Deadline: 11-Oct-22
The Active Citizen Fund has announced the applications for Awareness of human rights and equal treatment for refugees fleeing Ukraine.
The objectives of the Programme are to strengthen civil society and active citizenship and to empower vulnerable groups. ACF Romania will pursue a long-term development of the civil society sector sustainability and capacity, stepping up its role in promoting democratic participation, active citizenship and human rights, while strengthening bilateral relations with organizations from the Donor States (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway).
Aims
- To increase awareness of citizens on their rights, along with their capacity to identify, report and challenge discrimination, hate speech in public space (social media, politicians’ statements, etc.), human rights violations, harmful institutional practices, as well as gaps in legislation and law enforcement. On a longer term, the individuals will further reflect a human rights approach in their actions, standing not only for their own rights but also for the rights of the others.
- To support NGOs to strengthen their capacity to conduct campaigns on human rights, undertake monitoring and watchdog activities on the implementation of policies in relation to gender equality and gender-based violence, advocate for human rights and equal treatment, conduct research on human rights issues and provide services to victims of discrimination and human rights violation.
Areas of Support
- Democracy, active citizenship, good governance and transparency;
- Human rights and equal treatment through combating any discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity;
- Social justice and inclusion of vulnerable groups;
- Gender equality and gender-based violence (GBV);
- Environment and climate change.
Funding Information
- Total additional financial allocation for Ukraine crisis: 650,000 Euro
- Grant amount (minimum and maximum): 50,000 – 250,000 Euro
Outcome: CSOs actively defend human rights and promote equal treatment covers two areas of support of the Active Citizens Fund Romania, respectively „Human rights and equal treatment through combating any discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity” and „Gender equality and gender-based violence.
Target Groups
- End beneficiaries are refugees fleeing from Ukraine that are at risk of/affected by discrimination and/or human rights infringement, (for example women, unaccompanied children, LGBTQIA+, gender-based violence survivors, victims of hate crime, victims of trafficking, Roma, persons with mental health issues, people with disabilities, elderly, refugees coming from Ukraine who do not qualify for temporary protection, etc.)
- Other vulnerable groups in Romania (including migrants, asylum seekers, refugees or beneficiaries of other forms of international protection, etc, other than those fleeing from Ukraine) at risk of social exclusion can be additionally targeted as end beneficiaries as part of interventions tackling discrimination and human rights infringement (maximum 40% of the beneficiaries when direct support is provided within the project).
- Other intermediary groups could be targeted in order to achieve results at the level of the end beneficiaries, such as general public, law enforcement (policemen, judges, etc.), public services employees (teachers, social workers, physicians, nurses, etc.), media, academia, NGOs staff working with refugees, local community members, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-governmental and non-profit organizations (NGOs), with Romanian nationality that acquired legal personality, are organized and operate under the Government Ordinance 26/2000 and/or the Law 21/1924 on associations and foundations (with subsequent amendments and completions); or
- County and Bucharest municipality foundations for youth and the National Youth Foundation established under the Law 146/2002 (with subsequent amendments and completions); or
- National Red Cross Society in Romania established under the Law 139/1995 (amended and supplemented by the Law 524/2004) and its structures with legal personality.
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