Send grant application to appropriate address depending
on your region and program: www.hivos.org/where-apply
how to apply:
Criteria that groups must meet: Group must be
made up of indigenous or tribal people, have a bank
account, and be registered with the current legislation
of their country unless a legally registered nonprofit
organization agrees to act as a fiscal supervisor.
INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS
WOMEN’S FORUM
address: 121 W
27th St. #301, New York, NY 10001, USA
email: [email protected]
telephone: +1 212 627 0444
website: www.fimi-iiwf.org
Application must: Express the budget in American dollars;
include a calendar of their proposed goals; must not
exceed 10 pages in size 10 Arial font, and must answer all
of the relevant questions on the application form.
Africa, Arctic, Asia, Eastern Europe/
Central Asia/the Caucasus, Latin America/Caribbean,
North America, the Pacific
countries/regions:
Applications may be submitted in English, Spanish
or French.
Application forms vary based on the grant being
offered. Check the website for updated calls for grant
proposals to find the most recent application form:
www.fimi-iiwf.org/convocatoria.php
leadership and capacity building,
indigenous women’s rights, human rights (general)
topics/subjects:
description: The
International Indigenous Women’s Forum
works toward indigenous women’s rights all over the world.
It emphasizes the rights of indigenous women to be included
in leadership positions and decision-making at the local,
national, and international levels. The forum also sponsors
workshops and training sessions for indigenous women to
develop leadership skills. The Indigenous Women’s Fund
(IWF), their grantmaking mechanism, is led by and for
Indigenous women to provide Indigenous women with
resources in a way that increases their sense of dignity and
self-esteem and that respects their visions, priorities, and
perspectives that are compatible with the self-determination
of their peoples. IWF offers program grants in four thematic
areas: economic empowerment, educational empowerment,
political participation, and institutional strengthening. The
fund does not fund: groups that do not have indigenous
women in management roles, groups that do not have
indigenous women as their primary focus, political
parties, election campaigns, non-Indigenous governmental
organizations, or individuals attending conferences/training
without following up with indigenous women.
KIOS (THE FINNISH NGO FOUNDATION FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS)
address: The
Finnish NGO Foundation for Human Rights
KIOS, Haapaniemenkatu 7-9 B, 00530 Helsinki, Finland
email: [email protected]
telephone: +358 9 6813 1534
website: www.kios.fi
countries/regions:
Eastern Africa: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia,
Sudan, Djibouti, and Eritrea.
South Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet
topics/subjects:
to education
long-term strategic grants, microlending
grants, project, scholarships
Maximum $5,000
average grant duration:
democratic rights, gender equality, right
KIOS supports human rights in
developing countries and awards grants to local civil
society organizations that protect the rights of the most
disadvantaged groups, especially women, children,
minorities, and the poor. Projects may focus on raising
awareness, human rights education, campaigning or
lobbying for ratification or implementation of human
rights instruments. Protection of human rights can
include for example monitoring, documentation, legal aid,
strengthening rule of law or improving access to justice.
Support may also be provided for other types of human
rights related projects and KIOS welcomes proposals from
organizations that employ unconventional and innovative
description:
type of grant:
grant range:
www.fimi-iiwf.org/convocatoria.php
one-year
The Fund releases calls for grant proposals
at various times throughout the year. Continue to check
website for the current or next round:
www.fimi-iiwf.org/index-fondo.php#
deadline(s):
www.fimi-iiwf.org/convocatoria.php
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