€350,000 awarded to 28 projects to progress rights and combat racism.
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) has announced the 28 organisations to be awarded a total of €350,000 in funding for projects under its Human Rights and Equality Grants Scheme 2021.
The projects announced today encompass a range of issues; social exclusion and socioeconomic discrimination; racism and discrimination experienced, in particular, by ethnic and minority communities; and empowering people with disabilities to advocate for their rights. (The full list of 2021 projects is provided in the Editor’s Note below.)
Now in its sixth year, the 2020 grant programme awards small grants of up to €6,000 and general grants of up to €20,000 to support civil society organisations, rights-holder and community led groups, and trade unions in Ireland to promote access to justice for people who face the greatest barriers to accessing their rights. The Commission welcomed 147 applications to the grant scheme from across the country.
Since its establishment in 2016, the Commission’s grant scheme has supported 180 human rights and equality projects across Ireland, including research programmes, training or resource activities, conferences or events and cultural initiatives.
Sinéad Gibney, Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission stated today:
“The Human Rights and Equality Grant Scheme is part of the Commission’s initiative to support and empower communities and organisations to tackle important rights-based issues, with those who are most affected.
“People and communities who face discrimination and inequality across the country are embedded in the design and delivery of these 28 projects, ensuring that their voices are heard through innovative education, training, research and policy initiatives.
“We look forward to seeing the outcomes of empowering those who face the greatest barriers to justice to understand and claim their rights, through these projects, with the shared aim of creating a much more inclusive society for all".
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For further information, please contact:
Karen Joynt, IHREC
01 8589601 / 087 448 2963
Karen.Joynt@ihrec.ie
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Editor’s Note:
The Human Rights and Equality Grants Scheme 2021
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 2021 are:
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