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
Project Inspire 2015: Win US$ 25,000 to Implement your Project
Deadline: 1 July 2015 Project Inspire 2015 will open for submissions on 25 February 2015. Project Inspire is a competition offering the participants 5 minutes time to pitch their project. Youth between 18-35 years of age from anywhere in the world can submit their project idea. The entrants must … [Read more...] about Project Inspire 2015: Win US$ 25,000 to Implement your Project
Who can apply for Gender Equality Fund
Eligibility Criteria to apply for UN Women Gender Equality Fund Applicants can be women-led CSOs including but not limited to: non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, trade unions or labor associations, agricultural collectives or associations, advocacy networks … [Read more...] about Who can apply for Gender Equality Fund
UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality 3rd Call for Proposal
Deadline: 5 April 2015 The UN Women Fund for Gender Equality invites women-led Civil Service Organizations (CSOs) with programs for women's economic and political empowerment to implement this global agenda and focus on promoting structural changes that look at power relations, social norms and … [Read more...] about UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality 3rd Call for Proposal
Resource guide on Fundraising Resources for Women’s and Girls’ Rights
The 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women will be coming up in the next few weeks. In light of this session, we have prepared a resource guide on Fundraising resources for Women's and Girls' Rights. This resource guide profiles the networks, foundations and organizations providing … [Read more...] about Resource guide on Fundraising Resources for Women’s and Girls’ Rights
United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women 2015 Call for Proposals
Deadline: 29 January 2015 The UN Women has announced the 2015 Call for Proposals for the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. This fund supports actions to prevent and end violence against women and girls. The United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate … [Read more...] about United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women 2015 Call for Proposals
UN Women Gender Equality Fund
Grant Announcement will be made soon The Fund for Gender Equality is a UN Women grant-making mechanism for economic and political empowerment of women around the world. Innovative and high-impact programs that will bring about concrete changes in the lives of marginalized women including rural … [Read more...] about UN Women Gender Equality Fund
