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FLOW is a new fund initiated by the Dutch Foreign Ministry to strengthen the rights and opportunities for women and girls worldwide. Minister for European Affairs and International Cooperation Ben Knapen has reserved 70 million Euros for this fund. FLOW will focus on three priorities: security (including violence against women and UN Resolution 1325), economic [...]

Join New Tactics, Jane Barry and other practitioners for an online dialogue on Being Well and Staying Safe: Resources for human rights defenders from June 22 to 28, 2011. Follow and take part in the Dialogue at http://www.newtactics.org/en/dialogue/being-well-and-staying-safe-resources-human-rights-defenders Human rights work is a powerful and fulfilling vocation.  And it is equally hugely challenging for human rights [...]

REDRESS and the Asian Human Rights Commission are delighted to issue this call for applications to participate in a regional expert meeting which forms part of the action “Reparation for Torture: Global Sharing of Expertise” supported by the EU European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights. The meeting will take place in Hong Kong on [...]

This e-learning course is designed for NGOs, social organisations and individuals. It lasts for 60 hours over 3 months (approximately 5 hours per week) and is hosted by Protection International training staff (protection experts with extensive training experience in many countries). The first course, in Spanish, is to due to start in mid 2011, English [...]

The Project on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights organizes annually professional training courses on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The Project has extensive experience in organizing two types of training aimed at providing professionals with tailored knowledge on the protection of ESC rights according [...]

The Commonwealth Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a Special Grants Fund for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Commonwealth Associations (CAs) to undertake strategic and innovative projects that will promote the Commonwealth theme for 2011, ‘Women as Agents of Change’. This year, the theme celebrates the significant contributions that women make to development [...]

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The Elsevier Foundation supports the efforts of libraries to enhance the quality of life in developing countries by advancing knowledge in science, the social sciences technology and medicine. The Foundation provides one, two and three year grants to libraries in the developing countries and supporting organisations: Programs to enhance library infrastructure, technology or information services [...]

The Center for Public Leadership of Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, is requesting nominations for the 2011 Gleitsman International Activist Award to honour individuals in the international community who have inspired change and motivated others in the realm of social activism. Nominations of individuals whom you believe have made a difference in their communities [...]

The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) is a Geneva and New York based human rights non-governmental organisation (NGO) that specialises in providing training, information, advice and advocacy on international and regional human rights procedures, for the benefit of human rights defenders worldwide. Please see www.ishr.ch for further information. ISHR is looking for a talented, [...]