Raising Awareness and Advocating Against Sexual Violence (Armenia)

Deadline: 02-Mar-2026

Women’s Fund Armenia (WFA) invites applications for its April initiative to raise awareness and support advocacy efforts against sexual violence. Grants up to 500,000 AMD support survivor-centered projects that promote accountability, education, creative expression, and transformative community engagement.

Overview

Women’s Fund Armenia (WFA) is offering financial support to initiatives that break the silence surrounding sexual violence, challenge enabling power structures, and center the voices and lived experiences of survivors. The initiative emphasizes accountability, healing, education, advocacy, and survivor-centered approaches to foster systemic change and strengthen communities.

Funding Objectives

The initiative focuses on:

• Raising awareness about sexual violence and its impact

• Challenging societal norms and power structures that enable abuse

• Centering survivor voices and lived experiences

• Promoting accountability and justice

• Supporting healing and empowerment for survivors

• Driving change through education, advocacy, creative expression, and community actions

• Organizing events, discussions, and collaborative actions that highlight resilience and solidarity while insisting on a future grounded in dignity, consent, justice, and collective care

Funding Information

• Maximum Grant Amount: 500,000 AMD

• Eligible Applicants:

  • Feminist self-organized groups

  • Researchers in academia and beyond

  • Artists and creative initiatives

  • Local and community-based feminist activists

  • Civil society organizations and coalitions

  • Student groups

• Priority: Projects led by or centering systemically marginalized groups, including:

  • Women from ethnic minority backgrounds

  • LGBTQ+ individuals

  • Women with disabilities

  • Refugee and displaced women

  • Women from border regions or other underrepresented communities

Eligible Project Activities

Projects may include:

• Educational campaigns to raise awareness and promote prevention

• Advocacy programs for systemic change and survivor support

• Creative and artistic initiatives highlighting sexual violence issues

• Community-based activities such as events, conversations, or collaborative actions

• Survivor-centered approaches that amplify voices and foster solidarity

How to Apply

1. Verify Eligibility: Confirm your organization or group is aligned with feminist principles and survivor-centered approaches.

2. Select Project Focus: Identify whether your initiative prioritizes awareness, accountability, education, advocacy, or creative expression.

3. Develop Proposal: Include objectives, activities, expected outcomes, timelines, and budget.

4. Highlight Inclusion: Emphasize participation of marginalized or systemically underrepresented groups.

5. Submit Application: Follow the official WFA submission guidelines before the deadline.

6. Evaluation Process: Applications are assessed on alignment with objectives, feasibility, inclusivity, creativity, and potential social impact.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Focusing on symbolic actions without tangible impact

• Failing to include survivor-centered perspectives

• Ignoring participation of marginalized communities

• Proposals that lack feasible planning or realistic implementation

• Overlooking the initiative’s emphasis on accountability, awareness, and transformative action

FAQ: WFA April Initiative

1. What is the maximum grant amount? 500,000 AMD per project.
2. Who can apply? Feminist self-organized groups, researchers, artists, local activists, civil society organizations, coalitions, and student groups.
3. Are marginalized groups prioritized? Yes, projects led by or centering marginalized groups receive strong emphasis.
4. What types of projects are eligible? Educational campaigns, advocacy programs, creative initiatives, community-based activities, and survivor-centered projects.
5. Can projects be symbolic events only? No, initiatives must actively contribute to awareness, accountability, or transformative action.
6. How is impact evaluated? Based on alignment with initiative objectives, inclusivity, creativity, feasibility, and social impact potential.
7. Are individual applicants eligible? No, applications must come from organized groups or collectives aligned with feminist action.

Why It Matters

This initiative empowers local feminist organizations and activists to combat sexual violence, amplify survivor voices, and foster systemic change. By promoting accountability, education, and community engagement, WFA strengthens the broader movement to prevent sexual violence and build inclusive, resilient communities.

Conclusion

The WFA April initiative offers a strategic opportunity for feminist-led groups and organizations to drive meaningful change, support survivors, and challenge harmful norms and power structures. By applying, participants can create impactful, inclusive, and survivor-centered projects that promote justice, dignity, and collective care across communities in Armenia.

For more information, visit WFA.