Call for Grants to Support Activities on Combating Hate Speech

●Combating hate speech and/or countering intolerance, exclusion, discrimination, inequality, hatred and racism in local communities in North Macedonia, whereby focusing on vulnerable groups such as Roma, people with disabilities, people of different ethnicity/religions, LGBTI people, etc.
●Creation and promotion of counter and alternative narratives to hatred and intolerance and enhancing dialogue among different groups in the society.
●Promotion and protection of rights of LGBTI persons in the local communities in North Macedonia related to access to health and education, in the area of sports, media and administration, protection against hate speech and hate crime, etc.

●be legally constituted as a non-governmental organisation or as a local self-government in North Macedonia;
●be entitled to carry out activities in North Macedonia described in its project proposal;
●for CSOs: have been active for at least three years in the field of human rights/anti-discrimination, hate speech;
●have sufficient financial capacity on the bank account: at least 2000 Euro or the equivalent in the local currency
●have sufficient operational and professional capacity, including at least two staff members, to carry out activities described in its project proposal and who have at least three years’ experience in project implementation

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