About: Nirnaya is the first women’s fund in India. The Fund was established in 1998 to financially support women’s organisation developing projects for disempowered and disadvantaged women in India. Nirnaya helps women through micro-credit schemes and also by sponsoring trainings in the most … [Read more...] about Nirnaya Women’s Fund (India)
Latest Grants, Jobs and Resources on Human Rights
Here you can get the latest grants, jobs and resources for the protection and promotion of human rights around the world.
Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights
About: Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Rights was born in 1997 with the aim of providing quick financial supports to organisations working in the field of women’s rights facing critical circumstances. In particular, the Fund was conceived to support activists working in conflict zones or turbulent … [Read more...] about Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
About: UN Women was created in 2010 with the aim of establishing an agency entirely dedicated to the empowerment of women. UN Women works both with governmental and non-governmental bodies. It supports governments to formulate new policies and legislation in favour of gender equality and it also … [Read more...] about United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
Women’s Hope, Education and Training Trust (WHEAT)
About: WHEAT is a South African Trust born in 1998. The funding members of WHEAT are feminists active in South Africa who thought necessary to create a Fund helping grassroots women’s organisations after the end of the apartheid. The main goal of WHEAT is to develop projects aiming to empower women … [Read more...] about Women’s Hope, Education and Training Trust (WHEAT)
Ukrainian Women’s Fund (UWF)
About: UWF was created in 2000 to support civil society organisations from Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus working with women. Core goals of the Fund are: To promote human rights and freedom by empowering civil society. To build a coherent and cohesive movement of women’s organisations in order … [Read more...] about Ukrainian Women’s Fund (UWF)
The Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF)
About: VGIF was funded in 1969 by members of the International Federation of University Women. The initial aim of the Fund was to enable women from poor background to access university education. Within a decade, the Fund broadened its scope and started sponsoring a wider range of women’s … [Read more...] about The Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF)
Mediterranean Women’s Fund (MWF)
About: MWF was created in 2008 to financially support initiatives for women living in the Mediterranean region. In general, MWF’s goal is to strengthen women’s movements and also to build transnational networks, which could further enhance the political, social and economic positions of women in the … [Read more...] about Mediterranean Women’s Fund (MWF)
Historical Justice and Memory: Questions of Rights and Accountability in Contemporary Society
Deadline- 5 September 2013 Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability, Institute for the Study of Human Rights is organizing conference on Historical Justice and Memory Network which will be conducted at Columbia University’s Institute in New York City from December 5-7, 2013.The purpose … [Read more...] about Historical Justice and Memory: Questions of Rights and Accountability in Contemporary Society
Ford Foundation
Objectives: Established in 1936 by the President of the Ford Motor Company, the Ford Foundation is one of the largest and most influential private foundations in the world. In 2011, the Ford Foundation granted more than $400 million to organisations implementing projects towards poverty reduction, … [Read more...] about Ford Foundation
Exchange of Ideas on Human Rights Program
Deadline- 9 August 2013 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for three-year Civil Society program entitled “Exchange of Ideas on Human Rights.” The mission of this program is to strengthen human capacity on the island by providing opportunities for … [Read more...] about Exchange of Ideas on Human Rights Program
