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Semillas-Mexico

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Institution :

Semillas

Funding Programs :

Organisational Project Grant

Youth Leadership Development Individual Grant

Geographical Focus :

Mexico

Description :

Grants for Human rights; labour rights; sexual and reproductive rights and health; gender-based violence; sexual diversity; economic autonomy and sustainable development projects. (themes may change slightly from year to year).

Organisational Project Grant ($5,000-$10,000 USD)

Youth Leadership Development Individual Grant ($15,000 for 2005 but will change for the next generations).

Details about Semillas' annual call for proposals can be found on their website around July of each year.

Who can apply :

Mexican organizations, based in Mexico, operating in Mexico having the following characteristics:

•Legal non-profit status (A.C., IAP, etc.), listed in the "Diario Oficial"

•Ability to expedite tax deductible receipts (preferred)

•Working in a human rights framework (not service or charity based)

•Focusing on women and girls from one or more of the following marginal/marginalised populations: poor (rural and urban) indigenous, lesbians and other women who are not heterosexual, domestic / informal economy workers, sex workers, youth (girls and boys, specifically in theme of sexual and reproductive rights)

Language :

Español

URL :

http://www.semillas.org.mx

Contact Information :

Sociedad Mexicana Pro Derechos de la Mujer, A.C.

Tamaulipas No. 66

Col. Condesa, C.P. 06140, Delegación Cuauhtémoc,

Tel: 5553 2900, 5553 0109

buzon@semillas.org.mx