The Young Feminist Fund (FRIDA) is currently seeking grant proposals from groups led by young women and transgender youths committed to advancing human rights of women across the world. FRIDA works with a mission to strengthen the participation of young feminist activists globally. It offers strategic and responsive funding for young feminist-led initiatives and young feminist organizations to increase their social change impact.
Funding Amounts and Length of Grant
FRIDA provides grants of up to USD 5,000. They are general support grants to be used over a period of 12 months but are open to renewal.
Who Can Participate?
- Informal and formal groups founded and led by young women or transgender youth (under 30 years) that are committed to:
- Advancing and defending women’s human rights;
- Improving the lives of young women/transgender youth at local, national, regional or international levels;
- Inclusive organizing, collective action and movement building.
- Informal and formal groups, networks, or collectives based in the Global South (Africa, Asia and the Pacific, The Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean and Central and Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States).
Desired Profile
Priority will be given to:
- Small, emerging grassroots groups, networks, or collectives with little or no access to funding from larger donors.
- Groups, networks, or collectives that are working on emerging or issues that otherwise get limited funding.
- Groups, networks, or collectives located in remote underserved areas.
- Groups, networks, or collectives that are diverse in their membership and made up of and/or working with socially marginalized young women including but not limited to: refugees, ethnic, national and caste minorities, rural women, urban poor, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, women living with HIV/AIDS, sex workers, women with disabilities, women living in armed conflicts and post conflict zones.
Who/What is not Eligible for Grants?
- Groups or organizations that display an intolerant attitude towards others on the basis of identity including: age, religion, sex, race/ethnicity, disability, class or sexual orientation.
- Groups working with young women and transgender youth but led by individuals (over 30 years of age).
- Scholarships, internship or school fees
- Doctoral or other research
- Groups with access to large funders
- Proposals submitted by individuals, government institutions, political organizations or religious groups.
Last date for submitting the proposals is January 20, 2012.
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