Based on an Email from Rosamma - Are you a human rights defender (HRD) or activist looking for urgent protection or rapid response funding?
CIVICUS Crisis Response Fund - formal or informal civil society actors & consortia, including social movements. Grants must
be for a 3-6 month period. Amount: US$10,000 - US$20,000 for Advocacy Grants or Resiliency Grants. https://www.civicus.org/index.php/what-we-do/defend/crisis-response-fund
The Lifeline Embattled CSO Assistance Fund offers Emergency Assistance,
Advocacy Grants & Resiliency Grants to CSOs under threat or who are
responding to broader threats against civic space. Through Freedom House and Front Line Defenders, Lifeline provides small, short-term emergency grants to CSOs threatened because of their human rights work. https://www.csolifeline.org/emergency-assistance
Lifeline grants can address security, medical expenses, legal representation, prison visits, trial monitoring, temporary relocation, equipment replacement, and other urgently needed expenses.
The Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund provides rapid, flexible funding and direct logistical support to women HRDs from/working in crisis and conflict-affected areas, working at community, national, regional or international levels. For individuals they have an Advocacy Support Stream and a Safety Net Stream. https://wphfund.org/whrds/
ProtectDefenders.eu supports organisations, human rights groups, or
communitues defending rights through small grants to develop innovative
projects, strengthen your capacities, or to ensure your financial survival.
Apply for grants for emergency support, temporary relocation, and human
rights groups. https://lnkd.in/dspv2HDG
Supporting the Protection & Participation of Women Human Rights Defenders from/working in Conflict and Crisis-Affected Countries
The WPHF Funding Window for WHRDs https://wphfund.org/whrds/ Together with its UN and INGO partners – in close collaboration with Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) from conflict and crisis-affected countries – the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund has launched a funding window to support the protection and enhance the safe participation of WHRDs in peacebuilding efforts across the globe.
Dignity for All LGBTI Assistance Program provides human rights defenders
and civil society organizations, who are facing threats due to LGBTQI+
human rights work, with small, short-term emergency financial support to
address urgent needs. https://freedomhouse.org/programs/LGBTI-assistance J