WPHF Fund for Local Organizations in Ukraine

Deadline: 12-Feb-2025

The United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has launched a Call for Proposals in Ukraine to enhance the protection of women and girls and promote the participation and leadership of women in humanitarian crisis and response.

Objectives

• The overall purpose of this call for proposals is to provide grants to local civil society organizations in Ukraine focused on humanitarian and crisis response and the protection of women and girls. The call for proposals specifically contributes to WPHF’s overall goal of contributing to peaceful and gender equal societies.
• Initiatives should aim to reach those women and girls experiencing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, such as those excluded due to geography, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, age, migratory status, HIV status, among others and which is in alignment with the 2030 Agenda and the principle of leaving no one behind.

Funding Information

• WPHF seeks to fund qualifying local organizations in Ukraine 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.
  • Programmatic funding from 30,000 USD to 250,000 USD
    • To finance programmatic activities of civil society organizations that:
    • Promote the participation and leadership of women in humanitarian crisis and response.
    • That enhance the protection of women and girls.
• CSOs can apply for a maximum of 12 months.

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 working with women, young women and girls, are eligible to apply. Organizations who are led by women who face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination are encouraged to apply, including displaced persons, LGBTQI+, disabilities, ethnic minorities, etc.
• Women’s Rights or Feminist Organization: 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 political participation 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 person aged between 18 – 29 years old who serves as director/head of organization.

Ineligibility Criteria

• The following are not eligible to apply for a grant from the WPHF:
  • International non-governmental organizations;
  • Government agencies or institutions;
  • UN agencies or UN Country Teams;
  • Private individuals;
  • Private sector entities;
  • Universities, Think Tanks or Education or Research Institutions

Application Requirements

• Under this Call for Proposals, WPHF is accepting applications for both institutional/core funding and programmatic funding. An organization (lead applicant or co-implementing partners) can submit one application for institutional funding AND/OR one application for programmatic funding (for one of the two impact areas). Applications to more than one impact area will not be considered.
• Organizations who apply for both institutional and programmatic funding need to submit two separate applications packages based on the related templates of each stream.
• Please Note:
  • Applications can be submitted in English or Ukrainian.
  • Applications can be submitted in .doc, or .docx.
  • Legal registration certificates can be submitted in jpeg, doc., docx., or pdf format.
  • All documents should be submitted together as one package.
  • You may not make changes to your application after it is submitted.
  • Proposal templates, including any annexes cannot be altered. Incomplete applications, or use of different templates will not be considered.
  • Please do not resend your application unless you do not receive a confirmation of receipt within three days.

For more information, visit WPHF.