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This grant is available to women and non-binary human rights defenders and organizations in Asia and the Pacific who – on their own or in collaboration with others – seek to implement an initiative, including an unanticipated opportunity, that would contribute towards resourcing resilience for their activism.

Grant Criteria

This grant is available to women and non-binary human rights defenders and organizations in Asia and the Pacific who – on their own or in collaboration with others – seek to implement an initiative, including an unanticipated opportunity, that would contribute towards resourcing resilience for their activism.

Women or Non-Binary Led – women or non-binary human rights defenders must be the primary beneficiaries of the grant, preferably channeled via a women’s rights organization;

Human Rights Focus – the organization promotes the advancement of women’s and/or LBTQI’s human rights using nonviolent tactics or strategies and upholds the universality of human rights;

Strategic Intervention – the grant requested is earmarked for an intervention that responds to unfolding situations or unanticipated opportunities for the protection and support of women and non-binary defenders. It may also be bold, strategic, creative, or innovative in a way that expands current approaches of resourcing resilience for women’s human rights and human rights activism;

Time-bound – the proposed initiative must be implemented within 3 months of approval of an application and completed within 6 months thereafter;

Supported or Networked – the defender or the organization has the support of others involved in women’s human rights, sexual rights, or related fields of human rights at a local or national level.

Grant Size: $5000

Deadline Date: Open

Geographical Target: Asia and the Pacific

Link: https://uafanp.org/resourcing-resilience-grants

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