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Area of work

Geographic focus

Year

Amount committed (US$)

Instituto Update

Participation & Dissent

Latin America

2022

600,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 600,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This Project Funding seeks to advance Update's work on campaigning (especially the implementation and expansion of its tech tools), storytelling, and research to improve the presence of women and other underrepresented groups in institutional politics. It will also seek to strengthen Update's institutional development.

Kamara

Participation & Dissent

Global

2023

200,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Global

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 200,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This is a project agreement to support the work of Kamara, an organization that works to advance the safety of the global ecosystem of civil society organizations and movements, and to provide tailored protection tactics for its partners. The focus of this opportunity is Kamara's Strategic Initiatives Centre (SIC), an experimental initiative to support civil society in the Global Majority by providing investigation-based insights to inform both their protection and advancement of missions.

Katiba Institute

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2023

906,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 906,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description This is an unrestricted grant to support Katiba Institute's work to entrench a culture and practice of constitutionalism in Kenya which creates a society in which human rights are protected, government is accountable and transparent, and everyone is able to participate in decision-making.

Lawyers Hub

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2022

75,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 75,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description A project grant to Lawyer's Hub to support the convening of the 2022 Africa Law Tech Festival.

LEAP Africa

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2023

900,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 900,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This is a three-year grant contribution to the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF), a $5 million fund created by the Ford Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation. The Fund provides targeted capacity building, youth ecosystem building and financial support to burgeoning youth-led movements in Nigeria, in order to sustain their work locally and facilitate opportunities for learning.

Macondo Book Society

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2022

50,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 50,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description A project grant to Macondo Book Society to support putting together the Macondo Festival as well as side events with the aim of creating avenues for youth to engage with information regarding the country's‚Äö (and continent's) history and current affairs and using this to inform debates on political issues with the aim of promoting freedom of expression and strengthening democratic culture.

Nacif Films

Participation & Dissent

Latin America

2023

140,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 140,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description To support Filmadora in the production of a documentary about Vivir Quintana and her exploration of gender-based violence in Mexico.

Namati

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2023

500,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 500,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Program Grant

Description A 2-year grant to support Namati's work in Kenya on the right to citizenship which seeks to end inequality in the access to citizenship by working hand-in-hand with marginalized communities towards equal access to documentation and related rights and services.

Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD)

Participation & Dissent

Latin America

2022

30,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 30,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description To support NIMD in increasing the representation of underrepresented groups in policymaking through civic participation methodologies and building capacities of congresspeople to carry out citizen-focused legislation.

New Venture Fund

Participation & Dissent

Global

2023

300,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Global

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 300,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Other

Description Digital Action is building a global coalition of tech justice organisations, aiming to hold Big Tech corporations to account for the way they amplify hate speech and disinformation, endangering already vulnerable minorities further. Digital Action is aiming to bring this pressure to bear particularly in 2024, when more than 60 countries go to the polls across the world.

Nossas

Participation & Dissent

Latin America

2022

515,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 515,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description Sunset core grant to support the continuity of their work at a national scale in Brazil.

Open Briefing

Participation & Dissent

Global

2023

300,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Global

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 300,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This is a project agreement to support the work of Open Briefing, an organization that works to provide holistic security support and resources to protect people and communities challenging power. The focus of this opportunity is Open Briefing's strategies to 1) Disrupt attacks and reprisals against the people and communities challenging power and; 2) Strengthen the global support ecosystem for the people and communities targeted for challenging power. We will also be supporting their process of becoming a globally decentralized organization.

Peri

Participation & Dissent

Latin America

2023

944,500

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 944,500

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description Peri is a Brazil-born studio focused on creating films, docs and series that strategically push new mental models into the audience's imagination by tapping into well-known narrative archetypes.

Privacy International (PI)

Participation & Dissent

Global

2022

900,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Global

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 900,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Privacy International, which advocates for the right to privacy for everyone, everywhere. Privacy International works to protect democracy, defend people's dignity, and demand accountability from institutions who breach public trust.

Purple Code Collective

Participation & Dissent

Asia

2023

200,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Asia

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 200,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This project funding will support Purple Code carrying out legal assistance, tech and psycho-social assistance to victims of online gender-based violence.

Red de Innovación Local (RIL)

Participation & Dissent

Latin America

2024

600,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 600,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This 36-month project agreement aims to support RIL's initiatives in amplifying the influence of women in politics at the local level by offering training and guidance in crafting public policies with a gender perspective, creating platforms for peer learning and accompaniment, and boosting the visibility of local women's leadership in Argentina.

SAFEnet

Participation & Dissent

Asia

2023

300,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Asia

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 300,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description This is a general support grant for SAFEnet to support their programmatic work on digital rights and freedom of expression, and to strengthen their organization.

Samosa Festival Ltd

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2022

30,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 30,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description A one-year project grant to support work on promoting freedom of expression and strengthening democratic culture through digitization and dissemination of visual representations of history and hosting sessions to engage the youth on themes arising.

School of Politics, Policy and Governance

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2022

400,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This is a core operating grant support to the School of Politics, Policy, and Governance, a school that seeks to build a base and pipeline of a new value-based and disruptive thinking political class with the requisite knowledge and skills to solve complex problems of development.

Siasa Place

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2023

240,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 240,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description A 2-year grant to Siasa Place to support core operations and program work. This grant's broad aim will be to promote youth participation in democratic processes through research, training, civic education, networking, and strategic partnerships.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2023

400,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description This is a core grant to SERAP in support of their strategic litigation work to protect dissent and to expand the space for civic participation in Nigeria.

Spaces for Change

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2023

50,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 50,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This is a grant to Spaces for Change to support the tracking and documentation of civic space issues arising from the 2023 general elections, the Nigerian judiciary's contributions to these, and provide recommendations on appropriate responses.

Tecnología Sin Fines de Lucro

Participation & Dissent

Latin America

2023

60,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 60,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This grant to Accionar.io contributes to the collaborative design of communication and mobilization strategies aimed at raising awareness and promoting the agendas of underrepresented groups, specifically women, youth, the LGBT+ community, and Indigenous peoples.

Temblores

Participation & Dissent

Latin America

2022

430,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 430,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose Program Grant

Description To strengthen Temblores's legal support for police violence victims, the Observatory on Police Violence and Global Network Against Police Violence.

The Engine Room

Participation & Dissent

Global

2022

350,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Global

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 350,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support The Engine Room, which does work to ensure that social justice movements can use technology and date in safe, responsible and strategic ways, while actively mitigating the vulnerabilities created by digital systems.

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