People in Need
A Czech organisation: grants for communities and local NGOs on social cohesion, youth development and humanitarian response.
About the fund
People in Need (PIN) is a Czech humanitarian and human-rights organisation founded in 1992 by Šimon Pánek and colleagues from the Velvet Revolution activist circle. Today it works in roughly 30 countries worldwide.
The organisation provides humanitarian aid, runs development projects, education and human-rights programmes, and conducts social work. PIN is also known for organising the One World film festival.
In Ukraine, People in Need has been present since 2003, initially with human-rights programmes, and with humanitarian aid since 2014. After the full-scale invasion of 2022 it significantly expanded support across the country.
Focus areas
- Humanitarian aid and crisis response
- Development projects
- Protection of human rights
- Education programmes
- Social integration of vulnerable groups
- Psychosocial support for affected people
Interesting facts
Founded in 1992; works in roughly 30 countries worldwide.
Present in Ukraine since 2003, providing humanitarian aid since 2014.
Expanded its activities across the whole of Ukraine after 2022.
How to apply
PIN's humanitarian and grant support goes primarily to local NGOs and vulnerable communities; current opportunities and contacts are on ukraine.peopleinneed.net.
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