This is a growing grassroots human rights support initiative, connecting voices across different locations to confront injustice in its many forms — from abuse and coercion to corruption and systemic neglect. Built through mobile messaging and volunteer coordination, it creates space for testimony, solidarity, and practical follow-up. With PHC Service support, the project is evolving from informal discussion into structured advocacy, enabling concerns to be captured, organised, and progressed more credibly. The platform is designed to bring visibility to hidden suffering, support safer follow-up, and build informed pressure for change through appropriate accountability channels. It is a move toward practical transformation, not just conversation.
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Built initially as a WhatsApp-based community, the project has become a trusted space for storytelling, solidarity, and strategic action. The next stage is to introduce PHC Service governance so that concerns raised by members can be captured as structured records, tracked safely, and progressed through defined action pathways rather than remaining trapped in conversation.
Support will be used to establish a safeguarded case intake pathway, deploy structured documentation tools, build referral connections (legal, counselling, domestic abuse support, advocacy partners), and produce consistent monthly reporting outputs that demonstrate real progress, protect vulnerable participants, and strengthen credibility with institutions and potential funders.
This project is designed to turn raw concern into structured advocacy — enabling public visibility where appropriate, safe escalation where necessary, and collective pressure for change within communities, through governments, and through international human rights channels.
Defenders of Human Rights is a grassroots advocacy initiative designed to help individuals and communities speak up safely about injustice, receive support, and convert lived experience into structured evidence and coordinated action. It is a network-first project that moves from informal peer support into disciplined case handling, reporting, and advocacy through PHC Service.
Project at a glance:
The current stage is early growth: the community exists and is active, but requires governance structure to scale safely. The aim is to establish a minimum operating system that protects people, tracks progress, and produces credible evidence outputs that can attract partners and sustain long-term advocacy impact.
| Category | Description | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|
| IT Services and Tooling | Filemaker, Mindmanager, Conferencing, Development Apps (one off contribution) | £1,900 |
| PHC Start Pack - Hardware (*1) | A set of 5 Single Board Computers, Monitor and UPS | £1,442 |
| PHC 7-Day Review (*2) | PHC Service for Pre-start Review (7 days) | £277 |
| PHC Setup (*2) | PHC Service during 2-month Setup Phase | £2,076 |
| PHC Continuation (*2) | PHC Service during 3-month Continuation Phase | £3,236 |
| Miscellaneous | Travel, training, insurance, and other variable costs | £1,000 |
| £9,931 |
| Category | Description | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Single Board Computer Set x5 | Raspberry Pi 500, Mouse, hdmi cable, power cable) | £722 |
| Monitor x5 | Mini-Monitor (for RP500) | £480 |
| Site UPS | Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for site computers. | £240 |
| £1,442 |
| Role | People | Hourly Rate | M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | Total (GBP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHC Strategist | David Winter | £12.60 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | £630 |
| PHC Analyst | Abubakr Harakat | £8.40 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | £714 |
| PHC Admin | PHC Admin | £4.90 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | £613 |
| PHC Trainee | [name1] [name2] [name3] |
£1.68 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 72 | 72 | 72 | £524 |
| Project People | Rosemarie Rajwant [Name 2] [Name 3] |
£8.40 | 10 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | £3,108 |
| Total | £277 | £1,038 | £1,038 | £1,079 | £1,079 | £1,079 | £5,589 | ||
Footnote - People Costs and PICS Eligibility: The people-related costs shown above relate to funded governance, delivery, leadership, and trainee roles agreed at the outset of the project. These paid hours are not eligible for PICS (Pro Bono Social Impact Credits). PICS applies only to unpaid or underpaid service contributed outside funded roles. PHC Service maintains a clear, auditable separation between funded work and any pro-bono contribution, preventing double recognition while ensuring transparency to funders.
Appendix Highlights:
| Category | Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT Tooling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,900 | 0 | 0 | 1,900 |
| PHC Start Pack | 0 | 0 | 1,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,442 |
| People - Review | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 |
| People - Setup | 0 | 1,038 | 1,038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,076 |
| People - Continuation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,079 | 1,079 | 1,079 | 3,237 |
| Miscellaneous | 0 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 |
| TOTAL | 277 | 2,038 | 2,480 | 2,979 | 1,079 | 1,079 | 9,932 |