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

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

This representative survey provides data on the attitudes among people in Germany towards various aspects, such as age, gender, disability, sexual...

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

Tackling the crises of climate and inequality: Movement support for the just transition 

With the project “R(h)einforced Connections,” citizens on both sides of the Rhine developed ideas for mobility, energy, and the future of the...

Following the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Euroregion developed a crisis response plan — together with local communities. What began as a precautionary measure quickly evolved into something more.

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

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

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

For the first time, citizens in the tri-border region of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic have engaged in cross-border dialogue to share...

The tri-border region of Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands is developing a joint strategy on climate and health, exploring innovative approaches.

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

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

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

Border Forensics is a research and investigation agency that documents violence against migrants and refugees at borders. It works with migrant communities and civil society organizations to support their demands for truth and...

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

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...

From a borderless energy region to climate neutrality: The municipalities of Ralingen (DE) and Rosport-Mompach (LU) show just how dynamic...

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

The Migration Journalism Award recognizes and honors outstanding journalism that explores the wider political, economic and social dimensions of...

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

Vocational education is more than just professional training — it’s a space where social life unfolds and democratic values are negotiated. It...

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...

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

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

A Decolonial Approach: Working with the Migrant Women Community

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

Intersectional Movement-building and Global Advocacy

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

Strengthening resilience against violence and conflict in the Sahel region.

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

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

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

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...

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

Supporting the power and agency of disability justice movements

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

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

Cross-border planning with a shared vision: In the High Rhine region, citizens contributed their ideas to a spatial concept — laying the foundation for a political vision that takes their lived realities seriously.

The growing care movement in Germany, Austria and Switzerland is campaigning for a care-based reorientation of the economy. 

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

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...

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

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

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

The Migration media service in Germany identifies and fills knowledge gaps to bring greater objectivity to social debates.

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

We support the School for Peace in Neve Shalom - Wahat as-Salam as an important peace actor and educational peacebuilding organization.  

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.

How will migration evolve in the future? How can we better shape migration as a societal asset?

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

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

Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB) supports refugees to make use of their potential and leverage their professional qualifications to migrate through safe and regular pathways. 

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

The European Anti-Poverty Network is a network composed of European organizations fighting against economic injustice and poverty. The aim is to...

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

Building inclusive societies through innovative policies 

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

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. 

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...