Deadline: 11-Aug-23
Applications are now open for the Survivor Leadership Fund to support organisations led by survivors / people with lived experience of exploitation (including human trafficking, forced labour, bonded labour, child labour or forced marriage).
The Survivor Leadership Fund is a ground-breaking new fund for survivor-led organisations working to tackle modern slavery.
The Freedom Fund set up the Survivor Leadership Fund because they believed that survivor-led organisations can – and should – lead the way in the global movement to end modern slavery. Survivors with lived experience of exploitation (including human trafficking, forced labour, bonded labour or forced marriage) know what is needed to support people at risk of exploitation, victims and survivors. They have the legitimacy and expertise to advocate for the changes in policy and practice that can bring about an end to modern slavery.
The Freedom Fund believes they have a responsibility to support the leadership of those individuals who have experienced exploitation and oppression. They recognise that initiatives led by those with lived experience play a vital role in meeting the needs of victims and survivors of exploitation. Survivor-led organisations are also ideally placed to provide expertise and leadership in tackling the systems and practices that allow modern slavery to persist.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to USD$20,000 will be awarded.
- The grant is meant to support the organisation as a whole and can be used wherever the organisation has decided it needs funding. This can be operations, programs, office payments, technology purchases, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations registered in Nepal can apply for this round.
- To apply, organisations must have one or more people identifying as survivors or as people with lived experience of exploitation on their staff in leadership positions (e.g. Director, CEO, senior manager).
- Worker collectives or social enterprises led by survivors may also be considered. Faith-based organisations may be eligible if compatible with The Freedom Fund’s policy.
- As this fund aims to support as many organisations as possible, each organisation can only apply for one grant at this time.
- This fund is only for one-time grants to individual organisations, so you may not re-apply for further funding.
For more information, visit Freedom Fund.