Deadline: 1 February 2019

The BEARR Trust has announced its Small Grants Scheme 2019 to support NGOs, voluntary associations and other non-profit organisations which aim to prevent or deter violence against women and girls, or which support victims of such violence.

The field to be covered by the Scheme in 2019 is:

• Projects dealing with violence against women and girls in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Aims

In addition, the Scheme aims to encourage these organisations to:

• share experience and learning among NGOs with relevant aims
• disseminate good practice more widely
• facilitate cooperation with and/or coordination among NGOs and other organisations working with relevant groups
• improve awareness of, or engage public institutions in addressing the relevant issues
• propose other, imaginative ways of achieving the Scheme’s aims Grant Information

The Trust may wish to support a number of initiatives through the scheme, so proposals for grants of up to £3000 are invited.  Awards will be made on a matching basis, and not exceed 50% of the overall cost of a project.

Eligibility Criteria

The scheme is open to applications from NGOs, voluntary associations and other non-profit organisations active in the areas covered by the Small Grants Scheme 2019 (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan).

How to Apply

Applicants must fill in the SGS Application Outline in English and send it via email at the address given on the website.

Eligible Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

For more information, please visit http://www.bearr.org/the-bearr-trust-small-grants-scheme-2019/