The Eastern European Foundation (FEE) and the Partnership Center for Development (CPD) in collaboration with the Council for the Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring Equality are implementing the "Advocacy for Better Protection against Discrimination" project. This project is funded by the European Union and co-financed by Sweden.

The program aims to empower non-governmental organizations in their efforts to interact with potential victims of discrimination, document cases of discrimination and help victims of discrimination to assert their rights.

The project aims to strengthen Moldova's anti-discrimination mechanisms through the involvement of civil society. The project will enable civil society actors to

• unite and promote the improvement of anti-discrimination legislation;
• empower the most vulnerable and marginalized groups to claim their rights;
• strengthen the Council's capacity to prevent and eliminate discrimination and ensure equality in the transfer of experience to national courts;
• increase the capacity of five universities to prevent and combat sexual harassment

Objectives

The specific objectives of the grant program are:

• Raising awareness among disadvantaged and vulnerable groups - potential victims of discrimination - on non-discrimination legislation and legal remedies available in national legislation;
• Documenting cases of discrimination and filing complaints as stakeholders;
• Identifying and encouraging victims of discrimination, representatives of vulnerable and marginalized groups to assert their rights;
• Assisting victims to lodge complaints with the courts or the Council for the Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring Equality;
• Facilitate dialogue between decision-makers and other actors relevant to the adoption of legislative measures for better protection against discrimination.

Funding Information

The total amount available for the small grant program is 90,000.00 Euro. The maximum amount of project proposals will not exceed 10,000.00 Euro.

Eligible Applicants

 Non-governmental, local, apolitical, non-profit, legally constituted organizations established in the Republic of Moldova, which have a mandate and are active in one of the regions of the Republic of Moldova in promoting democracy and / or human rights, are eligible to participate in this grant competition. Partnerships between the applicant organization and other non-governmental organizations, as well as other actors in society interested in promoting the principles of non-discrimination, are encouraged. Applicants must be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project, without acting as an intermediary.

Under this grant program, the Foundation will not fund humanitarian aid applications and technical-scientific research projects, will not provide grants for general support to institutions and organizations, and will only support concrete projects that will meet the objectives of the grant program. 

For more information, visit Eastern European Foundation.