CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
A global civil society alliance: grants for members, emergency support for CSOs and monitoring of civic space.
About the fund
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists founded in 1993. Its headquarters are in Johannesburg, and it also has offices in Geneva and New York.
CIVICUS brings together members from more than 175 countries and defends the freedoms of association, peaceful assembly and expression. The alliance runs the CIVICUS Monitor, a research tool that rates civic space in 197 countries and territories across five categories, from 'open' to 'closed'.
Beyond advocacy and research, CIVICUS funds civil society: through the Solidarity Fund, which provides flexible grants to alliance members, and the Crisis Response Fund, which rapidly supports organisations facing restrictions, threats or digital attacks.
Focus areas
- Protecting civic space
- Freedom of association, peaceful assembly and expression
- Emergency support for CSOs under pressure
- Digital resilience of civil society
- Support for small and informal initiatives
- Monitoring and research on civic space
Interesting facts
Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Johannesburg.
The CIVICUS Monitor rates civic space in 197 countries and territories.
The Solidarity Fund (since 2019) provides members with grants of USD 1,000 to 10,000.
How to apply
Formal and informal CSOs, groups and movements, including Ukrainian ones, can apply year-round to the Crisis Response Fund and for digital resiliency grants (up to USD 10,000 for one organisation, up to USD 20,000 for joint applications). The Solidarity Fund is open to CIVICUS members only; details are in the resourcing opportunities section of civicus.org.
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