Monday 24 June 2013

You are here: Home / Grants and Resources for Peace and Conflict Resolution / The Council of State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations under the Auspices of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan The Council of State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations under the Auspices of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Deadline: 30 June 2013
Deadline- 1 July 2013

Interested organizations are invited to participate in call funding opportunities for European and USA- based non- profits. The mission of this program is to provide financial support to NGOs but also for serving as a forum for NGOs to raise concerns over legislation and other matters of social and public importance.

This particular grants program has an aim of establishing a strong cooperation between the NGO Council and European and US based civil society organizations by advancing initiatives in their respective countries in different fields including strengthening peace and global security, combating xenophobia and racism and supporting citizen’s activism.

NGO Council will provide funding to support activities falling under the below-given topics-

    Protections of fundamental human rights and freedoms
    Combating against xenophobia, racism and islamophobia
    Fostering peace and security and alleviation of negative consequences of regional conflicts (in the aspect of Armenian-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict)
    Strengthening of intercultural dialogue as a base for successful partnership among the countries and civil society actors
    Raising awareness of European and USA communities about Khojaly (26.02.1992) genocide as a tool for prevention globally similar tragedies in future

Eligibility & Criteria-

    Civil Society Organizations and Non-Profit Organizations,
    Universities, colleges and think-tank organizations (non-profit)
    The organizations should propose projects only in the countries where they are legally registered and accredited.

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