Kingdom of Netherlands has launched a call for proposals for the 2021 Human Rights Fund.

The Netherlands has a rich tradition of defending human rights, both at home and abroad. Doing so is a moral and legal obligation. With that in mind, the Human Rights Fund was established to provide grants to organizations that work to promote human rights worldwide under the scope of the priorities set out by the government of the Netherlands.

These priorities are:

• Freedom of expression and of the press
• Freedom of religion and belief
• Support for Human rights defenders
• Equal rights for LGBTI persons
• Equal rights for women and girls
• Promotion of the international legal order / The fight against impunity

Funding Information

• The Embassy will be able to financially support projects lasting a maximum of 12 months with the amount of up to R $ 165,000.00 (one hundred and sixty-five thousand reais) or € 24,900.00 (twenty-four nineteen hundred euros), provided that they are innovative, experimental, and / or constitute a pilot activity.
• Projects that last more than 12 months (up to 36 months) may be financed by the Embassy, maximum cost of R $ 395,000.00 (three hundred and ninety-five thousand reais) or € 60,000.00 (six thousand euros), as long as they are projects of experienced organizations, based on initiatives similar ones.

Eligibility Criteria

• The institution must be a legal, non-commercial entity, which may be a non-governmental organization (NGO), non-profit educational institutions or semi-governmental organization and not dependent on the Dutch financial contribution for its operation;
• The institution must not depend on the Dutch financial contribution for its operation and must maintain sound financial and management systems that ensure effective and efficient implementation of the activities for which grant funding is being sought;
• The institution must have a business bank account, in a bank that allows international transfers of money (SWIFT code), if outside the Netherlands;
• The institution must demonstrate that it has adopted an integrity policy and that it has introduced procedures to apply that policy.
• The institution must have been established at least 3 years ago and must not have legal issues with Brazilian tax and labor agencies.

For more information, visit Kingdom of Netherlands.