Region specialist Eastern Europe/Middle East

is an independent fund that has been supporting social movements fighting for a just and sustainable world for over 50 years. It supports protests, demonstrations, strikes and other forms of direct action aimed at combating exploitation, climate change and social and economic inequality.

Het Actiefonds
is supported by individual donors and does not accept money from governments or corporations.
Het Actiefonds relies in great part on the active contribution of volunteers.
Algemene informatie

Wanted: region specialists Eastern Europe/Middle-East

Het Actiefonds
has five sections with region specialists (volunteers) who decide which projects will be funded. We are now looking for volunteers with knowledge of and a network in either Eastern Europe or the Middle-East. Do you have affinity with activism and social movements and a few spare hours every month? And do you endorse the objectives and vision of

Het Actiefonds
? Join our section!
 
The East section is responsible for funding action groups in different countries in the Eastern Europe and Middle-East regions. In addition to assessing funding proposals, we try to increase the awareness of

Het Actiefonds
in the region.
 

What do we expect from volunteers?

• Affinity with the work of

Het Actiefonds
;

• Knowledge of socio-political relations in the region;
• A network of activists and critical grassroots movements in the region;
• Available for meetings one evening a month.

When you become an active member of the section, we do not expect you to be an expert on all topics and countries. It is important that you have some knowledge of the socio-political relations and also that you have some insights into the dynamics of social movements. During the discussions at the monthly meetings you will deepen and develop your knowledge further.

We want to especially encourage people who have roots in the region to apply.
 

Practical information

The section meets once a month in Amsterdam. To ensure continuity within a section, you are expected to attend at least eight out of the twelve meetings per year and that you remain active for at least one year.

Het Actiefonds
employs a mutual trial period of three months. If you live outside of Amsterdam, you will get your travel costs reimbursed.
Do you want to apply? Or do you have questions? Mail to info@hetactiefonds.nl
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