Apply Now: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) Resilience Fellowship 2024 ($15,000 grant)
Resilience Fellowship
The Fellowship is part of the GI-TOC’s flagship Resilience Fund, which provides grants and support to civil society individuals and organizations working to counter the impacts of criminal governance and violence across the world. Established with a grant from the government of Norway, the Resilience Fund is also supported by the governments of Germany, the Netherlands and New Zealand and works in partnership with international organizations and NGOs worldwide.
The theme for the Fellowship’s first edition, in 2020, was disappearances, which resulted in a final collaborative project: A place called disappeared: The landscapes and stories of those who are #StillMissing. In 2021, the Fellows collaborated on projects to counter extortion in their communities and produced a video to amplify their message: End extortion now. In 2022, the Fellowship took on the theme of environmental crime, focusing on issues such as illegal logging, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, and the effects of environmental crime on indigenous protected areas. The 2023 Fellowship focused on human rights, recognizing that the existence of organized crime in any capacity often leads to violations of a wide range of human rights.
Ten fellows will be selected from different contexts and supported through the following mechanisms:
Grants: In fragile environments, the scarcity of financial resources is a pressing issue. Due to ongoing conflict, weak governance and socio-economic disparities, traditional sources of support are often underdeveloped or unavailable. The 2024 Resilience Fellowship will directly address this gap by providing grants of US$15 000 to individuals in such environments for community projects that build resilience. By focusing on fragile contexts, the Fellowship will ensure that resources reach those who are typically overlooked, making a tangible difference in communities that are most in need.
Capacity building: Through the Fellowship’s training and mentoring programme, Fellows will receive guidance on navigating the unique challenges presented by their environments, such as cyber threats, physical security risks and the complexities of criminal economies. This approach begins with an understanding of fragility: identifying the local manifestations of organized crime and developing strategies to counter them.
Networking and collaboration: The Fellowship will provide networking and collaboration opportunities through its Resilience Dialogues and the Resilience Fund Community Platform to influence global policy and strengthen Fellows’ initiatives. By fostering an interdisciplinary, global and cross-sectoral network, the Fellowship aims to support a diverse range of solutions, share resources and best practices, and strengthen community resilience to organized crime in fragile contexts.
https://resiliencefund.globalinitiative.net/2024-resilience-fellowship/
