The New Democracy Fund
The new democracy fund
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has selected a consortium of five organisations to set up the New Democracy Fund. The consortium includes 3F, Danish Industry (DI), the Danish Cultural Institute, the Danish Youth Council (DUF) and International Media Support (IMS).
An active, independent, and diverse civil society is an important cornerstone of a free, peaceful, and stable society and with a budget of 50 million DKK for 2020-2022, the fund aims to strengthen civil society partnerships in Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Civil society plays a crucial role in any democracy, and especially in aspiring ones. That is why civil society partnerships are the primary focus of the newly established Democracy Fund, which is to promote democratic organisation of civil society; people-to-people exchange of experience and regional networking between Denmark and the Eastern Neighborhood countries.
Project themes
The New Democracy Fund operated on six thematic focus areas:
- Youth
- Media
- Culture
- Labor market
- Climate
- Gender
Contact
If you have any questions regarding DUF’s work with The New Democracy Fund, you can contact special consultant Majbritt Bæk Dalgaard at mbd@duf.dk or +45 6020 1411.
Read more about the project
You can read more about the opportunities for collaboration and funding at the project’s website.