Deadline: Ongoing
The Open Society Foundations is seeking applications for its Burma Project with an aim to increase international awareness of conditions in Burma and helping the country make a successful transition from a closed to an open society.
The project prioritizes projects supporting marginalized communities including ethnic minorities, women, and youth.
The project will support efforts to:
- Address and prevent human rights abuses;
- Promote independent media and access to information;
- Encourage peace and reconciliation;
- Empower women, youth, and ethnic minorities;
- Encourage an end to discrimination.
Eligibility Criteria
The Burma Project prioritizes grants to organizations working directly in Burma.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The project does not invite proposals from international groups, but will solicit them when a need is identified.
- Ineligible projects include support for the following: governments or political parties, agriculture or rural development projects, social welfare projects (including schools, orphanages, and basic service provision) construction costs, microfinance loans, film production, individual education, or research costs.
- The Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative also does not support cultural or environmental projects, unless directly connected to the protection and promotion of civil and political rights.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit Open Society Foundations Burma Project.