US Department of State Funding Opportunity: Promoting UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

Last date : December 18, 2015

 

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that strengthen civil society’s capacity to meaningfully shape business and human rights (BHR) in Tanzania and at least in one neighboring country in sub-Saharan Africa. DRL’s goal is to protect human rights, promote development, and avoid or reduce conflict for communities in the operations of companies in the extractives.

DRL seeks proposals for activities that may include, but are not limited to: 1) empowering civil society organizations with small grants to fund outreach relevant to BHR, especially the UNGPs; 2) creating mechanisms to enhance and implement National Action Plans on BHR; 3) educating the public on the human rights implications of corporate activity, especially in the extractive sector, industrial agriculture, and with respect to land acquisition, transfer, and ownership; and 4) combating corruption, human rights abuses and violence against marginalized populations.

Proposals should include components that foster multi-stakeholder participation, including by governments, transnational and local companies, and civil society (including communities), to address key issues. Proposals should provide a clear plan on how to build civil society’s capacity to meaningfully engage in the various business and human rights approaches and provide concrete steps for meaningful reforms in this area. Proposals should explore opportunities for regional engagement, capacity building, and lessons-learned exchanges.

 

For more details : http://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/249208.htm

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