Human Rights Award/Aid to NGOs

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The Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Center for Justice & Human Rights is accepting nominations for the 2011 RFK Human Rights Award. Established in 1984 in the spirit of Robert Kennedy’s ideals, the award seeks to honor those courageous and innovative individuals striving for social justice throughout the world.

Persons and, in exceptional cases, organizations working non-violently to promote and protect human rights of any race, creed, religion, nationality, gender or sexual orientation are eligible for the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.

Those working for social change within their country of origin and who have worked strategically and effectively to address serious human rights problems are given the highest priority. Often these human rights defenders and movements are working against tremendous odds and at great personal risk.

A one-time total cash prize of U.S. $30,000 will be given to the nominee selected to receive the Award. While it is preferable that one nominee is given the Award, if more than one recipient is selected in a year, the cash prize will be divided equally among the recipients.

The deadline for nominations is February 15, 2011. For more information :

Mailing address: 1367 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 200

Washington D.C. 20036

Phone: 202.463.7575 | Fax: 202.463.6606

http://www.rfkcenter.org/2011hra

The World of Children Annual Awards: Humanitarian, Health and Youth Awards

The World of Children Annual Awards Program is a global recognition and funding program that “exclusively focuses on a broad range of children’s issues such as health including hunger and nutrition, education, safety and human rights.” It works to improve the lives of children worldwide by identifying and providing recognition to those extraordinary individuals who work at the ground-level on behalf of children in need.

“The World of Children Awards program was created to recognize and elevate those selfless individuals who make a difference in the lives of children here in the USA and across the globe, regardless of political, religious or geographical boundaries. These courageous leaders recognize that our children are the world’s most important asset. Their stories are heroic.

The World of Children honors these leaders, and grants them funds to support the proven, high-impact programs they have created. These awards assure that more children’s lives will be touched, and changed, forever.”

There are three awards under this Program:

2011 Humanitarian Award – maximum grant of upto $50,000.

    The Humanitarian Award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to children in the areas of social services, education or humanitarian services.

    Nominee must have created, managed or otherwise supported a sustainable program which has significantly contributed to children’s opportunities to BE SAFE, TO LEARN, and TO GROW.

    Nominee must do this work over and above their normal employment, OR work for little or no pay.

    Nominee must have been doing this for a minimum of 10 years.

    Nominee must have an existing non-profit organization in good standing, which can receive grant funds if awarded.

2011 Health Award – maximum grant of up to $50,000

    The Health Award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to children in the fields of health, medicine or the sciences.

    Nomine must have created, managed or otherwise supported a sustainable program which has significantly contributed to the IMPROVED HEALTH of children.

    Nominee must do this work over and above their normal employment, OR work for little or no pay.

    Nominee must have been doing this for a minimum of 10 years.

    Nominee must have an existing non-profit organization in good standing, which can receive grant funds if awarded.

2011 Youth Award – maximum grant of up to $25,000

    The Award recognizes youth that are making extraordinary contributions to the lives of other children.

    Nominee must be under the age of 21 by the nomination submission deadline.

    Nominee must have an existing non-profit organization in good standing, which can receive grant funds if awarded.

    Nominee must have been doing this work for a minimum of three years by the nomination submission deadline.

The Award Winners who receive 2011 World of Children Awards will be announced and celebrated in New York City on Thursday, November 3, 2011.

The deadline to submit nominations is 1 April 2011. For more information

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By Mail: World of Children 6200 Stoneridge Mall Road 3rd Floor Pleasanton, CA 94588

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship 2011/12

The Institute of Education (IOE) at the University of London and the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission are jointly funding the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship 2011/12 to provide support for undertaking a master’s degree.

The eligible programmes under the scholarship are:
    MA in Education and International Development
    MA in Education, Gender and International Development
    MA in Education, Health Promotion and International Development
    MA in Educational Planning, Economics and International Development
    MA in Development Education

The award includes:
    air fares to and from London tuition fees
    maintenance allowance of £1,044 per month (as at July 2010)
    a grant of up to £225 to cover dissertation costs
    £200 for study travel
    the cost of up to 10 Kilograms of excess baggage (books only) for the scholar upon returning home at the end of the award.

No additional allowances are paid for spouses or other dependants.

Who can apply?

You must be a national of a Commonwealth developing country. We particularly welcome applications from India, Kashmir, Pakistan and Nigeria.

You must meet IOE entry criteria unconditionally, including our English language requirements, as no pre-sessional English language training is available under this award.

Candidates who have already studied for one year or more in a developed country, or who possess sufficient resources to self-fund, are not eligible for an award.

The deadline to submit applications is 30 April 2011. For more information, visit : http://www.ioe.ac.uk/studentInformation/41462.html

Scholarships, Individuals, Organisations, NGOs, Funding agencies, India, Worldwide

International Ibsen Scholarships for individuals or organizations : The Norwegian Government is accepting applications for the International Ibsen Scholarships for the year 2011. This is the fourth time that the Government will be handing out the scholarships meant for individuals, organizations or institutions from around the world.

Scholarship funds amount to 1,000,000 NOK (approx. 125.000 Euro/160.000 US Dollars) will be awarded to Ibsen-related projects worldwide.

The scholarships are meant to act as incentives for critical discourse in regards to existential and society-related subject matters concerning Henrik Ibsen, the nineteenth century Norwegian playwright, theatre director and poet.

The International Ibsen Scholarships are awarded annually and the applications are subject to scrutiny by an appointed jury.

Previous years, projects from Asia, North-America, Europe, Africa and Australia have received scholarships.

The presentation of the scholarship recipients 2011 is staged in Henrik Ibsen’s city of birth, Skien, Norway on September 19th and 20th and coincides with the Skien International Ibsen Conference.

The application deadline for The International Ibsen Scholarships is April 15th, 2011. For more information, visit for more details.
http://www.ibsenawards.com/article.php?aid=124

Purchase of Nature Grants Program for NGOs : The IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands (IUCN NL), a platform of 25 IUCN members in the Netherlands has a unique small grants program which provides funding local NGOs to purchase and protect threatened wildlife habitats and vulnerable ecosystems around the world.

In areas under high pressure the purchase of remnants of natural vegetation and creating private protected areas can have a massive impact on the conservation of local biodiversity. With exploding land prices, triggered by developments in the ‘biofuel’ market or development projects, there is no time to wait for decisive action from politicians or decision makers. (In the Paraguayan Chaco for example, hundreds of hectares of dry forest are destroyed every day). If used by capable NGOs, land purchase can be an extremely valuable and fast-working instrument to protect threatened ecosystems and safeguard them for future generations. The SPN programme provides the financial support for such dedicated NGOs to implement these much needed interventions.

The SPN programme works only with carefully selected local conservation NGOs, with a proven capacity in management of natural resources. These NGOs will eventually own and manage the purchased areas. The SPN programme DOES NOT own any lands, it only provides the funds for the purchase. Buying land and placing the management, and/or ownership, in the hands of an NGO can be a delicate and sometimes complicated matter.

The funds are eligible for local conservation NGOs working in Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. Although the geographical range of SPN is very broad, the bulk of the projects funded are located in Latin America. Legislation in most countries of this continent makes it relatively easy (compared to many countries in Africa and tropical Asia) for NGOs to purchase and manage land, and arrange for the title deeds to be registered in their name.
More details: http://www.iucn.nl/funds/purchase_of_nature_1/

Women's NGO's worldwide Directory

We are proud to announce you that  the long awaited  “Directory of Women’s Organizations” are released on CD-Rom and now available to your hands. 

International Info. Resource Centre has been collected the details of  Women’s  Organizations worldwide and brought out a directory on CD-ROM, It containing Women’s Organization,  Media Organisations, self-help Groups, NGO’s, Business Organizations, Network Groups, Social welfare Organizations. Include details like Name of Organization, Contact person, Postal Address, Ph/Fax No., Email address, Website address and other details of nearly about 3000+ Organizations Worldwide. Wholly run by Women/Wholly owned by Women.

Here you  find complete information of Women’s Organizations from India, Pakistan. USA, UK, Germany, France, Canada, Netherlands, Kashmir, Australia, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Japan, China and other countries.

It also cantains details of Worldwide  Funding Sources, Organizations, Institutions, Persons who provide Financial/Material/Technical assistance, give funds for various Women’s Projects, NGO’s, Social Welfare Organizations, Trusts, Educational Institutions, Hospitals, Self-help groups. Include details like Postal Addresses, Ph/Fax Numbers, Email and Website addresses and other details of nearly about 2700 Indian &  International Aid Agencies.
(Available only on CD-Rom)
Price Rs.1550/- US $ 150
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