You asked us: who received support through Actions in the community and is there room for more applications?

In November, we announced that the Fund for Women, through the Program for the Development of Civil Society of the Solidarna Foundation, will award 15 grants for Actions in the community and other activities in 2024 for a duration of 1 to 6 months in the amount of up to €2,170.00. In January, we closed the first round, after which civil society organizations, initiatives, artists, and activists continuously submitted their applications, and the Evaluation Committee met as appropriate.

Through Actions in the community and other activities, we currently support seven small projects/activities implemented by civil society organizations, CSOs in cooperation with artists, researchers, and independent initiatives. We are proud to announce that we support the Association Domino, Safe Places and researcher Dunja Bonacci, Vizura Aperta and artist Tanja Dabo, K-Zona and the initiative Zbeletron, the Lesbian Organization Rijeka – LORI and the independent initiative Citizens of Rijeka, the association Kombinat and the artist Nika Rukavina and the association Dominoes.

Through this support, a series of activities will be organized, from artistic performances and workshops to marches for the Eighth March to synthesize much-needed knowledge about gender-based violence.

As announced in November, we can support 15 different activities and/or projects in the amount of up to €2,170.00 and we invite you to register your initiative, project, activity, or performance as early as possible so that they can be implemented by July and before all funds have been spent!

Through grants in the amount of up to €2,170.00, the Women’s Fund wants to support a number of diverse activities in the community in accordance with the program priorities of this call. This type of support is open to individuals, informal collectives, initiatives, and CSOs who can prove previous work on topics related to gender equality. Each applicant, regardless of status, can apply for a maximum of three supports during this funding cycle.

Program priorities for Actions in the community and other activities:

• Prevention and fight against gender-based violence
• Advocacy and promotion of reproductive rights
• Gender equality
• Interaction of gender and sexuality, disability, race, ethnic/national affiliation, socioeconomic status

 Priority activities:

• Ad hoc opportunities for evidence-based advocacy
• Conferences, panels
• Production and synthesis of knowledge 
• Performances and protests
• Socially engaged artistic practices related to gender equality
• Artistic production in the context of gender equality
• Travel (to education, conferences, taking advantage of advocacy opportunities, etc.)
• Education (raising the capacity of organizations and/or activists and target groups)
• And other actions in and for the community

Additional information about this call can be found here.

The application form can be found here. (Applications are closed) 

For all questions, feel free to contact fzz@solidarna.hr. Send your application to fzz@solidarna.hr, and for all questions you can contact 0918937070 (Marinella Matejčić), from Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 Visual author: Rozalina Burkova for The Greats – @rozalinaburkova