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The Human Rights Foundation Rolls out Support for 16 Projects Worldwide
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The Human Rights Foundation has announced 500 million satoshis in new grants through its Bitcoin Development Fund.
Key facts
- The Human Rights Foundation has announced support for more projects around the globe, this time giving over 500 million satoshis, worth $396,854 at today’s prices, in grants to 16 projects based
- After Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica in late 2025, the app raised and distributed more than $10,000 in bitcoin within 72 hours
- The grants are the second round of funding to come in 2026, after the NGO announced it had supported 26 projects in April
- HRF’s support will help grow the educators trained through their Educator Training Program, from roughly 60 to 120, with a focus on communities living under authoritarian rule achieving financial
Summary
The Human Rights Foundation has announced support for more projects around the globe, this time giving over 500 million satoshis, worth $396,854 at today’s prices, in grants to 16 projects based in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Coming from the HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund, the grants will help projects that want to strengthen the Bitcoin protocol, expand practical Bitcoin access and facilitate secure messaging and community infrastructure for dissidents, among other things, according to the NGO. The grants are the second round of funding to come in 2026, after the NGO announced it had supported 26 projects in April. Across Africa, cross-border money transfers are often slow, costly and rely on intermediaries.