Call for Nominations for the 2011 Ginetta Sagan Award for Women’s and Children’s Rights

Amnesty International USA has launched the call for nominations for its 2011 Ginetta Sagan Award for Women’s and Children’s Rights. The award is “is to recognize and assist women who are working to protect the liberty and lives of women and children in areas where human rights violations are widespread. The 2011 award . . . → Read More: Call for Nominations for the 2011 Ginetta Sagan Award for Women’s and Children’s Rights

Advocacy Fellowship in HIV Prevention Research

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The international nonprofit organization, AVAC is calling for applications for the 2010-2011 HIV Prevention Research Advocacy Fellowship. The fellowship “pairs emerging leaders in advocacy and activism with existing organizations to develop and execute creative, context-specific projects focused on HIV prevention research.”

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Call for Proposals: 2010 Democracy/Civil Society Grants Announcement

The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the launch of the 2010 Grants Program.  This competitive program offers grants of up to $20,000 to indigenous non-government organizations to strengthen democracy, increase respect for civil society and the rule of law, advance human rights and women’s rights, and combat extremism.

Deadline: June . . . → Read More: Call for Proposals: 2010 Democracy/Civil Society Grants Announcement

Open Society Institute’s Call for Proposals for Equality and Justice under the Rule of Law

The Open Society Institute (OSI) is requesting proposals preferably from women-led NGOs from countries listed below under its International Women’s Program (IWP) for protecting and promoting the rights of women and girls in areas where there is an absence of principles of good governance and respect for rule of law. The focus areas . . . → Read More: Open Society Institute’s Call for Proposals for Equality and Justice under the Rule of Law

NGOs working with Indigenous Women can apply for the Indigenous Women’s Fund

The International Indigenous Women’s Forum (IIWF) or FIMI (Foro Internacional de Mujeres Indigenas) in strong support of empowering indigenous women around the world has announced its first call for proposals under the Indigenous Women’s Fund. The areas prioritized under this grant are educational empowerment, economic empowerment, political participation and institutional strengthening.

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EuropeAid Grants for NGOs for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Projects

The European Commission’s (EC) thematic programme, ‘Investing in People’ with its broad approach of reducing poverty has an important theme of promoting gender equality “which includes women’s empowerment. It provides for a specific allocation to support capacity building of non-State actors (NSAs) engaged in promoting women’s civil and political rights and economic and . . . → Read More: EuropeAid Grants for NGOs for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Projects

Fellowship for Advocating for Women’s Human Rights at the International-level

MADRE, the international women’s human rights organization has currently launched the Women’s Human Rights Advocacy Fellowship which is an opportunity for those interested in advancing women’s human rights at the international level. The Fellow will work with MADRE and/or its sister organizations for a period of one year to build and implement strategies . . . → Read More: Fellowship for Advocating for Women’s Human Rights at the International-level

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