The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission ("the Commission") has today announced the 28 organisations to be awarded a total of €350,000 in funding for projects under its Human Rights and Equality Grants Scheme 2019.
Now in its fourth year, the 2019 grant programme awards small grants of up to €6,000 and general grants of up to €20,000 to support civil society organisations in Ireland promoting the development of economic and social rights across three thematic areas: housing/accommodation, health and decent work. The Commission welcomed 112 applications to the grant scheme from across the country.
Since 2016, under its grant scheme, the Commission has supported 108 human rights and equality projects across Ireland including research programmes, training or resource activities, conferences or events and cultural initiatives.
(The full list of 2019 projects is provided in the Editor’s Note below.)
Emily Logan, Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission stated today:
“The Human Rights and Equality Grant Scheme 2019 is part of the Commission’s statutory power as Ireland’s national human rights and equality body supporting initiatives that will advance economic and social rights in line with the Commission’s strategic focus.
“The grants programme enables civil society organisations to undertake a range of projects towards the development of effective initiatives to tackle the challenges that exist across the key focus areas of housing, health and decent work.”
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Editor’s Note:
The Human Rights and Equality Grants Scheme 2019
The Human Rights and Equality Grants Scheme is part of the Commission’s statutory power to provide grants to promote human rights and equality under the
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014.
The full list of organisations receiving the Human Rights and Equality Grants Scheme 2019 are:
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The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is an independent public body, appointed by the President and directly accountable to the Oireachtas. The Commission has a statutory remit set out under the
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act (2014) to protect and promote human rights and equality in Ireland, and build a culture of respect for human rights, equality and intercultural understanding in the State.
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is Ireland’s national human rights institution and is recognised as such by the United Nations. The Commission is also Ireland’s national equality body for the purpose of a range of EU anti-discrimination measures.
Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty
All public bodies in Ireland have responsibility to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of their employees, customers, service users and everyone affected by their policies and plans. This is a legal obligation, called the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty, and it originated in Section 42 of our founding legislation, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Act 2014. More information on the duty is available here:
Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty
