IHEU invites applications for funding in the IHEU-HIVOS Humanist Network and Development programme for 2009. The deadline for applications is 1 September 2009. For full details, click here to go to the announcement on the IHEU web site.
IHEU and HIVOS have been collaborating since 1988 to promote Humanist-oriented development, through human rights and Humanist networking oriented projects.
Who can apply for funding?
Humanist organizations in developing countries (according to the DAC list) can apply for grants. The organization does not necessarily have to be a member of IHEU, but must have objects that align with those required for membership of IHEU. A group of individuals who are seeking to establish a Humanist organization in those countries may also apply.
Grant criteria
The project should achieve specified goals in one or more of the *following areas:
*promoting Humanism,
*secularism,
*human rights or scientific method, or
*building competence and capacity of the organization itself.
For full details and the downloadable application form, please click here: http://www.iheu.org/funding2009