Call #4 Promoting Diversity, Equality and Combating Gender-Based Violence
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About this call
Call #4 – Promoting diversity, equality and combating gender-based violence is implemented under Outcome 2: Human Rights Strengthened, contributing directly to its achievement. This call aims to achieve the following objectives: To strengthen the role of civil society in protecting and promoting human rights and equality. To promote gender equality and combat discrimination, including against LGBTIQ+ persons. To prevent and combat gender-based violence (GBV). To advance sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Projects approach (Medium Grants): interventions targeting underserved groups, aimed at promoting equality, preventing and combating gender-based violence, protecting human rights, and improving access to inclusive and rights-based services for individuals and groups facing multiple and overlapping vulnerabilities. Project approach (Large Grants): interventions targeting underserved groups, contributing to systemic change, policy influence, institutional strengthening, and development of sustainable and scalable models. Target groups: women affected by discrimination, exclusion, or structural inequalities; victims and survivors of gender-based violence; LGBTIQ+ persons facing discrimination, exclusion, or limited access to inclusive services; individuals and groups with limited access to SRHR, particularly vulnerable populations. Up to 20% of the total project budget can be allocated for activities that contribute to the organizational development of the Applicant and, if the case, of the CSO Partner/s from Romania. Between 3% and 5% of the total project budget may be allocated to monitoring and rapid response actions (addressing developments that affect civic space and the Programme’s areas of intervention in Romania, in particular democracy, rule of law, human rights, inclusion, organisational resilience, including actions to advance climate action and a just green transition. The call includes a special allocation of €1,500,000 dedicated to addressing challenges related to Gender Based Violence.
Who can apply
Eligible Applicants are non-governmental and non-profit organizations, legally established in Romania, organized and operated in accordance with the relevant Romanian laws.