Awarded Grants
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. The vast majority of the grants made by Open Society are to organizations, but we also award a limited number of grants to individuals, primarily through scholarships and fellowships offered across a number of different programs.
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7iber for Training and Technology
2019$180,000Descriptionto help 7iber scale its editorial production, providing high-quality journalism in service of the public interest
ThemeJournalism
Referring ProgramIndependent Journalism Program
Middle East and North Africa Program
Term2 years
RegionMiddle East and North Africa
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights In Iran (ABC)
2019$180,000Descriptionto support advocacy on human rights
ThemeHuman Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramMiddle East and North Africa Program
Term18 months
RegionMiddle East and North Africa
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Access Now
2019$175,000Descriptionto support the digital security of human rights defenders, educate them about digital threats and internet shutdowns, and support the attendance of MENA human rights defenders at the 2019 Rightscon event in Tunis
ThemeHuman Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramHuman Rights Initiative
Middle East and North Africa Program
Term1 year
RegionGlobal
Middle East and North Africa
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
AFTURD (Association des Femmes Tunisiennes pour la Recherche sur le Developpement)
2019$150,000Descriptionto support raising public awareness on Tunisia's law on eliminating all forms of violence against women
Referring ProgramMiddle East and North Africa Program
Term2 years
RegionMiddle East and North Africa
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Anti-Racism Movement
2019$218,280Descriptionto support the Grantee's Migrant Community Centers to grow in size and scope, improve the quality and effectiveness of their services, and to support capacity-building for the Grantee's staff
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Middle East and North Africa Program
Term2 years
RegionMiddle East and North Africa
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Arab American Institute Foundation
2019$175,000Descriptionto support AAIF's general strategy around issues relevant to Arab Americans
ThemeHuman Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramMiddle East and North Africa Program
Term18 months
RegionMiddle East and North Africa
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Arab Council for the Social Sciences
2019$230,000Descriptionto support the advancement of gender research in the MENA region in response to current needs and priorities
Referring ProgramMiddle East and North Africa Program
Term2 years
Region
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
ARIJ
2019$250,000Descriptionto support the Grantee's work on investigative journalism
ThemeJournalism
Referring ProgramIndependent Journalism Program
Middle East and North Africa Program
Term18 months
RegionMiddle East and North Africa
FunderOpen Society Policy Center Inc.
Avocats Sans Frontieres
2019$200,000Descriptionto support the Grantee's work on judicial system reforms
Referring ProgramMiddle East and North Africa Program
Term2 years
RegionMiddle East and North Africa
FunderOpen Society Policy Center Inc.
Breaking the Silence
2019$200,000Descriptionto support Grantees' strategy in educating the public about Israeli occupation and expose violations against Palestinians
ThemeHuman Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramMiddle East and North Africa Program
Term2 years
RegionMiddle East and North Africa
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
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