Archive for November, 2009
Hellman/Hammett Grants
Deadline: 17 December 2009 Human Rights Watch administers the Hellman/Hammett grant program for writers of fiction, non-fiction and poetry who have been victims of political persecution and need financial support. Grants ranging from $500 to $10,000 are available to recognise …
Martin Ennals Award
Deadline: 9 December 2009 The Martin Ennals Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2010 award for human rights defenders. The award, worth 20,000 Swiss Francs (US$17,500), is given annually
Share your world with the world. What do you want to change? – Radio Netherlands Worldwide Journalistic Competition
Deadline: 4 December 2009 Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s reporters have been going all over the world for a good sixty years, to report on everything that is going on in
Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund: Scholarship Fund for Women from Developing Countries
Deadline: 18 February 2010 The MMMF was established in 1981 to honor the late Margaret McNamara and her commitment to the well-being of women and children in developing countries.
International Children’s Painting Competition on the Environment
Deadline: 15 April 2010 The International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment is organised annually by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Japan-based Foundation for Global
Women Deliver Conference 2010 Scholarships
Deadline: 15 December 2009 Women Deliver 2010 is going to be a different kind of conference. We believe that women are at the economic heart of the developing world.
International Emerging Filmmakers Fellowship
Deadline: 4 December 2009 The Documentary Center at The George Washington University is pleased to announce the expansion of the International Emerging Filmmakers Fellowship that will take place May
The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
Deadline: 17 February 2010 The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship support social entrepreneurs whose work has the potential for large-scale influence on critical challenges of our time: tolerance and
Youth-led Organizations and SRHR: a step by step guide to creating sustainable youth-led organizations working on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
The guide is a resource for young people interested in developing sustainable organizational structures. It draws on the experiences of two independent youth-led SRHR organizations, the Youth
IFAD publishes newsletter on Working with Youth
The International Fund for Agricultural Development's Asia and the Pacific Division has just published a newsletter entitled "Working with youth", which provides examples of IFAD-supported projects that are