A grant will be awarded by the French Embassy to each application selected by the jury that involves the defense and promotion of human rights, in particular for women and all vulnerable people. In expressing our commitment and solidarity with the LGBT+ community, we give special priority to gender equality and the following objectives
- Ending sexual and gender-based violence;
- Universal access to economic empowerment, social and educational rights;
- Bodily autonomy, sexual and reproductive health and rights;
- Strengthening women's participation and leadership in political and public life;
- Combating all forms of discrimination;
- Empowerment of marginalized and vulnerable populations.
- This year, special attention will also be paid to solidarity with the victims of the earthquakes of February 2023. Projects addressing issues linked to the social consequences of the disaster will also be recognized.
All selected projects must include concrete actions to achieve these objectives, target public awareness and advocacy on these issues, build the technical capacity of civil society organizations or reflect gender equality strategies.
The amount allocated for this year's call for projects is €65,000. Selected projects will receive between €5,000 and €15,000, depending on the jury's decision, which will be announced by the end of March 2025 at the latest.
Project eligibility criteria
- Projects must start no later than May 15, 2025 and be completed by November 30, 2025.
- The requested grant must be between €5,000 and €15,000 and must not exceed 80% of the total project budget.
- Operational costs (administrative costs not related to the project, rent, office equipment) should not exceed 20% of the total project budget.
Please note: this year the procedure will take place in two stages:
- Submission of a two-page project note summarizing the project to the embassy. The template for this note can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. This template only needs to be filled in and sent in PDF format to the e-mail address at the bottom of this page. No other documents will be considered at this stage.
- Starting February 10, the embassy will contact successful applicants to request additional documents. These documents must be submitted to the embassy before March 1, 2025. The jury decision will be made before April 2025.
Deadline for submission of the project summary: February 3, 2025.
To submit your application, please send an email to siviltoplum@ifturquie.org with the subject INHUMANRIGHTS2025_(name of the NGO).