Deadline: 6-Feb-23
The United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund is excited to announce its latest Call for Proposals in Afghanistan to enhance the protection of women and girls and promote the participation and leadership of women in humanitarian crisis and response.
- Impact Area 3: Humanitarian and Crisis Response – enhanced participation and leadership of women in humanitarian planning and response.
- Impact Area 5: Protection of Women and Girls – enhanced safety, security and mental health of women and girls’ and their human rights.
All project activities aim to contribute to the overall goal of peaceful and gender equal societies, and are aligned to UN Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. Special attention will be provided to applications supporting women and young women with multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, such as those marginalized and excluded due to poverty, ethnicity, disability, age, geography, migratory status, HIV status, among others.
Type of Funding
- WPHF seeks to fund qualifying local organizations and innovative, impact-driven projects in Afghanistan through the following funding streams:
- Institutional funding from 2,500 USD to 30,000 USD
- To reinforce the institutional capacity of local civil society organizations working on the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda to ensure they are able to sustain themselves and to improve their impact (aligned with WPHF impact area 1).
- Programmatic funding from 30,000 USD to 200,000 USD
- To finance programmatic activities of civil society organizations that (i) promote the participation and leadership of women in humanitarian crisis and response (aligned with WPHF impact area 3) OR (ii) that enhance the protection of women and girls (aligned with WPHF impact area 5).
Scope (Location and Duration)
- The WPHF will fund qualifying projects in any location in the country;
- Multi-country projects, or projects outside the geographical focus will NOT be accepted;
- CSOs can apply for a maximum of 2 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- National, regional or local/grassroots women or young women led, women’s rights, youth rights, feminist, or civil society organizations with a proven track record of working with women and girls are eligible to apply.
- Women’s Rights or Feminist Organizations: The organization’s official mission/vision statement must reflect its commitment to addressing multiple/intersecting forms of discrimination and advancing gender equality and women’s rights. The organization must aim to address the underlying drivers/systems/structures, including patriarchy and gendered power dynamics, and work to transform these.
- Women-Led Organization: must be headed by a woman as director/head of organization.
- Youth Focused Organization: To be considered “youth focused”, the organization’s core mission/vision must focus on supporting the social, economic and leadership of young women and young men and addressing multiple/ intersecting forms of discrimination against young women and men. WPHF will provide specific attention to youth focused organizations supporting young women, advancing gender equality and peacebuilding.
- Young Women Led Organization: must be headed by a young woman aged between 18 – 29 years old who serves as director/head of organization
The following are not eligible to apply for a grant from the WPHF
- International organizations;
- Government agencies or institutions;
- UN agencies or UN Country Teams;
- Private individuals;
- Private sector entities;
- Universities, Think Tanks or Education or Research Institutions.
For more information, visit Call for Proposals in Afghanistan.