Deadline- 18 August 2013 Non-governmental and community-based organizations (NGOs/CBOs) are invited to apply for The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP). SGP Jordan started financing projects in 1992. Since then, it has succeeded in funding and providing technical support … [Read more...] about The GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) – Call for proposal
FRIDA – The Young Feminist Fund
About: FRIDA’s main goal is to support young feminists globally. FRIDA believes that change derives from strengthening organisations of young feminist activists. FRIDA defines young feminist activists as “young people from across the gender spectrum committed to advancing gender equality and women’s … [Read more...] about FRIDA – The Young Feminist Fund
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
About: UN Women was created in 2010 with the aim of establishing an agency entirely dedicated to the empowerment of women. UN Women works both with governmental and non-governmental bodies. It supports governments to formulate new policies and legislation in favour of gender equality and it also … [Read more...] about United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
Women’s Hope, Education and Training Trust (WHEAT)
About: WHEAT is a South African Trust born in 1998. The funding members of WHEAT are feminists active in South Africa who thought necessary to create a Fund helping grassroots women’s organisations after the end of the apartheid. The main goal of WHEAT is to develop projects aiming to empower women … [Read more...] about Women’s Hope, Education and Training Trust (WHEAT)
Ukrainian Women’s Fund (UWF)
About: UWF was created in 2000 to support civil society organisations from Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus working with women. Core goals of the Fund are: To promote human rights and freedom by empowering civil society. To build a coherent and cohesive movement of women’s organisations in order … [Read more...] about Ukrainian Women’s Fund (UWF)
Her Fund (HF)
About: HF mobilises resources to support projects written to enhance women’s rights in Hong Kong. The Fund was born in 2004 thanks to a group of local activists. The core goal of HF is to protect women from discrimination and violence while promoting a culture of gender equality. The Fund gives … [Read more...] about Her Fund (HF)
The Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF)
About: VGIF was funded in 1969 by members of the International Federation of University Women. The initial aim of the Fund was to enable women from poor background to access university education. Within a decade, the Fund broadened its scope and started sponsoring a wider range of women’s … [Read more...] about The Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF)
Mediterranean Women’s Fund (MWF)
About: MWF was created in 2008 to financially support initiatives for women living in the Mediterranean region. In general, MWF’s goal is to strengthen women’s movements and also to build transnational networks, which could further enhance the political, social and economic positions of women in the … [Read more...] about Mediterranean Women’s Fund (MWF)
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development Fellowship (AWARD) Program
Deadline- 9 August 2013 Women agricultural scientists are invited to submit applications for African Women in Agricultural Research and Development Fellowship (AWARD) Program. The objective of this program is to equips top women agricultural scientists across sub-Saharan Africa to accelerate … [Read more...] about African Women in Agricultural Research and Development Fellowship (AWARD) Program
Call for Applications – Mexico Scholarships
Deadline- 26 August 2013 Applications are invited for Mexico Scholarships Program under the framework of the bilateral cooperation programme between Mexico and Jamaica. The program is supported by initiatives of Cooperation offered by Mexico to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and the … [Read more...] about Call for Applications – Mexico Scholarships
