State Aid for Human Rights Training
Description
The Ministry awards state aid for the purpose of supporting at least 8 participants from development countries to participate in human rights training in Finland on a yearly basis. Two participants are offered a longer fellowship. The participants are chosen among Ngo-workers, Ph.D. students, scholars, public officials and lawyers from developing countries are given an opportunity to deepen their knowledge and understanding of human rights, as well as of the mechanisms available to fulfil and protect them. In previous years the participants have possessed key positions in universities, governmental offices and non-governmental organizations. The participants come from ODA-eligible (the OECD list of development assistance countries, ODA-DAC) countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Therefore the training benefits mostly an enlarged group of people in developing countries.
Funding decision 26.06.2019
44 700 €
Objectives monitored by OECD's Development Assistance Committee
- Participatory development/Good governance
- Gender equality
Field of activity
- Human rights 100%
Special target group
- girls
- children
- indigenous peoples / ethnic minorities
- Gender and sexual minorities
Funding channel
Institut för mänskliga rättigheter
Contact
Code for the object of funding
89893000
ID
UHA2019-004768
Modified
09.07.2019