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They’re Here! | The Human Rights Grantmaking Principles

Last year, HRFN, in collaboration with Ariadne and PAWHR set up a funders advisory committee and embarked on a journey to identify guiding principles for human rights grantmaking. For us, this journey meant that we had to be introspective and honest with ourselves about what it means to be
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UAF Launches the Beirut Crisis Fund

“We only have each other. Only the people save the people.” – Paola Salwan – Lebanese Author In the aftermath of the Beirut explosion, “one of the most powerful explosions in history”, the Urgent Action Fund has launched the Beirut Crisis Fund to aid the women and trans activists working on the frontlines in Lebanon. Now
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$3 million initiative launched to expand civic space in Latin America

This article was written and published by CANDID Fundación Avina, Luminate, and the Open Society Foundations have announced the launch of a $3 million initiative to protect civic space and democratic governance in Latin America. To be coordinated by Fundación Avina, the Pulsante initiative will fund rapid-response campaigns focused on achieving specific, time-sensitive victories that protect
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Meeting the Moment: More and Better Funding for Human Rights

When we launched our research to map the human rights funding landscape in 2010, we wanted to both increase funding for the human rights field and help funders spend it more effectively. As the COVID-19 pandemic and sweeping protests against police brutality lay bare the systemic racism and inequality that persist in the United States
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[ES] En defensa de las vidas negras

Tenemos que decir sus nombres. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. Ahmaud Arbery. Nina Pop. Muchxs más... Cada uno de estos nombres es un ser humano; cada nombre es parte de una familia, un grupo de amistades, y una cultura. Por mucho tiempo hemos menospreciado el valor de las vidas pertenecientes a los cuerpos negros
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In Defense of Black Lives

Friends, We have to say their names. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. Ahmaud Arbery. Nina Pop. Countless others… Every name is a human being; every name is part of a family, a group of friends, a community, and a culture. For too long, we’ve disregarded the
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