Since 2003, the Fund for Global Human Rights has had one goal: to move human rights forward by providing resources and tools to the people and organizations on the ground who have real potential to generate positive change.

Their grants and technical assistance are focused on crucial and difficult work that otherwise might falter for lack of resources, bring financial stability to human rights groups, and help human rights defenders increase their visibility and impact. The Fund supports a wide range of human rights issues, such as defending indigenous land rights in Guatemala, promoting women’s rights in Morocco, pressing for accountability for war crimes in West Africa, and ending the practice of bonded labor (a form of slavery) in India.

Mission and Values

Their Commitment to the Cause

• -- They’re in it for the long haul 
• - They are as committed to the organizations they help as they are to their cause. They’re here to make a difference—no matter how long it takes.

They have rare access

• - Their ability to identify and vet viable frontline activists—including those not well-known because they are based outside capital cities or work on cutting-edge issues—gives people like you access to organizations that would otherwise lie beyond their knowledge and reach.

They’re passionately objective

• - They approach every area with a commitment to research and on-the-ground analysis that informs their strategies and allows them to make smart investments in credible, effective organizations.

They’re dedicated to the big picture and big changes

• - Their dynamic approach connects pieces of the puzzle and advances human rights in a holistic way that results in large, lasting, and relevant changes in the regions where they work.