Raise your Voice with these Funding Support to curb Women and Gender Issues prevailing in the Society

(July 2019)

Explore the list of various open funding opportunities for NGOs and individuals working to promote women empowerment and gender equality.

The Maypole Fund accepting Applications from Women Only
The Maypole Fund is accepting applications from women only with an aim to resource imaginative, non-violent activities by feminist anti-militarist women whether individual women or women only groups to proactively challenge patriarchy…[more]

The Award to support Women working for Human Rights Worldwide
Nominations are now open for the Ginetta Sagan Award 2019 to recognize and assist women who are working to protect the liberty and lives of women and children in areas where human rights violations are widespread…[more]

2019 Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards for Grassroots & Women-led Organizations
The Women & Gender Constituency is currently inviting applicants to participate in the 2019 Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards…[more]

Hilden Charitable Fund is now open for Applications
The Hilden Charitable Fund is seeking applications to award grants to projects both in the UK and in developing countries with an aim to address disadvantages, notably by supporting causes which are less likely to raise funds from public subscriptions…[more]

Submit Applications for Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative WomenConnect Challenge (Round Two)
Digital Frontiers with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is currently inviting eligible applicants to respond to the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative WomenConnect Challenge (W-GDP WCC) Round Two…[more]

2019 Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Fellowship Award on Gender and Reconciliation
Global Reconciliation has announced the call for nominations for the 2019 Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Fellowship. The Fellowship is the premier award in the world recognising effective achievements in reconciliation. This year, the theme of the Fellowship is Gender and Reconciliation. The award carries with it an AUD $10,000 prize…[more]

UN Trust Fund’s Call for Proposals to Address Violence against Women and Girls in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa
The UN Trust Fund has announced a call for proposals for projects to prevent and end violence against women and girls under the Spotlight Initiative in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa…[more]

Call for Proposals: Breaking Systemic Barriers to Women’s Participation in Science
The Foundations for Innovation Program at Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has launched a call for research proposals to identify and address systemic barriers that stand in the way of a greater participation of women and other under-represented groups in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields in both the public and the private sector, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)…[more]

PEDL seeking Proposals for Exploratory Research Grants (Round 30th)
The Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) Initiative is seeking proposals for the 30th Round of its Exploratory Research Grants…[more]

PEDL’s Special Call for Proposals on Climate Change and Social Compliance
The Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) Initiative is pleased to announce a special call through its Special Exploratory Research Grant program for projects addressing climate change and social compliance…[more]

Submit Applications for AUC- UNDP African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme
Do you want to work to advance the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals? Do you want to fight poverty and ensure sustainable development? Do you want to lead change and develop your skills to do so? If so, you are invited to apply to the African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme – a partnership between the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)…[more]

yher 2019 Accelerator Program for Passionate Female Impact Entrepreneurs in Africa
Are you a Female Founder that has already launched a business that is making a difference in their community or in the lives of the women and girls (by improving education, health, homes or creating good jobs)? Do you want to scale their venture to impact many more people? Are you on a clear path to revenue? If yes, then apply now for the yher Africa 2019 Accelerator Program…[more]

Small Grants Program for Fighting against Infectious Diseases affecting Developing Countries
The Fondation Mérieux is pleased to announce its small grants programme which contributes towards financing projects that aim to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. The projects including as beneficiaries mothers and children will be given priority…[more]

Apply for 2020 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Women’s Leadership Academy
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Mission to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has announced an open competition for a cooperative agreement to develop and implement a week-long Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Women’s Leadership Academy…[more]

EU Call for Proposals for Digital Financial Services for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)
The European Union (EU) is seeking proposals from eligible organisations for a program entitled “Digital Financial Services for ACP (Digital4Inclusion)…[more]

VGIF accepting Opportunity Grant Applications from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and India
The Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF) has adopted an active partnership grant-making model – a three-stage process through which it offers opportunities to small and emerging women-led groups, invests in its partners’ capacity-building and programmatic efforts, and provides leverage for longer-term grantee partners as they increase their impact and gain the capacity and visibility to approach larger funders…[more]

IIDEA inviting Organizations with Innovative Projects
The Incubator for Integration and Development in East Africa (IIDEA) is inviting organizations with innovative projects and the capacity to implement them to submit their applications for support, in particular projects in the following areas: Health, Innovation in ICT, Agriculture, Trade and Tourism…[more]

“8th Eastern European Academy for Social Democracy Program” for Young Progressive Leaders
The Regional Office “Dialogue Eastern Europe” of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is inviting young progressive leaders aged 25-35 to apply for the 8th edition of the Eastern European Academy for Social Democracy…[more]

Europe Health Tech Programme inviting Applications for Women Startup Challenge
The Woman Startup Challenge Europe Health Tech programme is inviting 10 of the best early-stage, women-led healthtech startups who are creating the most innovative tech companies to help scale their products…[more]

The Kingdom of Netherlands inviting CSOs from Thailand, Cambodia & Laos
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is inviting civil society organizations (CSOs) from Thailand, Laos and Cambodia to participate in the call for project proposals within the Human Rights Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands…[more]

2019-2020 Direct Assistance Program for Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe and Guinea Bissau
The Australian Embassy in Lisbon is currently inviting all eligible organizations to apply for grants under the 2019-2020 Direct Assistance Program for Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe and Guinea Bissau…[more]

Yves Rocher Foundation’s Land of Women Award is now open for Nominations
The Yves Rocher Foundation, under the auspices of the Institut de France (hereinafter, the “Yves Rocher Foundation”), has announced a competition entitled “Land of Women Award”…[more]

L’Oréal-UNESCO Maghreb Fellowships for Women in Science
Apply for the L’Oréal-UNESCO Maghreb Fellowships for Women in Science which aims to distinguish young women researchers for the quality of their works and to encourage them to pursue a brilliant career in science…[more]

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