The Brazil Human Rights Fund, a partner of the ELAS Fund, will donate more than R$1 million in 2016 to supported projects across the country. The projects will be selected through two calls for proposals launched on December 2 at Sesc Vila Mariana, with a concert by actress and singer Letícia Sabatella.

 

The annual Call for Proposals to Combat Institutional Violence and Discrimination will donate up to R$800,000 to projects that tackle human rights violations promoted by official institutions, their delegations and/or companies. Projects will be selected with a total value of at least R$20,000 and a maximum of R$40,000 for up to one year.  

 

The Juntos/as call for proposals against the violence that kills Brazilian youth will donate R$560,000 to projects that focus on youth in the fight against violence. One of the aims of this call for proposals is to broaden and qualify the public debate on tackling violence against young people, especially black youth. The violence figures show the need for this: in 2012, 56,000 people were murdered in Brazil and, of these, 30,000 were aged between 15 and 29 and 77% were black. Of the 607,731 people imprisoned in 2014, 67% were black, most of them young people. Between 1996 and 2013, the number of adolescents serving socio-educational measures increased by 443%. In 2014 there was a 37% increase in deaths caused by police intervention.

 

The main criteria for selecting projects are their suitability for the focus of the call for proposals, the intended social impact, the potential multiplier effect, the creativity, innovative nature and consistency of the proposal, the connection with local, regional or national networks, forums or organizations, the existence of links with the communities to which the proposal relates, the suitability of the proposal for the real needs of the community or the public directly benefited, the suitability and legitimacy of the group, organization or individual, the capacity of the applicant to develop the project and regional diversity.

 

The projects are selected through a rigorous process, which includes internal screening, analysis by a committee made up of human rights experts and analysis by the board of directors.

 

The priority is civil society organizations and human rights defenders who have few resources and difficulty accessing other sources of funding.

 

Proposals will be received until February 26, 2016. Information on how to submit them and all the selection criteria are available on the Brazil Fund website.

 

 

The Brazil Fund aims to promote human rights and raise awareness in society so that it supports initiatives capable of generating new paths and significant changes for the country. It is committed to providing resources for institutional support and for the activities of civil society organizations and human rights defenders throughout the country.

 

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