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Grant opportunity: Democracy, Human Rights, and Rule of Law in Africa

Deadline- March 18, 2013

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) is accepting proposals for projects that promote democracy, human rights, and rule of law in Africa. The aim of this project is outlining program concepts and capacity to manage projects targeting the following issues:

  • Kenya (approximately $700,000 available)- DRL seeks proposals that will:
  1. strengthen civil society organizations’ (CSOs) ongoing efforts to address gaps in accountability
  2. facilitate constructive engagement of CSOs with the Government of Kenya to promote accountability
  3. encourage the Government of Kenya to become more effective in addressing human rights abuses
  • Nigeria (approximately $500,000 available)- DRL seeks proposals that will:
  1. enable local civil society organizations to develop a framework to effectively monitor and document human rights abuses perpetrated by security forces through targeted training and
  2. strengthen local non-governmental organizations’ capacity to engage and advise relevant government bodies, including but not limited to the National Human Rights Commission, on addressing those human rights abuses.
  • Africa Regional, The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) (approximately $750,000 available)- DRL’s goal is to advance women’s legal and political empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa through the incorporation of the Maputo Protocol (MP).
  • Sudan (approximately $1,000,000 available)- DRL seeks proposals to encourage the development of new and/or youth-focused Sudanese civil society organizations including, but not limited to, media, opposition political parties, and women’s rights groups to purposefully engage the Sudanese government, the public, and each other on relevant political issues and advocate for respect for freedoms of association and expression.
  • Zimbabwe (approximately $750,000 available)- DRL seeks proposals with the objective to strengthen non-governmental organizations’ ability to advocate for improved government accountability, especially during instances of politically motivated violence.

Eligibility-

For this project applicants from African region are invited to apply.

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