Deadline: 31-Oct-2025
The UN Women has announced a call to engage a civil society organization (CSO) to establish and implement a Global Feminist Technology and Innovation Lab focused on empowering women’s rights organizations and activists around the world.
The Lab will serve as a pioneering platform for cross-sectoral collaboration, learning, and advocacy that addresses technology-facilitated violence against women and girls (TFVAWG) while advancing gender equality through innovation and digital transformation.
Developed under the ACT Programme, this global initiative will build on priorities identified by women’s rights organizations and activists, ensuring that their voices and needs are central to the global discussion on technology, feminism, and ending violence against women and girls. The selected organization will be responsible for designing and executing the Lab’s framework, fostering collaborations between feminist movements, digital rights experts, and technology professionals.
The Lab will operate under two main focus areas: first, enhancing capacities and collaboration to prevent and respond to TFVAWG, and second, leveraging technology and innovation to strengthen advocacy efforts within the broader Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) agenda. The overall goal is to empower women’s rights organizations with the tools, research, and strategies necessary to enhance their digital resilience, influence public policy, and drive evidence-based advocacy.
The programme seeks to achieve multiple outcomes. It will support innovative, data-driven advocacy strategies that align with the ACT Global Shared Advocacy Agenda and enhance online safety for women’s rights networks and activists. Participants will gain access to training and new technologies to strengthen their movements, while fostering partnerships with digital and tech rights experts. The initiative will also generate new evidence on what works to prevent and respond to technology-facilitated gender-based violence, helping to inform global and national strategies.
The Lab will be rolled out in three key stages: design and development, implementation of core elements, and assessment of strengthened organizational capacities among participating women’s rights organizations. The total available budget is USD 110,000, divided equally between the two focus areas—USD 55,000 each. Applicants may apply for one or both focus areas. The implementation period will run from November 2025 to June 2026.
Eligible applicants include civil society organizations, research institutions, or consortia specializing in gender equality, innovation, technology, and advocacy. They must demonstrate at least five years of experience in delivering capacity-building activities for women’s rights organizations, particularly in areas related to technology, online safety, and digital resilience. Applicants must also have a proven track record in using research and data to inform policy and advocacy, experience in feminist digital advocacy, and familiarity with global frameworks addressing violence against women.
The selected organization will also be expected to demonstrate strong technical, managerial, and partnership-building skills. This includes the ability to design innovative learning models, manage complex projects, and convene diverse stakeholders—from women’s rights groups and activists to digital experts and policymakers. Proficiency in English is required, while knowledge of French or Spanish is considered a valuable asset.
Through this initiative, UN Women aims to strengthen feminist leadership in the digital space, ensuring that women’s rights organizations are not only protected but also equipped to shape the global digital agenda. The Global Feminist Technology and Innovation Lab represents a vital step toward harnessing technology as a force for gender equality, resilience, and inclusive advocacy worldwide.
For more information, visit UN Women.
