Incident Response Fund (IRF)
The Incident Respond Fund responds rapidly to urgent cases of digital threats or attacks against human rights defenders, journalists, activists, or organisations. The funding provided can be up to €5,000 and can be used to cover costs, which will directly reduce the risk or impact of a digital attack.
Fondo de Respuesta ante Incidentes
El Fondo de Respuesta ante Incidentes es nuestro mecanismo de respuesta rápida para personas defensoras de derechos humanos, periodistas, activistas u organizaciones que enfrentan ataques digitales. La subvención proporcionada puede ser de hasta 5,000.00EUR y se puede utilizar para cubrir gastos que reduzcan de forma directa el riesgo o el impacto de un ataque digital.
Sustainable Protection Fund (Asia) 2025
The Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP) is currently soliciting applications from Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Asia regions for Sustainable Protection Fund. The Sustainable Protection Fund (SPF) aims to help human rights organisations or collectives build their long-term digital security capacities. The priority groups for SPF 2025 are environmental rights defenders organisations or network and Human Rights organisations documenting Human Rights violations, LGBTQI+ rights defenders organisations and labour rights organisations. The SPF scheme provides grants up to €15,000, and covers activities for a maximum of one year.
Make sure to submit your application by the deadline: 20 November 2025 (17.00 UTC)
The list of countries that we cover under SPF 2025 Asia application:
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam, China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, and the Maldives.