Assistance, Grants & Awards

Funders Initiative For Civil Society

  • Assistance, Grants & Awards
  • 20/03/2026

The Funders Initiative for Civil Society equips funders with the tools they need to understand and anticipate trends in civic space. More specifically, FICS aims to

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Rafto Prize

  • Assistance, Grants & Awards
  • 3/03/2026

The Rafto Prize sheds light on human rights violations and gives honor to human rights defenders who deserve the world's attention. With the annual award, we want to

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Safety Net Funding for WHRDs – Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund

  • Assistance, Grants & Awards
  • 31/12/2025

Safety Net funding is for individual women human rights defenders (WHRDs) from or working in conflict and crisis affected countries, who, due to their commitments to

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Protective Fellowships – University of York

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  • 31/12/2025

One of the most important elements in bringing about improvements in human rights at a local level is the presence of active human rights defenders. They often find

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Martin Ennals Award

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  • 10/12/2025

The Martin Ennals Award (often dubbed the “Nobel for HRDs”) is an annual prize for human rights defenders. Finalists and the Laureate are selected by a Jury of ten

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GFMD Arabic-language tools and guidance on fundraising

  • Assistance, Grants & Awards
  • 30/06/2025

The following resources, gathered by the Global Forum for Media Development, offer practical insights, methods, and tools to help civil society organizations and

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McCain Institute Human Rights Defenders Program

  • Assistance, Grants & Awards
  • 19/03/2025

The McCain Institute at Arizona State University is deeply committed to upholding freedom, democracy and universal human rights.  Reflecting this commitment, the

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Internet Freedom Fund – OTF

  • Assistance, Grants & Awards
  • 24/02/2025

The Internet Freedom Fund is the primary opportunity through which Open Technology Fund supports innovative global internet freedom projects. These projects are focused

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Feminist Alchemy

  • Assistance, Grants & Awards
  • 27/08/2024

Feminist Alchemy is a diverse community of practice hosted by the Global Fund for Women that includes fifteen global, regional, and national feminist funds who respond

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