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One of the world's leading foundations for gender equality, providing flexible, unrestricted grants to grassroots women's rights and gender justice organizations worldwide, including across Africa. Grants are mostly limited to $20,000 and cover general support, travel, and meeting/event organization.
General Support Grant
Unrestricted, flexible funding up to $20,000 for implementing new activities or strengthening organizational capacity
Travel Grant
Funding for travel related to gender justice advocacy, networking, or capacity building
Meeting/Events Grant
Support for organizing convenings, conferences, and coalition-building events
Gender Justice Movements
Supporting grassroots feminist movements tackling oppression including reproductive rights, bodily autonomy, and economic justice.
LGBTQ+ Rights
Funding organizations working on LGBTQ+ equality and safety, including in hostile environments across Africa.
Organizational Capacity Building
General support grants for strengthening the organizational capacity of women's rights groups.
Convening and Networking
Travel grants and meeting grants enabling feminist organizations to connect, strategize, and build coalitions.
Grassroots women's rights and gender justice organizations with authentic community connections. The Fund supports feminist movements addressing oppression in all its forms — from abortion rights in West Africa to climate justice in the Caribbean. They value organizations led by the communities they serve and prioritize unrestricted support that enables grantees to respond to needs as they arise.
Flexible reporting requirements; ongoing relationship with Global Fund for Women's program team; connection to a global network of feminist organizations and movements.
Grants are small (max $20K) — not suitable for large capital needs; Focused on NGOs/movements, not for-profit enterprises; Proposals can be submitted in any language but review timelines may vary
Emphasize your grassroots connection and community leadership. The Fund values authentic feminist organizing over polished proposals. Proposals in local languages are accepted — you do not need to write in English. General Support Grants offer the most flexibility.
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