Funding of the Axel Springer Freedom Foundation gGmbH (Support for human rights defenders and projects from authoritarian states)
The Axel Springer Freedom Foundation provides financial support, networking, and public relations assistance to human rights defenders, dissidents, as well as artists and media professionals from authoritarian states. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The aim of the funding is to support individuals and projects from non-free countries who advocate for freedom, democracy, and human rights by providing financial resources, public relations, and networking formats with decision-makers from society, politics, and business, and to make their concerns visible worldwide.
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
- Non-profit Organizations
Funding requirements
- Active work as a human rights defender, dissident, or artist/media professional
- Residence in an authoritarian state
Description
The Axel Springer Freedom Foundation gGmbH continuously supports human rights defenders, dissidents, as well as artists and media professionals from authoritarian states with the aim of making freedom, democracy, and human rights more visible worldwide. Through a sponsorship model, eligible individuals and civil society groups receive financial resources as well as public relations support and networking opportunities with decision-makers from politics, business, and society. Based on the legacy of Axel Springer, the foundation builds on a long-standing commitment to political prisoners and their families and creates exchange formats in which voices from unfree countries are heard. In doing so, it contributes to social cohesion and strengthens a resilient civil society against autocratic tendencies.
Applicants who are actively engaged as human rights defenders, dissidents, or artists/media professionals and reside in an authoritarian state are supported. The assistance is aimed at both private individuals and non-profit organizations that advocate for freedom and democracy at great personal risk. Applications can be submitted at any time; there is no deadline. The continuous funding opportunity offers an uncomplicated access point for courageous activists and projects seeking to achieve sustainable impact in the fields of media, culture, labor & social affairs, as well as democratic cohesion.
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