In this project, the Digital Freedom Fund is looking at fundamental processes that lead to discrimination mechanisms and structural problems online...

Through participatory research and dialogue formats, we bring together local, national and international actors to develop practical ideas and...

We support the “Leave No One Behind” partnership, founded in 2017, which has developed a data-based approach to reducing inequalities at the...

We support indigenous peoples and local communities in Sub-Saharan Africa in achieving formal legal recognition of their land and forest rights....

The program supports local authorities to work together with citizens, the (agricultural) economy, and civil society to design more sustainable...

The initiative is working to develop a fresh agenda for integration policy in Europe by bringing together senior integration policymakers and...

We are building an UrbanCommunity for sustainable and just cities in Europe through micro-funds and peer-learning.  

The Fight Inequality Alliance is a collective response to growing imbalance of power and wealth across the world. It unites movements across...

We support our partner denkhausbremen in developing guidelines for an environmentally sustainable and socially just future from the...

Intersectional Movement-building and Global Advocacy

We support local restoration actors in the drylands of the Greater Sahel region committed to learn from each other and to act together to increase...

We explore emerging innovations in democratic participation around the world through research, with a view to proposing recommendations for...

The Global Centre for Climate Mobility (GCCM) is a global partnership pushed forward by a group of champion countries and enabled by the United...

The aim of the project is to develop a recovery framework for Ukrainian municipalities severely damaged by war. 

The Mayors Migration Council empowers and enables cities to engage in migration diplomacy and policymaking at the international, regional and national level. The aim is to ensure that global responses to migrant and refugee...

BetterPost, a project of the Neue deutsche Medienmacher:innen, promotes nuanced reporting on social media and fights hate in the comments section.

VOTO is a digital voting aid used in local elections that helps increase young voter turnout. It playfully provides information about parties and...

Europe Prykhystok supports children-victims of the war in Ukraine by facilitating innovative partnerships between local actors from Ukraine and Europe.  

We support platforms that address the diversity among Muslims in Germany and serve as an interface between Muslim communities and society. 

How can power and resources be shifted to local actors? We support the peacebuilding organization Peace Direct, which is dedicated to transforming the international peacebuilding system. 

In this project, we support tenants in Berlin through community organizing methods to build strong community initiatives.

Empowering progressive social forces in South Africa and beyond to create systemic change from above and below through research, policy, and...

We support the development of an online platform that presents local approaches to promote the inclusion of refugees and people with a history of migration.

In this cooperation with Refugees International, the interface between conflicts, displacement in the context of climate change and regional...

A platform of African and European mayors working together to deliver innovative and practical solutions for human mobility in and between their...

We support young people’s social commitment in rural areas of Turkey with networking and qualification opportunities.

Young adults, teachers and youth exchange specialists can find relevant offers here on language support, professional training and educational or...

In Bioregions all over Europe local stakeholder processes are facilitated in order to tackle the regions’ most burning issues, e.g. drought, water management, biodiversity loss.

The MSG brings together key policy-stakeholders and decision-makers from the public and private sector on future migration questions, currently...

The aim of the project is to better understand factors that impede social mobility. Therefore, we promote exchange between the OECD and civil...

We support a needs-based training and further development program for enterprises in Germany, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Hungary.

We support an organization that enables out-of-school children in Africa and the Middle East to start school and learn successfully.

We promote integration hubs as local places for exchange and collaboration between newcomers and people who are already resident. The space is used for encounters, advice and the development of new ideas for the...

What characterizes wealth inequality in the Global South and what role do elites play in creating and maintaining it? This interdisciplinary...

Statelessness and undetermined nationality have severe consequences but receive limited attention from both the public and political spheres. Our partners advocate for including statelessness on the political agenda and working...

With Common Ground, we promote the cross-border participation of the population in shaping and developing their border region. In the long-term,...

Community Sponsorship of refugees offers a key contribution and innovative solution to migration policy. The Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative...

How can international non-governmental organizations be reshaped and contribute to a changed role for global civil society?

We support International IDEA in creating platforms to mobilize, connect and update global democracy supporters.  

Germany has an active civil society, with some 23 million people involved in work for the public good. To do so, they require structures, resources and contact points on a local level. This is where our network program comes in.

Young people will have to deal with the consequences of climate change throughout their lives, yet they are underrepresented in key international...

This project aims to reduce racism and inequality at the European level in various policy areas and from an intersectional perspective.

Within a new, remote cross-border newsroom, we support underrepresented journalists whose stories are missing from the international news. Including a more diverse range of voices allows the media to report in a more nuanced...

Factor D is a broad network of actors and organisations in German-speaking countries. It brings together democratic forces in Germany, Austria and...

The worldlab project brings together young people in preparatory and regular classes of vocational and general education schools to discuss shared values.

Climate change and disasters are among the leading drivers of human mobility across Africa. Yet lawful pathways for those crossing borders in this...

As a member of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, together with other foundations, we support a change in food systems around the world in...

Strengthening democracy and social cohesion together – that is the goal of the strategic partnership between the Democracy team of the Robert...

A feasibility study is examining whether the topic of "justice and taxes" is suitable for a nationwide citizens' council.

We support a wide range of actors to contribute their diverse perspectives to the relationship between Africa and Europe around migration and...

We support the International Detention Coalition in its work to create rights-based and community-centered alternatives to the detention for...

By networking rural initiatives, we want to make the diversity of local solutions and their potential for a food transition more visible at...

We support vocational teachers in dealing with right wing extremism among their pupils. Through the teachers, the pupils are emboldened to reflect...

With the Robert Bosch Junior Professorship we seek to contribute to a better standing of the emerging field of sustainability science in Germany.

DemoSlam relies on dialogue to foster understanding. It draws together people with contrasting opinions, equipping them with the space and tools to tolerate difference and relearn the ability to handle conflict.

The Data Tank advocates for the purposeful, responsible, and trusted collection, use, and reuse of data to benefit all segments of society.

This project will provide practical support to a number of countries in the Global South as their food, eco and land use systems face serious challenges in the context of climate change. Through joint learning, innovation, and...

Our project with the Center for Global Development looks at the effects climate change is having on migration, and proposes policies to equitably...

Co-designing economic policies to address multiple interlinked crises.

We support the non-governmental organization Conducive Space for Peace to initiate changes in international peacebuilding.

We are training staff of Palestinian and Israeli peacebuilding organizations, providing both trauma support for them and lessons on how to integrate a trauma-informed approach into all programming. We foster collaboration and...

We promote the exchange between NGOs in Europe and China, as global challenges require cross-border engagement, also among civil society actors.

With this funding program, we support organizations that work to tackle structural economic injustices. Our goal is to drive long-term, systemic...

The award-winning open-source platform for citizen participation “Consul” ensures open, transparent, and democratic governance.

Resourcing intersectional movements in Central and Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central and North Asia.

Since 2020 the People’s Coalition for the Sahel works on strengthening civil society to influence policy change and hold stakeholders...

We empower refugee moms with cooperations between migrant organizations and educational institutions.

With the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), we address the situation of migration workers with a precarious...

CONCORD analyzes and influences EU international cooperation for more equal, just and inclusive societies, with a special emphasis on the influence...

A series of events on the implementation of power sharing in the culture, media and welfare sectors.

People and their democracy in Germany, France, Britain, Poland, and the United States. This representative study puts attitudes toward democracy in the five countries under the microscope.

We support innovative and viable approaches to the integration and participation of newcomers to rural regions.

We support the coalition, initiated by Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association. It aims to mobilize philanthropy across Europe and beyond to...

Systems based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making (ADM) are increasingly being experimented with and used on migrants, refugees and travelers. Our partner AlgorithmWatch explores how to enable...

Supporting systems change, participation and learning in philanthropy.

We promote new alliances to protect democracy in the digital age. BC4D provides services that teach people in a professional context to recognize...

The program is giving five German municipalities the chance to implement digitally and socially innovative integration projects. We provide them with trained people from business and civil society to work on solutions for local...

The Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies is an independent think-tank that seeks to foster change through knowledge production with a focus on...

Shifting European philanthropy from a climate change to a climate justice agenda.  

The business sector plays an increasingly important role in protecting global resources, including land. We support the Science Based Targets...

We support refugee-led organisations and initiatives that work towards more inclusive governance at the global level.

In five municipalities, the project is testing how to reach people who are not usually involved in participation processes. Based on the experience...

A desire for empowerment, diversity, emancipation and leadership: With this project we want to strengthen migrant organisations in the development of their work.

Together with the Federal Association for Socioculture, we support ten tridems in developing and testing ideas for low-threshold democracy work.

The annual report highlights key topical issues of mixed migration movements. Featuring a selection of data from approximately 10,000 interviews a year conducted with refugees and migrants around the world, the report...

The Foundation works with renowned inequality experts from different contexts and geographies to further develop its approach and strategy. 

We are a member of the Foundations Platform F20. Through F20, philanthropic actors call for joint, transnational action towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The network shows solutions to the...

Migrant self-organizations are already committed to welfare, offering a broad range of services. By partnering with other external actors in the...

We support the setting up of local alliances comprised of representatives of civil society, politics, administration, business, and the arts...

The organization works towards a world where marginalized communities have the power to use court rooms to foster social change and secure racial,...

The ‘United locally - for a strong togetherness’ programme promotes cohesion in smaller towns and villages in Germany. Committed individuals,...

The “Leadership in Migration Initiative” aims to identify and cultivate leaders who approach migration with empathy, strategic vision, and a...

Tech based activations for just and sustainable urban development