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    ARDF - Empowering Angolan Public Defenders

    ANG-ARDF-FY24-01

    Benjamin W Medina Grantor

    Opening date 8 Jul 2024, 12:00AM

    Closing date 23 Aug 2024, 12:00AM

    Funding Opportunity Number: ANG-ARDF-FY24-01

    Opportunity Category: Discretionary

    Expected Number of Awards: 1

    CFDA Number(s): 19.225 -- Africa Regional Democracy Fund

    Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

    Posted Date: Jul 08, 2024 12:00:00 AM EDT

    Closing Date: Aug 23, 2024 12:00:00 AM EDT

    Estimated Total Program Funding: 350000

    Award Ceiling: $350000

    Award Floor: $100000

    Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

    Additional Information on Eligibility: Proposal applications are welcomed from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and public international organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education; and for-profit organizations or businesses. Entities with prior experience working in Sao Tome e Principe and implementing projects of this nature are preferred, but not required. Preference is to work with non-profit entities; however, there may be some occasions when a for-profit entity is best suited. For more information see attached complete Notice of Funding Opportunity.

    Agency Name: Benjamin W Medina Grantor

    Description:

    The U.S. Embassy to Angola and Sao Tome e Principe in Luanda is pleased to announce the availability of an open competition funding opportunity to carry out a project to empower lawyers, legal professionals, and human rights defenders to advocate for access to justice for vulnerable populations and provide adequate defense in cases of human rights violations, particularly in cases related to freedom of speech and assembly and arbitrary detention of human rights defenders. The project aims to create a unified vision for the legal defense of human rights in Angola. 

     

    While the law states that all detainees have a right to legal counsel, either chosen by them or appointed by the government on a pro bono basis, legal professionals report that there are an insufficient number of lawyers to handle the volume of criminal cases. This situation is exacerbated for vulnerable populations (women, youth, underrepresented ethnic groups), detainees outside of Luanda, and cases involving sensitive human rights issues. 

     

    This project should complement and build upon prior and ongoing work in these areas by international organizations, or non-governmental organizations (NGOs), but ideally would seek to meet challenges not currently being addressed by other projects.

    Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: U.S. Embassy to Angola and Sao Tome e Principe in Luanda

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