Our project funding

Seed grants for activists and initiatives working for the empowerment of people of Belarus

To support activities inside the country, or online, involving local communities on the ground, focusing on civic mobilization into rights-based actions on any locally significant issues, target group engagement into rights-based actions, including by the means of arts and culture, and participatory needs assessments.

Small grants for collaborative projects involving new initiatives and experienced Belarusian civil society organizations

To implement projects focusing on grassroots engagement, rights advocacy, civic response to the actions and decisions of duty bearers, and increased citizen participation in the local and regional decision-making, as well as collaborative development of policy proposals, future visions of democratic Belarus, awareness raising of actions and decisions of duty bearers, advocacy campaigns towards duty-bearers.

Swedish Partnership Programme

Swedish organizations can together with local partner organizations apply for grants to jointly implement projects or programmes with a rights-based approach. The Swedish organization needs to be a member of ForumCiv when applying for funding. The Swedish Partnership Programme focuses on strengthening civil society actors as agents of change in over 70 countries.

Wajibu Wetu Programme

ForumCiv has been implementing the Wajibu Wetu Programme to support social transformation in Kenya for the last 6 years.

ForumCiv does not provide for open calls/applications under the Wajibu Wetu Programme. The applying organization must be invited by ForumCiv to make its application for funding. All applications for funding must be submitted during an application window.

SASA Programme

Through the SASA Programme, ForumCiv aims at empowering communities to build accountable and responsive governance structures and processes.

ForumCiv does not provide for open calls/applications under the SASA Programme. The applying organization must be invited by ForumCiv to make its application for funding. All applications for funding must be submitted during an application window 

The EAST programme

ForumCiv is implementing an 18-month programme funded by Ford Foundation towards Enhancing Artivism for Social Transformations (EAST). 

ForumCiv does not provide for open calls/applications under the The EAST programme. The applying organization must be invited by ForumCiv to make its application for funding. All applications for funding must be submitted during an application window.