13th AWID International Forum: Applications Open for Seed Grants

Deadline: 20 October 2016

The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) has announced its 13th International Forum on the theme “Feminist Futures: Building Collective Power for Rights and Justice”. AWID is inviting applicants to get inspiration to develop a creative and bold idea to build collective power for rights and justice.

AWID’s mission is to be a driving force within the global community of feminist and women’s rights movements, strengthening our collective voice, influencing and transforming structures of power and decision-making to achieve our vision.

The program invites applicants to apply for a grant of USD $5000 to support the transformation of their ideas into action.

Focus Ares

• Bodily Integrity and Freedoms
• BDS and the intersection of feminism and national liberation struggle
• Key Forum Insights & Feminist Visions for the Future
• The Young Feminist Activism Hub

Principles

• Interact and engage peacefully
• Help build a space that recognizes and validates the multiple lived experiences.
• Use inclusive language
• Listen and make adjustments in your behavior if someone says they feel uncomfortable.
• Challenge oppressive behavior
• Practice self-awareness
• Remember that “no” is no
• Respect and recognize diversity of bodies and gender expressions.
• Be friendly and reach out
• Speak and listen with an open mind and heart and without judgement.
• Open yourself to different ways of using the space, like access to bathrooms for all genders, accessibility to different spaces for people with different abilities, etc.

Eligibility Criteria

• Only participants who attend the Forum can apply
• Organisations or individuals that have previously been awarded an AWID seed grant will not be eligible
• Preference will be given to organizations with budgets under USD $500,000
• emerge from your experience at the 2016 AWID Forum
• be directly related to the Forum theme, in particular, for mobilizing greater solidarity and collective power across diverse rights and justice movements
• involve actors or organizations from at least two different movements
• demonstrate the capacity to grow into something greater
• be implemented between January – December 2017

How to apply

Applications must be submitted in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese via online at the address given on the website.

For more information, please visit AWID.