Promoting Feminist projects in Syria, and/or Iraq
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Rosa Luxemburg Stifung (RLS)
- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
- Job type: Consultancy
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Not Specified
- Right to work requirements: Not specified
- Remuneration: USD 10,000 USD / Budget
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 25/07/2026
- Location: Syria
Background and Purpose
The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) is a German political foundation affiliated with the German party “Die Linke” (the Left party). RLS is dedicated to political education and progressive social research. The RLS Regional Office in Beirut, established in May 2017, primarily supports projects in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. Additionally, RLS publishes reports and analyses on developments in Iran.
Syria, and Iraq face complex challenges, including social fragmentation, displacement, sectarian or ethnic divisions, economic crises, lack of trust among communities, and massive demographic shifts due to wars and migration. In such volatile contexts, building social cohesion — characterized by trust, mutual support, inclusion, and participatory community life — is vital to promote stability and national resilience.
Through this Call for Proposals, RLS Beirut aims to support local feminist initiatives, grassroots organizations, civil-society actors, or networks working to advance gender justice, combat gender-based violence, and foster solidarity in Syria, and/or Iraq. Recognizing the severe context of ongoing conflict, violence, and displacement, where all populations face extreme human rights violations, but women and marginalized communities bear a disproportionate and compounded burden, RLS Beirut will support two selected projects in Syria and/or Iraq
Objectives
Proposals should aim to achieve one or more of the following objectives:
• Address the gendered impacts of conflict and violence, focusing on the disproportionate challenges and rights violations faced by women and marginalized groups.
• Promote inclusion and active participation of marginalized or vulnerable groups in community, resistance, and decision-making process.
• Support community-led initiatives that build collective care, safety networks, and shared solidarity across divides to counter systemic violence and marginalization.
• Strengthen the capacity of local feminist actors, women human rights defenders, and grassroots organizations to design and implement gender justice initiatives in high-risk environments.
• Document, analyze, or research dynamics of gender-based violence and social fragmentation in conflict contexts, and propose practical, context-sensitive strategies for gender justice, feminist peacebuilding, and inclusion.
• Encourage cross-community or cross-regional collaboration among feminist groups to build solidarity and share experiences.
Eligibility & Requirements
Eligible applicants include: individuals, grassroots feminist initiatives, women-led organizations, LGBTQI+ groups, civil society organizations, community-led groups, or networks working in Syria, or Iraq.
Applicants should demonstrate:
• Experience in feminist organizing, gender justice, women’s rights advocacy, intersectional activism, or similar fields within (post-) conflict and/or fragile settings.
• An understanding of the local social, cultural, and political context, including how conflict, violence, displacement, and systemic inequalities disproportionately impact specific genders and communities.
• Commitment to the values upheld by RLS: intersectional feminism, social justice, equality, non discrimination, inclusion, solidarity, and respect for human rights.
• Capacity to implement concrete activities or to produce research/documentation (depending on the proposal), with clarity on methodology, timeline, and security in volatile contexts.
• A realistic and transparent budget, clear project plan, and, if applicable, a diverse, inclusive project team.
The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) is a German political foundation affiliated with the German party “Die Linke” (the Left party). RLS is dedicated to political education and progressive social research. The RLS Regional Office in Beirut, established in May 2017, primarily supports projects in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. Additionally, RLS publishes reports and analyses on developments in Iran.
Syria, and Iraq face complex challenges, including social fragmentation, displacement, sectarian or ethnic divisions, economic crises, lack of trust among communities, and massive demographic shifts due to wars and migration. In such volatile contexts, building social cohesion — characterized by trust, mutual support, inclusion, and participatory community life — is vital to promote stability and national resilience.
Through this Call for Proposals, RLS Beirut aims to support local feminist initiatives, grassroots organizations, civil-society actors, or networks working to advance gender justice, combat gender-based violence, and foster solidarity in Syria, and/or Iraq. Recognizing the severe context of ongoing conflict, violence, and displacement, where all populations face extreme human rights violations, but women and marginalized communities bear a disproportionate and compounded burden, RLS Beirut will support two selected projects in Syria and/or Iraq
Objectives
Proposals should aim to achieve one or more of the following objectives:
• Address the gendered impacts of conflict and violence, focusing on the disproportionate challenges and rights violations faced by women and marginalized groups.
• Promote inclusion and active participation of marginalized or vulnerable groups in community, resistance, and decision-making process.
• Support community-led initiatives that build collective care, safety networks, and shared solidarity across divides to counter systemic violence and marginalization.
• Strengthen the capacity of local feminist actors, women human rights defenders, and grassroots organizations to design and implement gender justice initiatives in high-risk environments.
• Document, analyze, or research dynamics of gender-based violence and social fragmentation in conflict contexts, and propose practical, context-sensitive strategies for gender justice, feminist peacebuilding, and inclusion.
• Encourage cross-community or cross-regional collaboration among feminist groups to build solidarity and share experiences.
Eligibility & Requirements
Eligible applicants include: individuals, grassroots feminist initiatives, women-led organizations, LGBTQI+ groups, civil society organizations, community-led groups, or networks working in Syria, or Iraq.
Applicants should demonstrate:
• Experience in feminist organizing, gender justice, women’s rights advocacy, intersectional activism, or similar fields within (post-) conflict and/or fragile settings.
• An understanding of the local social, cultural, and political context, including how conflict, violence, displacement, and systemic inequalities disproportionately impact specific genders and communities.
• Commitment to the values upheld by RLS: intersectional feminism, social justice, equality, non discrimination, inclusion, solidarity, and respect for human rights.
• Capacity to implement concrete activities or to produce research/documentation (depending on the proposal), with clarity on methodology, timeline, and security in volatile contexts.
• A realistic and transparent budget, clear project plan, and, if applicable, a diverse, inclusive project team.
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