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Human rights projects in Namibia funded by the German Government

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11.08.2020 - Article

Each year, the Federal Foreign Office promotes around 120 to 140 projects of varying sizes worldwide, primarily in emerging and developing countries in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and Eastern Europe.

The German Embassy in Windhoek has been able to regularly support a project of up to 70,000 Euros a year in recent years. Thematic priorities of the funding include strengthening civil society, in particular supporting defenders of human rights, human rights institutions and the media, protecting and promoting women's rights, protecting and promoting the rights of children, and promoting economic, social and cultural rights.

If you and your organization are planning a project for 2021, please find below the call for proposals, further information and the project application:

Call for proposals 2021 PDF / 296 KB
Information on funding criteria and procedures PDF / 287 KB
Project application form PDF / 648 KB
Project application form (word format) DOC / 45 KB

If you have further questions, please contact the Embassy (Ms Eva Borkner): Contact the German Embassy Windhoek

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(left to right) Ellen Gölz, Chargée d'Affaires a.i. at the German Embassy Windhoek, with Sister Namibia representatives Immacullate Mogotsi (Chairperson of the Board) and Nicky Marais.

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