The Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) is an opportunity for those working for the realization of human rights and build the capacities of their organizations through skill-building, networking, advocacy and academic knowledge in the context of human rights. It is a unique and successful model … [Read more...] about Human Rights Advocates Program: Tools and Knowledge for Grassroots Leaders working for the Promotion of Human Rights
Archives for 2010
A Tool for NGOs to adapt to and assess Climate Change risks
The news about the tool for NGOs to adapt to and assess climate change risks has been circulating lately around the world. As attention for addressing climate change increases and more and more NGOs are expected to get involved, this tool can be very handy to understand climate change, environmental … [Read more...] about A Tool for NGOs to adapt to and assess Climate Change risks
Funding Opportunity for Prevention of Gender-based Violence Projects
This is the call for proposals from the US State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) to provide funding for global programs “to prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV) in refugee and conflict-affected populations, including research and assessments to … [Read more...] about Funding Opportunity for Prevention of Gender-based Violence Projects
Freedom to Create Prize
“The Freedom to Create Prize celebrates the power of art to fight oppression, break down stereotypes and build trust in societies where the social fabric has been ripped apart by conflict, violence and misunderstanding. History shows that prosperous societies are founded upon creativity. Societies … [Read more...] about Freedom to Create Prize
Fellowship Opportunity from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The Center awards approximately 20-25 residential fellowships annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues. Topics and scholarship should relate to key public policy challenges or provide the … [Read more...] about Fellowship Opportunity from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
GDN’s Global Development Awards and Medals 2010
Global Development Network - an international organization of developing and transition country researchers, policy and research institutes promoting the generation, sharing and application of policy of multidisciplinary knowledge for the purpose of development – has now launched the 2010 Global … [Read more...] about GDN’s Global Development Awards and Medals 2010
Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development
The Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development – as part of the Global Development Network’s Global Development Awards and Medals 2010 – is a competitive research grant program. Organizations or researchers can submit proposals to carry out research on any one of the three themes listed … [Read more...] about Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development
Medals for Research on Development
The Medals for Research on Development – as part of the Global Development Network’s Global Development Awards and Medals 2010 – is a competitive grant program. Only completed research papers that demonstrate academic excellence on any one of the themes given below. The central topic of the themes … [Read more...] about Medals for Research on Development
Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project
Development projects in developing countries and countries in transition can apply for the grant program under the Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP). MIDP is part of the Global Development Network’s Global Development Awards and Medals 2010 and this is specifically … [Read more...] about Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project
Grants for Research on Microinsurance Issues
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Microinsurance Innovation Facility (MIF) has announced the availability of third round of research grants “on a competitive basis for academics, particularly from developing countries, to analyze various microinsurance issues. Besides answering key … [Read more...] about Grants for Research on Microinsurance Issues
