Deadline: 28-Feb-22
The British Council in partnership with WOW Foundation invites institutions and individuals based in Nepal and the UK to submit proposals on developing engaging, creative and meaningful interactions on gender topics for the fifth edition of Women of the World Festival Nepal (WOW Nepal).
Over a decade ago the first WOW—Women of the World—was held at the Southbank Centre in London. Since then, WOW Festivals celebrating women and girls, and taking a frank look at the obstacles they face, have taken place across the globe, reaching more than two million people directly.
WOW Nepal was first hosted in 2017. The fifth iteration is planned as a hybrid event with a digital version hosted in March, followed by a physical event in Lumbini Park in April 2022. Like previous editions, the Festival aims to raise awareness of overlooked, nuanced and intersectional issues, it hopes to strengthen the capacities of actors to take informed creative actions and provides a platform to amplify the voices of women/girls and others at the margins of society.
Through the power of arts, culture and media, both in physical or virtual spaces, WOW Nepal continues to connect an increasing number of diverse people, movements and ideas to address the global challenge of gender inequality.
What are the grants that can be applied for?
- Workshops – Digital: 25k – 100k
- Workshops – Physical: 50k – 100k
- Performances – Digital outputs: 100k each
- Performances – Physical showcase: 150k each
- Music (presentation): Up to 450,000
- Nepal – UK Coapplication: 1500 – 3000 GBP
- Lumbini-based Project: 100k – 400k
- Research grant: 250k
- Under 18s (digital/physical): 50k – 200k
- Men/boys (digital only): Up to 100k
What is offered from WOW Grants?
They are announcing multiple grants to support arts/culture and media-based activities that are gender focused. Grants include financial and in-kind contributions to produce, package and disseminate proposed activities and outputs with relevant audiences and stakeholders. Grants cover the range of activities which make up the WOW Festival strands and grant amounts vary. Financial awards are decided on a case-by-case basis through a budget submitted by the applicant.
Who do they expect to apply for these grants?
The British Council expects applications to come from those individuals and/or institutions who are committed to gender equality actions. Applicants should be able to clearly outline a purpose for their participation in WOW Nepal festival. Reasons for working with WOW Nepal may include:
- To connect with new audiences, collaborators and stakeholders on diverse gender actions
- To apply arts, culture and media innovatively to create behaviour/perception change outcomes
- To support the agency of women/girls who otherwise do not have access to platforms like WOW
- To benefit long-term individual (professional) or institutional goals
- To develop new insights and data around creative and narrative approaches in gender advocacy
For more information, visit https://www.britishcouncil.org.np/programmes/arts/wow-grants-2022
