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The KIOS Foundation offers funding to civil society organisations from East Africa and South Asia. Every year, we fund approximately 30 civil society organisations fighting for dignity, equality and justice in their own countries.

Open calls

Open call for Expressions of Interest to support human rights work in Sri Lanka

KIOS launches an open call for Expressions of Interest to support human rights work in Sri Lanka carried out by local civil society organisations. Smaller organisations with limited funding opportunities are encouraged to apply. A separate info session on the call will be held on June 10 at 13:30 Sri Lankan time via Zoom. Applications to this call must be submitted by 23 June 2026 through the KIOS online application portal. Note that, only applications submitted via the portal are eligible. 

More information on how to apply, assessment criteria and eligibility can be found in the Open call guidelines. Please read them carefully before submitting your application. See also the list of Frequently Asked Questions(PDF file) for more information. In case you cannot find an answer to your question in these guiding documents, you may approach us through calls@kios.fi(email) with the subject “Sri Lanka Open Call”. However, we cannot promise that we will be able to reply to all inquiries.

This call is open only for Sri Lankan, Sri Lanka-based organisations.  

At the moment no open calls to other regions. Find other donors like KIOS that support activists, civil society organisations and small, informal civil society groups from the CIVICUS donor directory.