The Department for International Development has announced a new UK aid in memory of Jo Cox to support women and girls in developing countries for which Jo Cox Memorial Grants of £10m will be available. The one-off competitive UK Aid Direct funding round will focus on two themes.
These are women’s social, economic and political empowerment, for which grants of up to £100,000 will be provided; and strengthening civil society capacity for early prediction of identity-based violence, for which grants of up to £1m will be available.
International Development Secretary, Penny Mordaunt said, “Jo was a dedicated humanitarian who fought for gender equality at home and in developing countries and her passion and commitment will continue to support the world’s most disadvantaged and disenfranchised women through these new UK aid grants. The MeToo movement has sent shockwaves around the world and given a voice to millions of women, but the majority of women and girls in the poorest countries are still not heard.”
This is the third round of money from UK Aid Direct, DFID’s centrally managed fund for small and medium sized civil society organisations. The fund supports civil society organisations to deliver sustained poverty reduction and achieve the global goals.
Applications for the news funding will open on Wednesday 4 April, 2018.
