Deadline: 30 September 2014 The Christensen Fund accepts pre-proposals during the month of September every year to provide financial and logistical support to indigenous-led and community-based organizations. The Fund provides grants to projects that combine culture and biodiversity. It "embraces … [Read more...] about The Christensen Fund: Financial & Logistical Support for NGOs
IBJ JusticeMakers Challenge 2014: Submit idea to eliminate the Use of Investigative Torture
Deadline: 15 September 2014 The International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) invites ideas from community activists around the world who have an interest in criminal defense to enter the JusticeMakers Challenge 2014. The JusticeMakers Challenge is a grant competition intended specifically for the … [Read more...] about IBJ JusticeMakers Challenge 2014: Submit idea to eliminate the Use of Investigative Torture
Send Letters of Interest for Mohammed Bouazizi Fellowship Grassroots Activities (6-10 October 2014)
Deadline: 15 September 2014 The Zimbabwe Organization for the Youth in Politics (ZOYP) invites fellowship applications for Mohammed Bouazizi Fellowship for Grassroots Activists to be held from 6-10 October 2014 in the Republic of Zimbabwe. The fellowship was named in honor of Mohammed Bouazizi a … [Read more...] about Send Letters of Interest for Mohammed Bouazizi Fellowship Grassroots Activities (6-10 October 2014)
The Antipode Foundation Grant Opportunities – Scholar-Activist Project Awards & International Workshop Awards
Deadline: 31 March 2015 The Antipode Foundation is accepting grant applications for its two types of funding opportunities - Scholar-Activist Project Awards to support collaborative research with artistic, community, cultural, grassroots, or social movement groups; the production of educational … [Read more...] about The Antipode Foundation Grant Opportunities – Scholar-Activist Project Awards & International Workshop Awards
The CIVICIS Innovation Awards 2014 for Civil Society Activists and Organizations around the World
Deadline: 27 August 2014 The civil society activists and organizations around the world are invited for the CIVICIS Innovation Awards 2014. The individuals/organizations will be awarded for their excellence, innovation, and brave risk-taking. Criteria Youth Activist Individual … [Read more...] about The CIVICIS Innovation Awards 2014 for Civil Society Activists and Organizations around the World
The Urgent Action Fund for Women Human Rights Defenders
Deadline: Ongoing The Urgent Action Fund for women's human rights, a global women's fund to protect, strengthen and sustain women and transgender human rights defenders at critical moment, accepts grant applications for immediate support to women/transgender human rights defenders under its Rapid … [Read more...] about The Urgent Action Fund for Women Human Rights Defenders
International Development Exchange
Empowering women, the most effective way of fighting poverty, is central to the mission of International Development Exchange (IDEX). It exists to effect systemic change, shift unequal power dynamics, influence giving to adopt egalitarian practices, balance learning between the global south and … [Read more...] about International Development Exchange
A list of 20 Foundations Supporting Women Empowerment Projects
360,000 Women die during pregnancy and childbirth; 14 million adolescent girls become mothers every year. Women represent nearly two thirds of the world's illiterate, 31 million girls are still out of school around the world, The completion rates and learning levels of girls are lower than those of … [Read more...] about A list of 20 Foundations Supporting Women Empowerment Projects
The Open Society Foundations Fellowship Program
Deadline: 4 August 2014 The open Society Foundation has a fellowship opportunity for individuals seeking innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. The candidate may be a journalist, activist, academic, and practitioner in a variety of fields with demonstrated … [Read more...] about The Open Society Foundations Fellowship Program
The Urgent Action Fund
The Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights is a global women’s fund that protects, strengthens and sustains women and transgender human rights defenders at critical moments. The Fund supports women’s human rights defenders (or WHRDs - the activists who take on some of the most challenging … [Read more...] about The Urgent Action Fund
