Eswatini Democracy and Human Rights Resilience Project

Eswatini Democracy and Human Rights Resilience Project is sponsored by U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Mbabane, Eswatini. This project seeks to build resilience through trainings and advocacy programs on human rights and democracy in Eswatini.

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gov Maintenance Calendar Africa Regional Democracy Fund - Eswatini Democracy and Human Rights Resilience Project Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:ARDF-MBA-FY22-01 Funding Opportunity Title:Africa Regional Democracy Fund - Eswatini Democracy and Human Rights Resilience Project Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Law, Justice and Legal Services Expected Number of Awards:5 Assistance Listings:19.

225 -- Africa Regional Democracy Fund Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:Aug 02, 2023 Original Closing Date for Applications:Sep 15, 2023 Current Closing Date for Applications:Sep 15, 2023 Archive Date:Oct 15, 2023 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 40,000 Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility:• Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non- governmental organizations.

• Public and private educational institutions • For-profit organizations ## Additional Information Agency Name:U.S. Mission to Eswatini Description:**A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION** The U.S. Embassy Mbabane, Eswatini of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out the Eswatini Democracy and Human Rights Resilience Project.

The main aim of the project is to build resilience through trainings and advocacy programs on human rights and democracy in Eswatini. Please follow all instructions below. **Priority Region:**All four regions of the country The Eswatini Democracy and Human Rights Resilience Project will fill a need for U.S. action to change the narrative of U.S. programs funded in Eswatini and stimulate an end to the cycle of violence within Eswatini.

Through this program, the grantee will capacitate new national leaders to actively engage in defending the Constitution of the Kingdom of Eswatini, to support the active engagement of civil society in the political life of the country/in pursuit of human rights and justice, to advocate for civic space that this would require, and contribute to the momentum to swing the pendulum in the direction of enduring justice. 1.

To provide restorative relief for local human rights defenders, organizations, institutions, and allies to generate and sustain momentum for fundamental human rights in Eswatini. 2. To complement Southern Defenders by providing psychosocial support to the family and extended network of Thulani Maseko, strengthening resilience among advocates and allies of the former Lawyers for Human Rights network which Thulani Maseko co-founded.

3. To reinforce the work of human rights lawyers of the University of Eswatini (UNESWA) Legal Aid Clinic representing emaSwati in legal jeopardy and providing pro-bono services as a check on the power of the State to instill fear and marginalize those working for constructive change within Eswatini.

**Participants and Audiences:** Citizens of Eswatini, the University of Eswatini Legal Aid Clinic, the Law Society, and other legal support civil society organizations, while boosting support to the fragmented Swaziland Human Rights Coalition which has degraded over the past several years. Link to Additional Information:[](https://www. grants.

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