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...

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

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

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

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

Supporting the disability movement’s advocacy and power-building for dignity, self-determination, and self-representation of persons with...

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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

At cross-border picnics, citizens from Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice came together to develop ideas for a climate-friendly city centre — and have...

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

Documenting Ukraine supports journalists, artists and intellectuals in Ukraine in capturing life in the war. This makes Ukrainian experiences tangible beyond the country's borders and for posterity.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Decolonial Approach: Working with the Migrant Women Community

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

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

Building inclusive societies through innovative policies 

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...

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

Supporting the power and agency of disability justice movements

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

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

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

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

In SaarMoselle, citizens from Germany and France shaped the future of their region—with ideas for better mobility, shared energy solutions, and...

Intersectional Movement-building and Global Advocacy

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

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.

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.

How data on more intersectional representation can question power structures and strengthen diversity in NGOs and foundations 

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.

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

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