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ARAB HUMAN RIGHTS FUND - AHRF

 

http://ahrfund.org/english/about/aboutus.php

 

Beirut, March 07, 2008

The Arab Human Rights Fund (AHRF), an independent foundation, was launched
at a press conference in Beirut today [March 07, 2008]. Based in the
Lebanese capital, AHRF boasts an entirely Arab board and staff. It aims to
provide financial resources and technical assistance to organizations and
individuals active in the promotion of all human rights in the Arab region
in line with local and regional needs.

"The idea of establishing AHRF was prompted by the desire to increase
resources for human rights protection in a focused manner, to reduce
dependence on foreign funding and to encourage social justice philanthropy
in the Arab region," said Fateh Azzam, Chair of the AHRF Board.

"The Fund is committed to all human rights as detailed by the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and international treaties and conventions,"
added Mr Azzam. "We work to promote these rights and principles without
discrimination by reason of gender, ethnicity, religion, national or social
status, political opinion or any other distinction."

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ARAB HUMAN RIGHTS FUND - AHRF

CALL FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS

 

http://ahrfund.org/english/grantees/approach.php

The Arab Human Rights Fund calls upon organizations and individuals working on every kind of human rights issue to apply for grants.

 

CURRENT DEADLINE FOR AHRF GRANT APPLICATIONS IS THE END OF JUNE 2008.

AHRF makes grants in the two areas described below. These areas will be
expanded and others added as the Fund raises resources to fund human rights
initiatives in the region.

The Arab region, like the rest of the world, needs support to realize the
full spectrum of human rights - civil, political, economic, social and
cultural.  AHRF considers that all human rights, and indeed all countries
and sectors within the Arab region, fall within its mandate. AHRF therefore
focuses its funding on the following:

- Methods: approaches or tools for realizing human rights;
- Emergent opportunities: new and promising developments that have the
potential to promote the advancement of human rights.

Criteria

AHRF is looking for innovative ideas and methodologies that reach broad
constituencies and enhance the capacity to develop new strategies and
approaches. In the interest of consistency and transparency, AHRF has
adopted the following criteria for assessing proposals from organizations:

- Strength of the organization, which is expected to demonstrate
effectiveness and firm roots within its community

- Soundness of project methodology, as measured by the following:

*Projects should have a sound rationale
*Projects should promote change, social progress, and the protection and
  advancement of marginalized communities
*Projects should have the potential to be applied to a variety of human
  rights issues, and in other countries or constituencies across the Arab
  region
*Projects should have the potential to contribute to the strategic and
  effective strengthening and enjoyment of human rights in the region as a
  whole
*Projects should have the capacity to be implemented in partnership with one
  or many organizations in a country or across the region.

Potential for emergent opportunities that may be enhanced through AHRF
support, by providing the added capacity needed to seize opportunities and
move the human rights agenda forward.  Such emergent opportunities can
include:

- A critical mass of events that create opportunities for the advancement
of human rights
- The relaxation of government restrictions, increased public engagement,
or the emergence of a critical mass in a particular country, formed to
demand respect for a particular human right
- The formation of a new network of organizations to tackle one or more
human rights issues

How to apply

Please review all the information carefully (see website below), including
Funding programs and Criteria, download the application form and send it to
the following email: grantees@ahrfund.org

FAX: +961-1-341900

Arab Human Rights Fund
An-Nakheel Building, 8th Floor
Bahrain Street, Caracas district
Beirut, Lebanon

Please note: Deadline for grant applications is end of June 2008.

For further information (including application form),

see website: http://ahrfund.org/english/grantees/approach.php





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