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Support to Rights Institutional Support for Human Rights Program, the sub-granting mechanism carried out jointly by Hafıza Merkezi and Heinrich Böll Stiftung supporting human rights organizations, has come to an end as of this Fall 2021. This being the case, however, we are also happy to announce that our preparations for the launch of second phase for the program are also underway. During the two-years long program, we supported the human rights community in providing one-year operational grants of 1,750,000 Euro in total to 48 rights-based organizations, along with a capacity-building program geared towards improving the resilience of supported organizations. Haklara Destek Institutional Support for Human Rights Programme has been carried out as a sub-granting mechanism within the scope of the “Building Resilience, Strengthening Human Rights: Human Rights Support Mechanisms in Turkey” grant project financed by the Delegation of the European Union to Turkey.

In this post, we want to give you a brief overview of the program achievements.

Program in Numbers

During the program;

• 3 trainings obligatory for all organizations were held on:  i) strategic planning, ii) financial sustainability and iii) advocacy & lobbying,
• 7 workshops optional for interested organisations were held on: on i) rights-based approach, ii) financial management, iii) project design and implementation, iv) advocacy & lobbying, v) creative campaigning,  v) target audience & visibility, vi) impact monitoring & evaluation, vii) human resource planning & management were held.
• Organizational policy documents were created by each organisation;
• Each CSO developed at least 1 organizational policy document
  • 17 out of 48 developed a gender equality policy
  • 13 out of 48 developed  procurement policy
• Annual financial plans were prepared or revised by 45 out of 48 organizations.
• Strategic plans were worked on by 39 out of 48 organizations.
• An informal communication network of 112 members was established which continues to be utilised by the grantees.
• Peer-to-peer support has been given to 38 out of 48 HROs for a total duration of 1296 hours. Most of the support requested by the beneficiaries aimed at developing internal governance structures. 30% of grantees received support on organisational management and 20% on planning and managing human resources.
• Policy papers with rights-based approach has been developed by 26 out of 48 grantees
• 38% of the supported organizations received their first EU grant with Haklara Destek

Supported NGOs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEfkQVpWB7U A message of unity and solidarity from the supported NGOs; "The difficult times in which we're afraid to stroll around, touch each other, and are increasingly disconnected from life has revealed once again the urgent need to address the inequalities and injustices in the world. As the people of lands where it's getting harder to demand a life that is more equal, just, secure, and respectful to nature what we need most is to breathe, the support of each other, and our rights."

• Ali İsmail Korkmaz Foundation
• Association for Legal Support against Sexual Violence
• Association for Struggle against Sexual Violence
• Association of University Faculty Members
• Bir+Bir Culture and Arts Association
• Buğday Association for Supporting Ecological Living
• Capadoccia Women’s Solidarity Association
• Center for Spatial Justice
• Civil Society in the Penal System Association
• Clean Clothes Campaign Turkey
• Colourful Hopes Association
• Denizli Autism Association
• Diyarbakır Association for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets
• Diyarbakır Institute for Social and Political Research
• Federation of Associations for Barrier Free Living
• Freedom of Expression Association
• Human Rights Agenda Association
• Human Rights Association
• Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch
• Human Rights Association Van Branch
• IPS Communication Foundation
• İsmail Beşikci Foundation
• Kırkayak Kültür
• Kocaeli Solidarity and Research Association
• Life Cooperative for Women, Environment, Culture and Enterprise
• Lotus Youth Space Association
• Mardin Joint Association for Women’s Cooperation
• Mersin 7 Colours LGBT Training, Research and Solidarity Association
• Mesopotamia Association for Linguistic and Cultural Studies
• Mesopotamia Education, Science, Art, Health and Culture Foundation
• Migration Monitoring Association
• Minus 25 Association
• Nirengi Association
• Nonviolent Education and Research Center
• Ordu Association for the Empowerment of Women
• Pembe Hayat LGBTI+ Solidarity Association
• Red Umbrella Association for Sexual Health and Human Rights
• Research Center for Peace, Democracy and Alternative Politics
• Rosa Women’s Association
• Serhat Association for Migration Research
• Social Policies, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation Studies Association
• Sulukule Volunteers Association
• Tigris Social Research Center
• Women’s Solidarity Foundation
• ZAN Foundation for Social, Political and Economic Studies