Are you a human rights defender or activist looking for urgent protection or rapid response funding? Here are some grants you could apply for – all of them are rolling (no deadline):

1. CIVICUS Crisis Response Fund welcomes applications from formal or informal civil society actors and consortia, including social movements. Grants must be for a 3-6 month period. Amount: US$10,000 – US$20,000 for Advocacy Grants or Resiliency Grants. https://lnkd.in/dxRPe2z5
2. The Lifeline Embattled CSO Assistance Fund offers Emergency Assistance,  Advocacy Grants and Resiliency Grants to CSOs under threat or who are responding to broader threats against civic space. Lifeline supports a variety of human rights CSOs, including human rights organizations, journalist associations, student groups, labor unions, think tanks, and others. https://lnkd.in/deDNR3DE
3. Front Line Defenders offers Protection Grants to improve the security and protection of human rights defenders and their organisations including medical, legal, physical/digital security, and family assistance. Amount: Max. €7,500. https://lnkd.in/dNaqanBp
4. The Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund provides rapid, flexible funding and direct logistical support to women human rights defenders from/working in crisis and conflict-affected areas, working at community, national, regional and/or international levels. No deadline (rolling). For individuals they have an Advocacy Support Stream and a Safety Net Stream. https://wphfund.org/whrds/
5. ProtectDefenders.eu supports organisations, human rights groups, or communitues defending rights through small grants to develop innovative projects, strengthen your capacities, or to ensure your financial survival. Apply for grants for emergency support, temporary relocation, and human rights groups.  https://lnkd.in/dspv2HDG  

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An invitation for proposals for community actions that promote social justice and solidarity

ACT Ubumbano invites proposals from community and activist organisations, churches and organisations of faith for support for action that targets injustices faced by their communities.  These actions may be responses to the impact of climate change, or environmental, gender and economic injustice on communities, or they may be campaigns to change particular situations that communities are struggling with.

The action must be implemented and completed by 30 November 2023.

Proposals may be for a maximum of ZAR30,000 (Thirty thousand South African Rands). Amounts allocated are likely to be less than this to reach as many applicants as possible.

Proposals must be completed and submitted online at https://gmsp.smapply.io/prog/ACT_SSF/

The deadline for submission is 14h00 (SAST) on 3 April 2023. You are encouraged to complete the online application as early as possible. You can watch a 3-minute video here to guide you with your online submission.

What will be supported?

There is a maximum of ZAR700,000 available for this call, so ACT Ubumbano will need to make decisions about where to allocate funding. ACT Ubumbano will consider the following in making these decisions:

1. The proposed work is led by or directly involves people who are affected by the issue.
2. The proposed work seeks to change the root causes or conditions of injustice.
3. The proposed work has potential to bring new knowledge that can be shared with others.
4. The budget is in proportion to the action that will be undertaken.
5. The organisation has demonstrated capability to undertake the action, or has a plan to work with others who have the capability.

Who can apply?

The opportunity is open to any registered non-profit organisation or association that is part of the ACT Ubumbano network, or willing to work with ACT Ubumbano partner organisations in Eswatini (Swaziland), Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Organisations in Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia are welcome to make contact with ACT Ubumbano about possible participation.

Any funding is intended to help with taking action for change or in solidarity with those who are under stress. It is not intended for general or core support for organisations, although some of the funds may  be used for organisational costs.

What will NOT be supported!

ACT Ubumbano will NOT support any action that undermines the dignity of people and the earth. Actions will not be supported that are:

• Homophobic or discriminatory against people from the LGBTI+ community,
• Sexist and undermining of the dignity of women,
• Xenophobic and discriminatory against foreign nationals,
• Generally harmful to any vulnerable or marginalised group in society, or
• Environmentally destructive and working against efforts to fight climate change.

Who is ACT Ubumbano?

ACT Ubumbano is a resource to organisations working for social justice in different fields. We believe that there is strength in collaboration, and by sharing knowledge and experience – as well as by linking up for joint action where possible – communities can more effectively defend their dignity and bring change.

Questions can be addressed to hub@actubumbano.org.
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With the Micro-Project-Scheme the German Embassy seeks to support NGOs / NPOs and other civil society actors which support marginalised, and impoverished communities or communities in transition. The focus of the support is on the following sectors in South Africa:

• Women’s Rights
• Anti-Discrimination of an
• y kind
• Just Energy Transition
• Local Economic Development/Alternative Livelihood

Should you have a project, which meets the criteria described in the Guidelines funding of up to 25.000 Euro could be granted. Please direct your application for funding to microprojects@pret.diplo.de until 10 March 2023.

Click here to read more

In February 2017 ACT Alliance members and their partners convened the first Solidarity Platform as a space for critical reflection on our social justice practice. This convening was the forerunner of the Solidarity Hub, and began a shared practice of interrogating ourselves and our role in advancing or retarding transformational change in the places we work. The discussions at the Solidarity Platform resulted in a document called Inequality and the Struggle for Humanity in Southern Africa that would shape the evolution of ACT Ubumbano in the following years.

Click here to access the Inequality document and click here to see pictures of the historic 2017 Platform.

The 2023 Solidarity Hub will take place in Johannesburg over three days in the week of 23-27 October. And, for the first time in ACT Ubumbano’s history, we will convene a Solidarity Hub in Europe in the week of 29 May 2023, in collaboration with our partners in the global north.

Details of both events will be communicated in due course.