Deadline: 15 April 2015 The UN Women in the Philippines has issued a call for proposals for strengthening of women migrant workers (WMW) organizations and/or their support groups and networks to effectively promote and protect WMW rights under the EU-funded Global Initiative on Promoting and … [Read more...] about UN Women Call for Proposals in the Philippines
Project Inspire 2014 Finalists: Esther Banda – Empower Women? One Young Zimbabwean says Yes, we can!
Project Inspire 2014 Finalists: Esther Banda - Empower Women? One Young Zimbabwean says Yes, we can! Esther Banda, from Zimbabwe, intends to realize – and one which has earned her a place as a finalist in Singapore Committee for UN Women and MasterCard’s annual social enterprise competition, … [Read more...] about Project Inspire 2014 Finalists: Esther Banda – Empower Women? One Young Zimbabwean says Yes, we can!
2014 Project Inspire Finalist: Aakar Innovations – The local Men Bringing Respect and Loss to Women in India
28-year-old Sombodhi Ghosh, from India once realised the female helpers around him were being shunned during their monthly menstrual cycle, the incident ultimately led him on an unexpected career path. In 2011, Sombodhi co-founded Aakar Innovations (Aakar), a company which creates low-cost sanitary … [Read more...] about 2014 Project Inspire Finalist: Aakar Innovations – The local Men Bringing Respect and Loss to Women in India
Project Inspire 2014 Finalists: Going to School – The Transformative Power of Going to School, in India
Project Inspire 2014 Finalists: Going to School - The Transformative Power of Going to School, in India Shrutikantha Kandali from India along with her teammates: 33-year-old Nishi Arora, 30-year-old Satyam Vyas, and Ranjeet Kumar, 30 – was recently named as a finalist in the 2014 Singapore … [Read more...] about Project Inspire 2014 Finalists: Going to School – The Transformative Power of Going to School, in India
2014 Project Inspire Finalists-Global Sisters-The refugee from Sierra Leone giving hope to Migrant Women
2014 Project Inspire Finalists-Global Sisters-The refugee from Sierra Leone giving hope to Migrant Women Hawanatu Bangura, 25, from Sierra Leone, is a member of the Advisory Circle for Australian microfinance organisation, Global Sisters. Hawanatu – along with her Australian teammates; 40-year-old … [Read more...] about 2014 Project Inspire Finalists-Global Sisters-The refugee from Sierra Leone giving hope to Migrant Women
2014 Project Inspire Runner Up-: Riverkids- From Trash Collector to Fashion Designer
2014 Project Inspire Runner Up-: Riverkids- From Trash Collector to Fashion Designer Sara Gingold, 23, from Australia, is a volunteer for Cambodian-Singaporean non-profit organisation, Riverkids. Sara – along with her teammates; Peo Bona, 30, from Cambodia, and Elaine Woon, 42, from Singapore … [Read more...] about 2014 Project Inspire Runner Up-: Riverkids- From Trash Collector to Fashion Designer
Project Inspire: Implement Your Project Idea Benefitting Women
Project Inspire is a global social impact competition that presents youths, women/girls with a five-minute platform to pitch their inspired idea, for the chance to win a US$25,000 grant and an opportunity to implement their project in the respective fields. Project Inspire is a joint initiative … [Read more...] about Project Inspire: Implement Your Project Idea Benefitting Women
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?
