WHEAT Trust is a Southern African Women’s Fund which promotes a culture of giving to empower grassroots women. It grants to small Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and women who cannot yet access formal funding. WHEAT Trust believes that the most effective route to community development in South African low income communities is by empowering women to lead the development process. Our priority is to grant women access to information and knowledge in order to enhance and nurture their skills. There is a need for Southern Africans to be encouraged to support local women’s initiatives and so promote and enhance the culture of giving in our countries.
WHEAT funds are available to women-led community based organizations (CBOs) that are making advancement in the following areas:
- HIV and AIDS
- Sustainable income for women
- Gender based violence
- Refugee women and migrant rights
- Lesbian women’s groups
- Environmental sustainability
What we do not fund:
- Organizations whose aim is to convert people to a religion or to evangelize
- Organizations that have links to political groups/organizations
- Government departments
- Terrorist activities
- Academic organizations and/or institutions
- Women’s organizations that are not led by women.
Preference will be given to women’s groups/organizations that meet the following criteria:
- Women from rural and Peri-urban areas
- Women-led grassroots organizations that cannot yet access formal funds
- Groups/organisations that are making a contribution in the development of women’s rights
- Women-led grassroots organizations that commit to using the grant for the development of the organization
- Women-led grassroots organizations that are able to prove the impact of their group/organization to the development of the community
- Women-led grassroots organizations that are sustainable
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