For Grantees

The Fund will not be accepting unsolicited proposals from organizations based in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, India, Pakistan, Algeria, Morocco, or Tunisia in 2012. Updated information as to future open calls for proposals will be posted in November/December 2012.

For human rights organizations based in Guatemala, Mexico, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Philippines, or Thailand, updated information will be posted in May/June 2012.

Overview of the Fund

The Fund for Global Human Rights is founded on the belief that securing basic freedoms worldwide requires effective frontline organizations challenging abuse wherever it occurs. Despite their importance, many on-the-ground human rights groups have woefully little access to the financial resources and support that would amplify their voices and increase their impact. The Fund for Global Human Rights was founded by a group of U.S. and Europe-based foundations in 2002 to respond to this funding gap.

The Fund seeks to increase the flow of financial resources to locally-based human rights organizations to strengthen human rights movements in countries around the world.  Currently the Fund makes grants to human rights organizations based in the following regions: South Asia (Pakistan, India), West Africa (Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea), the African Great Lakes (Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo), North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt), Latin America (Mexico, Guatemala), and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Philippines). We are not funding in any other countries at this time.

Program Focus
Organizations requesting funding must be working to defend, protect or promote human rights. This work could include mobilizing popular opinion through human rights skills-building and organizing; exposing abuse through documentation; addressing violations through direct action, policy/legal reform, legal aid, and litigation; networking and coalition building to further the effectiveness of human rights work; and capacity building.

Grants are awarded through a competitive and transparent grants process. The Fund for Global Human Rights operates and accepts proposals in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Thai. The Fund’s program officers review every proposal that is submitted. Each year, the Fund for Global Human Rights staff reviews hundreds of proposals, of which the Fund is able to support just a small number. The Board of Directors reviews recommendations made by staff and makes all final grant decisions.

The Fund for Global Human Rights aims to provide funding for human rights organizations over the longer term.  To that end, we maintain a long-term focus on specific countries and regions where we believe strategic grant-making can make a difference in advancing human rights protections over time. 

For more information:

» Check the eligibility requirements
» Download our most recent grants list
 

Contact information:

The Fund strongly prefers all correspondence to be sent via email to info@globalhumanrights.org. We read all email received. If you are unable to email letters or proposals, you may send them via post or fax to:

Fund for Global Human Rights
1666 Connecticut Avenue NW,
Suite 410
Washington, DC 20009
U.S.A.

Fax: +1 (202) 347-7487

Telephone:  +1 (202) 347-7488 

For Spanish-speakers, dial:  + 1 (202) 347-7488 , extension 210
For French-speakers, dial:  + 1 (202) 347-7488 , extension 209 or 210
For Thai-speakers, please email info@globalhumanrights.org and we will email you with a response.
For Arabic-speakers, please email info@globalhumanrights.org and we will email you with a response.