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Fund
Digital Safety
Legal Support
Living Expenses
Physical Safety
Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
Protection Grants
Frontline Defenders (FLD)
Grants to improve physical security, digital security and communication security (including office security and individual security); Legal fees if you are being judicially harassed; Family assistance for imprisoned HRDs or family members who are at risk because of a HRD’s activities; Medical fees for HRDs if you have been attacked or have suffered a medical condition as a result of your peaceful human rights activities
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Reporting scholarships
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) – Reporter ohne Grenzen Deutschland
Research & Recharge Fellowship and Digital Freedom & Safety Fellowship Temporary escape from threats and repressive measures Support when it comes to bureaucratic hurdles Puts scholarship holders in contact with other journalists and media
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Rest & Respite
Frontline Defenders (FLD)
Providing some time out in a safe environment (in Ireland or elsewhere) while enhancing your skills so that you can work more effectively when you return home.
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Rest, reflection & recharging
Defenders in Dordrecht
Short stay in Dordrecht, Netherlands for reflection & recharging if under pressure Including: shelter; modest contribution to livelihood; care as needed; social network; opportunity to acquire certain expertise or skills (e.g. self-care, safety, stress management), depending on the individual preferences; depending on the guest, we organize exhibitions, film screenings or discussion evenings for Dordt’s public.
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Fund
Legal Support
Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
Relocation
Support in Exile
Safety Fund
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Financial support for litigation when help with legal fees is required; Medical expenses if you are injured; Travel costs to cover journeys to a place of safety; Financial support in exile due to threats at home.
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Fund
Legal Support
Physical Safety
Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
Relocation
Support in Exile
Security Rapid Response Grant
Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights (UAF)
Quick, flexible funding for legal support; Quick, flexible funding for psychosocial support; Quick, flexible funding to respond to security threats; Quick, flexible funding to respond to security threats or unexpected advocacy opportunities
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Shelter Cities
Justice and Peace Netherlands
Temporary refuge in one of the Shelter Cities in the Netherlands (max. three months)
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Temporary relocation
Hamburg Foundation for Politically Persecuted People
Temporary relocation to Hamburg, Germany
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Temporary residency programme
International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN)
A residency for a period of 2 years to continue working on projects in one of 70 refuge cities worldwide, including: grant covering living costs and accommodation; access to public services in the country/city of residence; and travel expenses related to relocation; building and developing professional networks and opportunities during the residency.
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Fund
Legal Support
Living Expenses
Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
Relocation
The Safety Fund
International Media Support (IMS)
Urgent legal assistance; Urgent medical assistance; Family support in cases where the journalist has been killed or rendered otherwise incapable of supporting the family; Relocation, safe houses, evacuation out of the country or region.
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Fund
Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
Therapy Fund
Rory Peck Trust (RPT)
The Rory Peck Trust’s Therapy Fund covers the cost of treatment for freelance journalists who would benefit from professional psychological support. Financial support for psychological treatment
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Writers Emergency Assistance Fund (WEAF)
American Society of Journalists and Authors (asja)
The Writers Emergency Assistance Fund helps established freelance writers who, because of illness, disability, a natural disaster, or an extraordinary professional crisis are unable to work.