The South Asian Women’s Fund (SAWF) is committed to supporting women-led interventions to enhance and strengthen access to women’s human rights and countering violations thereof. It supports human rights in the context of conflict, identity, socio-economic deprivations and in relation to violence against women.
SAWF aims at supporting women’s groups and activists, who are working at the grassroots, to undertake innovative, cutting edge and critical work.
Focus Areas
- Women leadership.
- Feminist principles.
- Support and endorsement of women.
- Human rights.
- Women with disabilities.
- Sex worker rights.
- Women in conflict.
- Justice.
Focus Countries
The organization works in Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Eligibility Criteria
- Groups and/or organizations
- Any woman’s organization whose annual budget is under USD 50,000, located in the focal countries.
- The organization should be registered and have the requisite legal registration.
- At least 70% of its decision-making body and staff should be women.
- It should be committed to feminist principles and right based approaches.
- Individuals
- Women volunteering or working with a women’s rights or a human rights organization may apply.
- A second-line woman leader of a mainstream organization may also apply for the grant.
To submit your project read the guidelines and submit the Letter of Inquiry (LOI) via email or postal address provided on the website.
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