Frontline AIDS has launched the applications for the Rapid Response Fund to support marginalised communities to tackle HIV-related human rights challenges
The Rapid Response Fund helps organisations and individuals to tackle HIV-related human rights challenges, including stigma, discrimination and threats of violence.
The fund helps in three ways:
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Providing emergency financial grants to organisations
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Supporting organisations to strengthen their capacity for emergency human rights response work
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Documenting and sharing best practice, to help influence decisions by governments and donors.
Funding Information
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Emergency response grants of up to $15,000 USD are available to organisations across 24 countries, led by or working closely with marginalised groups affected by HIV: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBT+) people; sex workers; and people who use drugs.
Ineligible Funding
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Humanitarian relief or direct aid for individuals such as housing, food or medication
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Income-generation activities
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HIV testing and treatment services
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Foreseeable funding gaps
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Activities that have already happened
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Starting strategic litigation
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Fees for conference or event attendance
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Activities relating to women and girls, where there is no intersection with LGBT+ people, sex workers, or people who use drugs
Eligibility Criteria
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Your proposal is triggered by a new and unforeseen situation. The situation either:
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Threatens to significantly disrupt your organisation’s existing human rights work or;
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Your organisation identifies a specific moment or opportunity to advance HIV-related human rights
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You have a realistic plan for meaningful change within 1-6 months
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Your organisation is based in an eligible country
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Your organisation is led by, or working very closely with, one or more marginalised communities affected by HIV: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBT+) people; sex workers; and people who use drugs.
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Your organisation has an annual income of less than $1 million USD.
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Your organisation has implemented HIV-related human rights projects focused on marginalised communities in the last 12 months.
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Eligible Countries
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Caribbean: Haiti; Jamaica; Dominican Republic; Guyana; St Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago
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East Africa: Ethiopia; Rwanda; South Sudan; Tanzania South
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East Asia: Cambodia; Vietnam
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Southern Africa: Angola
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West and Central Africa: Benin; Cameroon; Chad; Côte d’Ivoire; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Mali; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo
For more information, visit Frontline AIDS.