Deadline: 20-Oct-2025
The Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has launched a new call for proposals to support women and young women’s rights organizations in Syria.
The initiative is aimed at strengthening humanitarian and crisis response, protecting women and girls, and advancing peacebuilding and recovery in communities affected by conflict. By directing resources to grassroots actors, the program seeks to contribute to WPHF’s broader mission of building peaceful and gender-equal societies.
The call prioritizes projects that reach women and girls facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, including those marginalized due to geography, ethnicity, disability, age, or migratory status. In line with the 2030 Agenda and its commitment to leaving no one behind, funded projects must demonstrate inclusive approaches that respond to the specific challenges of the most excluded groups.
Eligible projects can be implemented anywhere across Syria, but multi-country initiatives or activities beyond national borders will not be considered. Programmatic activities must be completed within a maximum of 24 months, with all initiatives under Impact Areas 3 and 5 concluding no later than September 30, 2026.
Two funding streams are available under this call. Institutional funding ranges from USD 2,500 to USD 30,000 and is designed to strengthen the organizational capacity and sustainability of women’s rights groups. Programmatic funding, set between USD 30,000 and USD 200,000, will support targeted activities that directly contribute to humanitarian response, protection, and peacebuilding goals. Organizations may apply for either or both streams, but only one application per stream is permitted.
Applicants must be national, regional, or local civil society organizations led by women or young women, feminist groups, or youth rights organizations with a proven track record of working with women, young women, and girls in contexts of forced displacement. Special attention will be given to organizations led by women or young people who themselves experience intersecting forms of discrimination, including displaced persons, persons with disabilities, and members of ethnic minorities.
Women’s rights and feminist organizations must demonstrate a clear mandate to advance gender equality, challenge patriarchy, and address systemic barriers to women’s rights. Women-led groups should be directed by a woman, while youth-focused organizations must have a core mission dedicated to strengthening the social, economic, and political participation of young women and men. Young women-led organizations must be headed by women aged 18 to 29, and displaced persons’ organizations must be led by refugees or displaced individuals.
Certain entities are not eligible to apply, including international NGOs, government agencies, UN bodies, private individuals or businesses, and academic or research institutions. This ensures that resources are directed toward local actors who are best positioned to deliver transformative change for women and girls in Syria’s humanitarian and recovery landscape.
For more information, visit United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund.