VOICES Call

Description

1) Objective

The Bodossaki Foundation, as co-funder and coordinator, in consortium with the NGO Support Centre (Cyprus) and The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights, is announcing open call for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Greece and Cyprus to submit project proposals for funding under the “Voicing Opposition to domestIc, sexual, cyber violence & harmful practices” (VOICES) programme, which is co-funded by the European Union under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV-2025-DAPHNE) programme.

VOICES aims to prevent and combat all forms of gender-based violence (GBV) by supporting civil society organisations (CSOs) in Greece and Cyprus which are active in this field, but also by enhancing their organisational capacity, sustainability and participation in policy-making. The open call “Preventing and Combatting Diverse Forms of Gender-based Violence”, focuses in the following three priority areas:

• Preventing and Combatting Domestic and Sexual Violence (Priority 1)
• Preventing and Combatting Gender-Based Cyber Violence (Priority 2)
• Preventing and Combatting GBV-related Harmful Practices (Priority 3)

2) Eligibility

Eligible lead applicants and partners are Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) with legal status in Greece and the Republic of Cyprus.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Greece and Cyprus.

4) Budget

The Open Call offers two types of grants: Stream 1 – Large grant project (Funding: €30.000,01 to €60.000,00 per project, Duration: 12 months) and Stream Επιχορήγησης 2 – Small grant project (Funding: €20.000,00 to €30.000,00 per project, Duration: 10–12 months).

5) Application

Applications must be submitted between 2 April 2026 and 1 July 2026 at 14.00 via the Bodossaki Foundation’s Programme Portal.