Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have jointly announced the launch of seventh phase (2011-2012) of the Assisting Communities Together (ACT) Project grant opportunity aimed at promoting the human rights education, training and public information activities conceived and carried out by civil society organizations in 14 countries and territories.
In this context, applications are invited from NGO’s and other organizations engaged in human rights promotional activities in local communities.
Thematic focus
The seventh phase is focusing on supporting human rights education projects specifically aimed at countering discrimination on any ground and with regards to any group, in line with one of OHCHR’s six thematic priorities for the 2010-2011 biennium. However, as in previous phases, proposals for human rights education activities concerning other issues may also be considered, based upon local needs.
Participating countries
The following countries and territories have been selected to participate in the seventh phase. Applications from other countries will not be considered.
Africa: Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Togo, and Uganda.
Arab region: Iraq
Europe: Kosovo, Republic of Moldova, and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Latin America and Caribbean: Ecuador and Uruguay
Organization Eligibility
In participating countries and territories, applications will be accepted from:
- non-governmental organizations;
- local associations;
- academic institutions; and
- other civil society institutions carrying out human rights promotional activities in local communities.
Organizations that have already received an ACT grant in the past are eligible as long as they have no outstanding reports concerning the previously funded project.
Project Eligibility
The projects should include activities to be carried out within the period of no more than six months (projects may be shorter). Proposals should be as innovative as possible, replicable and designed to provide maximum sustainable impact at the local level. The proposed budget for an ACT grant must be a maximum of US$ 7,000.
It is expected that local selection of grantees will be completed by the end of June 2011 and the implementation of granted activities will start no later than August 2011.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the link.
