and must maintain sound financial and management systems that ensure effective and efficient implementation of the activities for which grant funding is being sought;
- The institution must have a business bank account, in a bank that allows international transfers of money (SWIFT code), if outside the Netherlands;
- The institution must demonstrate that it has adopted an integrity policy and that it has introduced procedures to apply that policy.
- The institution must have been established at least 3 years ago and must not have legal issues with Brazilian tax and labor agencies (proof will be requested to the approved projects).
For more information, visit https://www.netherlandsandyou.nl/latest-news/news/2021/12/10/brazil-human-rights-fund-2022