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Disability Rights Fund Releases Second 2011 Request for Proposals: Addressing Bangladesh, Pacific Island Countries, Ghana, Uganda, Nicaragua and Peru
BOSTON, MA โ The Disability Rights Fund (DRF)โa grantmaking collaborative between donors and the global disability community which supports the human rights of persons with disabilitiesโtoday announced its second 2011 grants round, โSecuring Our Rights.โ Grantmaking in this round will be targeted to disabled personsโ organizations (DPOs) in Bangladesh, 14 Pacific Island countries, Ghana, Uganda, Nicaragua and Peru.
The broad objective of the Fundโwhich was officially launched in March 2008 and is a Project of Tidesโis to empower DPOs in the developing world and Eastern Europe/former Soviet Union to participate in ratification, implementation and monitoring of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD).
In the second round of 2011 grantmaking, applicant organizations from 14 Pacific Island countries (Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu), Ghana, and Nicaragua may apply as single organizations or partnerships for 12-month Small Grants. Organizations from Bangladesh, Peru and Uganda may apply by invitation only. Grants will range from USD 5,000 to 20,000 and will support efforts to build CRPD skills and to develop rights-based advocacy and monitoring on the CRPD.
Interested organizations are urged to review the full eligibility criteria and application details posted at the Fundโs website, http://www.disabilityrightsfund.org/grantmaking. Any questions on the proposal process should be directed to info@disabilityrightsfund.org. The deadline for applications is August 18, 2011.
In 2010, the Fund made 99 grants to organizations in 15 countries (India, Indonesia, Mexico, Ukraine; Nicaragua, Peru; Ghana, Uganda; Bangladesh; and Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu), totaling USD 2,222,123. Grants ranged from USD 5000 - 100,000 and supported CRPD skills-building, local rights advocacy, and national-level CRPD promotion, implementation and monitoring by DPO-led coalitions.
DRFโs donors include the American Jewish World Service, the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the Open Society Institute, The Sigrid Rausing Trust, and the United Kingdomโs Department for International Development (DFID)
Contact: Diana Samarasan, Director
Telephone: +1-617-261-4593
Email: dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org
Email and Source from: Mary Chen
