Overview
Donor: | Niwano Peace Foundation |
Application procedure: | Full Proposal |
Donor base: | Japan |
Reference number: | - |
Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
Deadline: | 28.11.2024 |
Financial details
Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
Minimum grant size: | - |
Total available budget: | - |
Funding type: | Grants |
Maximum grant size: | 9.000€ |
Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Children & Youth
- Education
- Governance & Democracy
- Human Rights
- Peace & Conflict Resolution
- Religion & Faith
- Research, Technology & Innovation
- Social Inclusion
- Women & Gender
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Europe
Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Pacific
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Description
1) Objective
The Niwano Peace Foundation was set up in 1979 and has since operated a large grant-making program in support of research and activities that foster peace. The Foundation currently runs two grant programs:
- (1) Social activities based on a religious spirit: aActivities for individual and community welfare and peace, both physical and spiritual, based on a religious spirit that emerges from reverence for God, Buddha, or other universal spiritual reality. In particular, peace-making activities related to education, volunteer work, development cooperation, environmental protection, human rights or social problems of an aging society done in a spirit of religious tolerance which transcends religious boundaries.
- (2) Grass-roots activities deployed on a local community: Activities to vitalize local communities through interdisciplinary workshops and meetings with particular emphasis on collaboration by groups and individuals from diverse organizations and religious groups. It is expected to come up with some new values of the independent mind. Examples would be workshops and outreach programs to inspire the people to think about how people living in the far away countries are related to their own lives, or to encourage development of local activities in which people “think globally, and act locally.”
This year, the NPF is particularly interested in activities that address the following issues: Poverty; Migrants, Refugees and Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs); Gender disparity; Initiatives by religious organizations and believers to address social issues (including the use of religious facilities); Effective use of technology.
2) Eligibility
Application may be made by either an individual or an organisation. Any group which has been in continuous existence for a reasonable length of time is eligible to apply, whether or not its is legally incorporated.
3) Location
They have no defined focus countries. Previously funded projects are implemented in the Philippines, El Salvador, India, Israel, Peru, Vietnam, and Nepal.
4) Budget
The amount for which one applicant can apply tends to be up to €9,000 (1,000,000 Japanese yen). The Foundation provides funding to around 20 new projects per year.
5) Application
Applicant is required to submit application papers prescribed by NPF. Applications form can be downloaded from their website. Applicants are encouraged to please submit their application by E‐mail or Postal mail at the following address: Niwano Peace Foundation (NPF), Grant Unit, Shamvilla Catherina 5F , 1‐16‐9 Shinjuku, Shinjuku‐ku, Tokyo 160‐0022, JAPAN, E mail: npfgrant(a)npf.or.jp. The application deadline is from October 28 to November 28 in every year.