Grassroots Projects

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Asia Collective (SAC) and Minority Rights Group (MRG) International, with funding support from the European Union and Norad, launched a sub-grant programme to fund short-term projects that sought to examine and address the specific issues that South Asia’s minorities have been facing. A total of 18 initiatives were identified to receive assistance from the SAC and MRG, across 6 countries. The types of interventions are broad and varied, and include documentation and advocacy efforts, public awareness campaigns, and engagement with traditional and social media to address and combat COVID-related misinformation and disinformation. All initiatives made a concerted effort to highlight the minority dynamics of the pandemic.