CFPs: Local Transition and Media Projects 2025

The LTP´s fall under the Transition Promotion Program, which is the framework for the support of human rights and democracy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. The program aims to support non-governmental organizations that promote human rights, democracy and free media in their countries.

Thematic Priorities

• Indivisibility of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights is the core principle of the Czech Republic’s approach to human rights and democracy promotion. All these rights are essential to a life of dignity and the denial of any of them impairs human dignity. The human rights and transition promotion policy is committed to removing historical, social, cultural, religious and ideological obstacles to equality (such as those affecting the situation of women and various vulnerable groups). Equality and non discrimination are among the most important cross-cutting principles and priorities of Czech foreign policy. While advocating all universal internationally recognized human rights, the Czech Republic focuses mainly (but not exclusively) on:
  • Supporting international human rights mechanisms and human rights mainstreaming;
  • Supporting civil society, including human rights defenders;
  • Promoting the freedom of expression and information, including the freedom of the media;
  • Promoting an equal and full political and public participation;
  • Supporting institution-building in the area of the rule of law;
  • Promoting equality and non-discrimination;
  • Promoting human rights in employment and in the environmental context.

Funding Information

• The financial contribution for an LTP is from 100,000 CZK to 500,000 CZK. Co-financing from other sources is arbitrary and desirable.
• The project must be implemented from the date of the signing of the contract (about March 2025) to end of September 2025.
• The project has to be effective and economical, for which reason all bills/accounts must be documented.
• Each organization may apply for a contribution of one project.

Geographical Locations

• The human rights and transition promotion policy is aligned with the geographic priorities of Czech foreign policy. In addition, in the context of its action in multilateral for a the Czech Republic focuses also on countries targeted by country specific resolutions of the UN Human Rights Council and countries for which the Council appoints Special Rapporteurs with country mandates. The bilateral priorities are detailed in the respective regional foreign policy strategies. The national Transition Promotion Programme offers the Czech experience primarily to countries close to the Czech Republic in cultural, historic, geographic or other terms. Accordingly, it focuses on partners in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans; projects implemented in other regions may be included in justified cases. The Czech Republic will revise the list of priority countries for the national Transition Promotion Programme on an annual basis, if the situation so requires.

Eligibility Criteria

• The financial contribution is intended for projects implemented in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
• Implementer of the LTP is a local subject with legal subjectivity in the country of the project implementation.
• Implementer must be eligible to sign contract with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic that establishes jurisdiction of Czech laws and Czech jurisdiction over the contract.
• An LTP must be implemented by a non-governmental subject. A contribution cannot be claimed by a political party or state institution.
• The subject must be eligible to receive foreign funding, f.e. in case of India to have a valid FCRA licence.

Evaluation Criteria

• Relevance of the project
• Capacity of the project implementer
• Effectiveness of the project
• Feasibility of the project
• Project quality
• Sustainability of project outputs and objectives

For more information, visit Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi.