Deadline: 10-May-22
The Council of Europe Project “Enhancing diversity and equality in the Republic of Moldova” has launched the call for proposals “Support to local CSOs to combat stigmatization of vulnerable groups to the Republic of Moldova”.
This call aims to co-fund two national projects aimed at implementing specific measures to favour inclusion and combat negative stereotyping and stigmatization of vulnerable groups, and/or raise awareness against hate speech targeting these groups, including in the current context linked to the conflict in Ukraine.
The purpose of the Project is to develop a system of support among local public and civil society actors to protect the rights of vulnerable groups (LGBTI, women, ethnic and religious minorities, people with physical and mental disabilities, amongst the others) against hatred and hate crimes.
Aims
In particular, it aims to:
- Enhance advocacy with national stakeholders on the importance of a legal instrument to better address hate crime (i.e. law 301) in Republic of Moldova and provide support to its implementation.
- In cooperation with national authorities, to develop the capacity of local authorities’ relevant services to protect vulnerable groups from hatred and hate-motivated violence, with a focus on rayons and municipalities.
- To develop the capacity of the Police to respond to discrimination, hate speech and hate crime and become a community actor that enhances community cohesion, diversity and tolerance including by forming a pool of trainers and by developing confidence building measures with civil society organisations.
- To increase the knowledge of NGOs representing vulnerable groups of their rights, and enhance their action against hatred and hate motivated violence, as well as public awareness on hate crime.
Project partners include institutions of the Republic of Moldova, primarily the General Police Inspectorate, the Equality Council, civil society organisations, local authorities and other relevant stakeholders.
Issues
Projects designed could address the following issues:
- Promotion and protection of the right of vulnerable persons in the local communities including issues related to impaired access to health, adequate accommodation, facilities and social services;
- Combating hate speech and hate motivated violence, notably stigmatization of vulnerable groups and their increased exposure to violence.
Funding Information
- The implementation period of the projects should start on 1 June 2022 and shall not extend beyond 30 November 2022 (6 months).
- Reporting requirements shall be completed by 30 December 2022 at the latest.”
- The indicative available budget under this call for proposals is in total 32.000 Euros (thirty-two thousand Euros). The Council of Europe intends to award two grants of a maximum amount of 16.000 Euros each.
- Subject to availability of funds and extension of the Project initial duration, the Council of Europe reserves the right not to award all available funds, and/or to redistribute the available funds in a different manner depending on the project proposals received and on the outcome of the call for proposals.
Target Audience
Projects should target in particular the following key stakeholders:
- Civil society organisations
- Vulnerable groups, including the refugees fleeing from Ukraine
- General population
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for a grant, an applicant must:
- Be legally constituted as a non-governmental organisation in the Republic of Moldova;
- Be entitled to carry out the activities described in its project proposal on the territory of the Republic of Moldova;
- Have been active for at least three years in the field of human rights/anti-discrimination;
- Have sufficient financial capacity (stable and sufficient sources of funding) to maintain its activity throughout the period for which the grant is awarded and to participate by way of its own resources (including human resources or in-kind contributions);
- Have sufficient operational and professional capacity, including staff, to carry out activities described in its project proposal;
- Have a bank account.
For more information, visit https://www.coe.int/fr/web/inclusion-and-antidiscrimination/-/call-for-proposals-support-to-local-csos-to-combat-stigmatization-of-vulnerable-groups-to-the-republic-of-moldova