The MATRA Programme for Social Transformation & The Human Rights Fund
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Consulate General in Istanbul invites Turkish civil society, non-profit educational institutions, semi-governmental organizations and municipalities to submit new proposals to get support for their work.
The MATRA Social Transformation Programme & The Human Rights Fund are open for applications by local NGOs, non-profit educational institutions, semi-governmental organizations and municipalities in Turkey. Twinning with Dutch organisations and with partners from other countries is allowed
Funding Information
The MATRA programme and The Human Rights Fund work with country specific priority areas. Priority areas for Turkey are identified within the overall framework identified in the table:
MATRA Program Priorities
- • Law, legislation and the judiciary
- • Public administration and good governance
- • Public order and law enforcement
- • Media (freedom, literacy and pluralism)
- • The workings of (parliamentary) democracy
- • Building resilient (civil) societies
The Human Rights Fund Priorities
- • Freedom of expression and internet freedom
- • Freedom of religion and belief
- • Equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex (LGBTI)
- • Equal rights for women and girls
- • Supporting human rights defenders