The Data2X was created in 2012 by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton. Data2X collaborates with technical experts, policy and private sector advisors, and national and international partners to spur a gender data revolution. Data2X, named for the power women have to multiply progress in … [Read more...] about Data2X Partnering for a Gender Data Revolution
Latest Grants and Resources for Community Empowerment
Latest grants, fellowships and resources for the empowerment of women, children and other needy and marginalized groups around the world.
UN Women Funds for Gender Equality
The UN Women Fund for Gender Equality is a UN Women grant-making mechanism dedicated exclusively to the economic and political empowerment of women worldwide. Since its launch in 2009, the Fund has delivered grants of USD 56.5 million to 96 grantee programmes in 72 countries. Each programme … [Read more...] about UN Women Funds for Gender Equality
Recommendations to Organizations Applying for UN Women Trust Funds
The UN Women Trust Funds attract many applicants around the world and is highly competitive with a low chance of success. However, many organizations that apply are successful. If your organization can show a close thematic and geographic match with the proposed objectives of the Trust Funds your … [Read more...] about Recommendations to Organizations Applying for UN Women Trust Funds
How do we apply to the UN Women Trust Funds?
UN Fund for Gender Equality Women-led Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) including, but not limited to, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, trade unions or labor associations, agricultural collectives, and advocacy networks can apply for the Fund. The applicant … [Read more...] about How do we apply to the UN Women Trust Funds?
Who receives UN Women Trust Funding?
In its 2013–2014 grant-making cycle, UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality awarded grants to civil society organizations and governments around the world operating in Africa, the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia that focused primarily on women’s … [Read more...] about Who receives UN Women Trust Funding?
What are the UN Women Trust Funds?
UN Women implements two global grant-making mechanisms – UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality and the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. The Fund for Gender Equality is dedicated to programs that increase women’s economic opportunities and political participation at local and national … [Read more...] about What are the UN Women Trust Funds?
What is UN Women?
UN Women, created in July 2010, is the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. As part of the UN reform agenda, UN Women brings resources and mandates for both normative and programmatic actions for women’s issues globally. UN Women aims to eliminate discriminatory … [Read more...] about What is UN Women?
UN Women Trust Funds: Grants for Global Women’s Empowerment
The fifty-ninth annual session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 59) took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 20 March 2015. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world attend the … [Read more...] about UN Women Trust Funds: Grants for Global Women’s Empowerment
NGO of the Month: Family Education Services Foundation
Hello, welcome to the section that features you (the NGO) and highlights how you have been contributing to global peace and development! This month, we are joined by Daniel Lanthier, the Director of Family Education Services Foundation, Pakistan. Pakistan Sign Language (PSL), created by the Deaf … [Read more...] about NGO of the Month: Family Education Services Foundation
Moremi Initiative Invites Young Women for 2015 MILEAD Fellowship Program
Deadline: 20 March 2015 The Moremi Initiative for Women's Leadership in Africa is accepting applications for the 2015 MILEAD (Moremi Initiative Leadership Empowerment and Development) fellowship program. The fellowship program aims to identify 25 of Africa's most outstanding emerging women … [Read more...] about Moremi Initiative Invites Young Women for 2015 MILEAD Fellowship Program
