Deadline: 14 August 2016
The Open Society Foundations is currently inviting applications from energetic, rights-oriented organizations for its Lawyering on the Margins Grant Competition with an aim to lead and shape the future of the global Lawyering on the Margins initiative.
The Public Health Program is now looking for new and creative ideas from an organization committed to the promotion and defense of the rights of marginalized communities. The LOTM is highly valued by the lawyers who have attended these conferences and connected with one another through the LOTM network. The Open Society Public Health Program hosted the first Lawyering on the Margins (LOTM) convening in Copenhagen, bringing together lawyers from 15 countries for three days to meet, network and exchange strategies for ensuring that people who use drugs, sex workers, and LGBTI groups have access to justice and strong representation on their side.
The LOTM initiative formalizes and elevates a community of lawyers upholding the rights of marginalized groups, recognizes the work of these pioneering lawyers, and establishes an important and legitimate field of rights-based work.
Funding Information
Applicants can apply for a maximum of US$140,000 for a period of 24 months starting between January and March 2017.
Eligible Entities
The foundation welcome letters of intent from networks or coalitions as well as individual organizations (where a coalition is proposed, one organization must be nominated as the lead).
How to Apply
Interested applicants should upload their letters of intent via the given website.
For more information, please visit Open Society Foundations.
