Resource mobilization-guide

RESOURCE MOBILIZATION GUIDE | 1

The
Secretariat
of
the
African-‐Spanish
Women’s
Network
for
a
Be9er
World
UN Women Regional Project Office in the Canary Islands
Address: Casa Africa, C/Alfonso XIII, 5, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35003, Spain
Tel. +34 928432800
www.reddemujeresporunmundomejor.org
CONTRIBUTORS:
Author: Khanysa Eunice Mabyeka
Coordination: Maria-Elena Ruiz Abril
Revision: Heather Adams
Translation from English to French: Nabila Kadri
Graphic design: Marta del Castillo-Olivares
This publication is available online at: www.reddemujeresporunmundomejor.org
Final version posted online: January 2012

INDEX
FOREWORD 4
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5
PART I - INTRODUCTION 6
1. WHY A GUIDE ON RESOURCE MOBILIZATION FOR ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR
WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY? 6
2. THE STRUCTURE OF THE RESOURCE MOBILIZATION GUIDE 8
3. THE PRESSURE OF RESOURCE MOBILIZATION VS THE NEED TO RESPECT SOCIAL JUSTICE
VALUES 9
PART II - FUNDING SOURCES FOR ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR WOMEN’S
RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY 11
PART III - ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FUNDING 46
1. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS 46
2. MEMBERSHIP FEES 47
3. NON-FINANCIAL SUPPORT 47
4. FUND RAISING EVENTS 47
5. INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES 48
6. PRIZES/AWARDS 48
7. CORPORATE DONATIONS 50
8. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER NGOS TO ACCESS ODA 51
9. OTHER ALTERNATIVES 64
PART IV - BASIC GUIDELINES ON HOW TO WRITE PROJECT PROPOSALS 65
1. WHY PROJECT PROPOSALS ARE IMPORTANT 65
2. WHAT IS A PROJECT PROPOSAL? 65
3. BASIC GUIDELINES FOR WRITING PROJECT PROPOSALS 65
4. WHAT IS A CONCEPT NOTE? 69
ANNEX 70

FOREWORD
It is with great pride that I present this publication, which has its origin in the common challenges and
opportunities shared by the organizations members of the African-Spanish Women’s Network for a
Better World. This Resource Mobilization Guide for Organizations Working for Women’s Rights and
Gender Equality is part of a series of working papers of the Network and aims to strengthen the
capacities of the organizations involved in it as well as other organizations, by providing information
and tools to access resources focused on advancing women’s rights.
From the Network we believe that to achieve our goals: “to defend the integrity and improve the
living conditions of women; promote peace, democracy and the participation of women in public
life; work in the areas identified by women, proposing measures and actions to enable a universal
access to education and health, to fight AIDS and to support economic development in equality
and the work of women entrepreneurs”, we must strengthen our capacity to know the resources
available to fund our work and to cope with many of the things that remain to be done.
The Network is a tool for sharing and thus reinforces the work of all those institutions, agencies,
organizations, associations, groups, collectives, men and women who strive to advance women’s
rights. This guide proposes a model for resource mobilization that emphasizes ethical values, solidarity
and mutual trust that give meaning to the Network and, from the Steering Committee, we hope that
it will prosper into alliances and partnerships, programs and projects that will keep our work alive.

Alba Varela Lasheras
Member of the Afican-Spanish Women’s Network
for a Better World’s Steering Commi#ee

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Secretariat of the African and Spanish Women’s Network for a Better World would like to
acknowledge all the valuable contributions to this publication. This document was prepared by
Khanysa Eunice Mabyeka (gender consultant) and coordinated by Maria Elena Ruiz Abril
(Coordinator, Secretariat of the African Spanish Women´s Network). Ana Lydia Fernandez Layos
(gender consultant) contributed to the desk review of documents to produce the guide. It also
integrates contributions from members of the African Spanish Women’s Network, namely, Rosa
Gómez-Reino Varela from KAFO in Guinea Bisau, Haile Nigest from the Centre for African Women
Economic Empowerment in Ethiopia and Juana Bengoa from Solidaridad, Spain.
The Secretariat would also like to acknowledge the leadership of all the members of the Steering
Committee of the African-Spanish Women’s Network for a Better World over the last 4 years, namely,
Carole Agengo, Ana Rosa Alcade, Ángeles Álvarez, Amani Asfour, Faten Ben Amor, Juana Bengoa,
Monsterrat Bosch, Elizabeth Delport, Aminata Dieye, Hannah Forster, Jimena Llamedo, Francoise Kungwa,
Rocío Mora, Therese Nyondiko, Marisa Soleto, Fatoumata Traore, Alba Varela and Casilda Velasco.
This publication would not have been possible without the technical support of UNIFEM and UN
Women, and the financial support of the Government of Spain, the main contributor of funds for the
African-Spanish Women’s Network for a Better World and its activities.

PART I - INTRODUCTION
The African-Spanish Women’s Network is a
platform of women’s groups and civil society
organizations that comprises over 1,300 individuals
and organizations from Spain and 52 African
countries. The present document responds to a
demand from Network members wishing to
enhance their own capacity to mobilize resources
to support their work at various levels. Meeting this
demand has been at the heart of the Network’s
Steering Committee and Secretariat since the
Network was set up. This guide aims therefore to
constitute a resource for Network members, be
they organizations or individuals, in their work for
gender equality and women’s rights by offering
information and tools on how to mobilize funds to
support such work. The guide includes a range of
resource mobilization strategies and other
resources for women’s organizations.
1. WHY A GUIDE ON RESOURCE
MOBILIZATION FOR ORGANIZATIONS
WORKING FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND
GENDER EQUALITY?
The starting point of this guide is that there is still a
lot to be done in order to achieve gender equality
and the full realization of women’s rights, despite
the progress made to date. More than four
decades after the adoption of the United Nation’s
Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination
Against Women (CEDAW) and almost three
decades after the United Nations Decade for
Women (1975 – 1985), which sought to address
the needs of women in what were known as the
first, second and third worlds in terms of equality,
peace and development, some positive changes
have happened that benefit women in general.
Positive changes can be observed in terms of an
increase in women’s political participation; the
adoption of tougher laws that criminalise violence
against women; a greater recognition of the
importance of women’s human rights to
development; increased access to education by
girls and women and the fact that more than 179
countries have signed CEDAW, showing decision
makers’ commitment to addressing women
human rights’ violations. However, there are still
many challenges in relation to these changes as
well as new challenges, such as the fact that
women’s access to property rights remains limited;
the number of women in decision-making
positions is still not representative of the percentage
of the female population and the economic and
structural adjustments and polarization of politics
ensuing from the rise of extremist conservative
political groups that limit the exercise of women’s
human rights. These challenges indicate that further
efforts are required for women’s human rights to be
universal and for inequalities and inequities
between women and men to be overcome, thus
guaranteeing a better future for future generations.
At the same time, the pace of the integration of
women’s rights issues into public policies has
proved to be slow. In development and public
policies, it has been widely accepted that
women’s human rights are still not a priority on the
agendas mainly due to unequal power relations,
based on patriarchal values that still hold sway in

most societies. Women are consequently confined
to the margins of decision making due to their
lack of information, lack of formal education, the
unequal distribution of reproductive and
productive work, their low level of participation in
decisions that affect their lives and the unfair
distribution of resources, benefits and work.
Despite this backdrop, women’s groups and
activists worldwide play a key role in fighting for
women’s rights and gender equality. Activists both
in the North and the South play an essential role
advocating for changes in public policies and
laws that recognize women’s rights. They also
carry out service delivery to meet women’s needs
and interests, on occasions substituting and in
others complementing the role of the Nation State
as protector and provider of essential public
services to women.
However, it is becoming more difficult to access
resources to finance such work. According to a
study by AWID, in 2005, 67% of the women’s
organizations analyzed worldwide were receiving
less funding than in 20001
. For example, in Ethiopia
a law passed recently directly limits the availability
of funds to NGOs working in the field of human
rights. Also, in the last few years, women’s groups
and feminist activists both in the South and the
North are complaining about the potential impact
of new aid modalities on financing for gender
equality as increasingly more resources are
channelled through direct budget support to
governments, for example.
This Guide aims to contribute to reducing these
structural limitations by offering:
- Ideas on various strategies to raise funds for
women’s organizations;
- Information on key grant-making programs or
calls for proposals for women’s organizations
and/or for work on gender equality and
promotion of women’s rights.
- Information on Official Development Aid
(ODA) agencies and how to Access their
funds to Support the work on gender equality.
1 Kerr,
Joana.
(June,
2007)

“The
second
Fundher
Report:
Financial
Sustainability
for
Women’s
Movements
Worldwide”.
Associa5on
for
Women’s
Rights
in

Development.
Toronto.
CEDAW and women´s rights
Adopted
by
the
UN
General
Assembly
in
1979,
by
2005

CEDAW
had
been
signed
by
179
countries.
Women’s
rights
as

deﬁned
in
the
conven5on
include:
• Rights
to
life,
liberty,
security
of
person
and
freedom

from
violence
and
degrading
treatment
and
freedom
of

movement.
• Right
to
legal
equality
and
protec:on
by
the
law

including
women’s
equal
rights
to
make
decisions
in

their
family
regarding
marriage
and
children,
property

and
resources.
• Right
to
own
property
and
freedom
from
depriva:on
of

property.
• Right
to
freedom
of
thought,
opinion
and
associa:on.
• Right
to
work,
freedom
from
exploita:on
and
right
to

rest
and
leisure.
• Right
to
a
standard
of
living
adequate
for
health
and

right
to
educa:on.
Source:
Mayoux,
Linda.
(2007).
GALS
(Gender
Ac5on
Learning

System)
Core
Manual.
Oxfam
Novib

2. THE STRUCTURE OF THE RESOURCE
MOBILIZATION GUIDE
The Guide is divided into four parts, which
complement each other. However, they can be
consulted and used as individual blocks,
depending on your needs.
Part I – Introduction, explains the rationale behind
the elaboration of this document, the objective
of the Guide and the conceptual and strategic
view we believe needs to be present in resource
mobilization activities.
Part II – Funding Sources for Organizations
working for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality,
offers a wide range of grant making schemes
and information on funds for work on gender
equality. It summarizes information on the
institutions that offer funding (including their
contact details); the size of grants and
application eligibility; the thematic and
geographical focus of each grant, including the
priority countries; the application deadlines if
any, and other relevant information.
The institutions identified are divided in 8 categories:
- Women’s funds;
- Official Development Aid agencies;
- Multilateral aid institutions;
- International Non-Government
Organizations (NGOs);
- Spanish NGOs;
- African regional NGOs;
- Private Foundations;
- Religious institutions.
Part III – Alternative Sources of Funding. This part of
the Guide complements Part II, by offering ideas
on alternative fundraising sources and methods
for work on gender equality. Nine sources are
identified, namely:
- Individual donations;
- Membership fees;
- Non-financial support;
- Fund-raising events;
- Income generating activities;
- Prizes/Awards;
- Corporate Donations;
- Collaboration with other NGOs to access
Official Development Aid;
- Other alternatives.
Part VI – Basic guidelines on how to write a Project
proposal does not give extensive information on
how to prepare project proposals or concept
notes to submit to calls for proposals, since this
aspect has been widely developed by other
institutions. It focuses on highlighting the main
points to be aware of and offers links where
extensive information on how to write project
proposals and concept notes can be found.
The Guide ends with an Annex, which includes
other sources of information on funding for NGOs,
relevant documentation to enhance knowledge
on how to access certain funds and resources to
obtain technical support in various areas, such as
on writing project proposals.

3. THE PRESSURE OF RESOURCE
MOBILIZATION VS THE NEED TO RESPECT
SOCIAL JUSTICE VALUES
Resource mobilization is a challenge for most
women’s organizations and organizations
working on gender equality not only because
this activity requires time and resources, but also
because the pressure to mobilize resources may
lead the organizations and/or activists to use
methods that compromise the values they are
fighting for through their work. We would like to
reflect on three of these challenges, namely,
competition between organizations for the
same funds; the importance of having a clear
agenda and the issue of the ethical use of
funds received.
Competition among women’s organizations for
the same funds. Resources, especially those of
a financial nature, are needed in order to
advance women’s human rights, to implement
planned activities and to achieve an
organization’s goals. Since sources of funding
are scarce, women’s organizations may end up
competing for the same funds. Therefore, it is
important for women’s organizations and those
working for gender equality to develop or
adopt resource mobilization strategies that do
not jeopardize or compromise the social justice
values of justice, social change, respect,
sustainability, equity, collaboration, empowerment
and solidarity that contribute to a different
concept of development and power relations
from those promoted by patriarchal values.
Your organizations may get round the issue of
competition by creating alliances and
associations between relevant women’s
organizations in the same country or region who
work with the same thematic focus or are
competing for the same resources. Part III of the
guide offers ideas on how to establish
partnerships with organizations in the North as a
strategy to access funds from Official
Development Aid. The experience of the
African Spanish Women’s Network shows that
partnerships are an effective strategy for
leveraging resources. For example, through
collaboration between Spanish and African
members, Spanish members have found
credible counterparts that have made their
funding proposal more solid, and African
women’s groups have had access to Spanish
and European funds.
In this sense, it is important not only to create
alliances but also to develop joint advocacy
strategies working to increase resources,
especially Official Development Aid for
women’s organizations, for the work being
done to promote gender equality and
women’s rights, for the sustainability of such
funding and for gender to be mainstreamed in
all ODA. Through these types of alliances and
j o i n t a d v o c a c y , y o u r g r o u p s a n d / o r
organizations could ensure that gender is
institutionalized in the funding agencies rather
than gender-related initiatives being
considered with on a piecemeal basis.

Funding at any price? Another important
challenge faced by women’s groups is related
to their need for autonomy to define their own
agenda as opposed to following the donors’
agenda. Sometimes, donor institutions offer
resources on the condition that the recipient
organization also implements other previously-
defined activities in their interests. For example,
a donor might offer resources for a specific
program or project to promote women’s
participation in decision-making spaces, if your
organization agrees to include awareness-
raising about HIV prevention through
abstinence in the program.
If your organization engages in a partnership of
this kind without reflecting profoundly on its
implications for the work and values of the
organization, this also might compromise its
work and credibility. It is important to know the
donor’s agenda and its implications for your
organization’s values and credibility before
accepting any funding.
Ethical use of resources. Lack of responsibility
and accountability in the management of the
organizations’ resources could compromise the
cause of women’s rights and the work of
women’s groups. Responsible management of
resources implies using the money given for the
purposes agreed on, bearing in mind
particularly that ODA resources come from
taxpayers’ money and thus need to be used
responsibly out of respect for their solidarity.
Accountability means that all actions carried out
and uses made of the resources need to be
accounted for, and that the donors, the
members of the organizations in question and
the community in general have the right to know
how resources have been used in a given period
of time. Therefore, it is important for your
organization to develop transparent financial,
accounting and monitoring systems of resource
and project management (if it does not have
one yet).This may be difficult as many
organizations, especially the small ones, have
competing demands when implementing their
projects. However, these systems are worth
investing in as they will enhance the credibility of
your organization amongst donors, its community
and members of the organization and, may also
lead to increased funds in the future.

PART II - FUNDING SOURCES FOR ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY
Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply?
Thematic
focus
Geographic
al focus
Contact details Observations
Women’s FundsWomen’s FundsWomen’s FundsWomen’s FundsWomen’s FundsWomen’s FundsWomen’s FundsWomen’s Funds
African
Women’s

Development

Fund

(AWDF)
Main
Grant
and
Small

Grants
Program
(SGP):

Applica5ons/Grant

proposals
are
accepted

throughout
the
year.
Solidarity
Fund:

Applica5ons
are
accepted

throughout
the
year,
and

must
be
received
at
least

three
months
before
the

iden5ﬁed
ac5vity.
Note:

These
grants
are
specifically

for
women’s
organizations

that
are
already
grantees
of

the
AWDF.

The
Legacy
Fund:
Applica5ons
are
accepted

throughout
the
year,
and

must
be
received
at
least

three
months
before
the

iden5ﬁed
ac5vity.
World
Aids
Day:
Applica5ons
are
received

throughout
the
year.
All
grants
are
made
in

three
cycles,
in
March,

August
and
November.
16
Days
of
AcMvism

Against
Gender
Based

Violence:
July
1st
–
31st.
Main
Grant:
US$

1,000
–
US$

25,000
per
year

SGP:
US$
1,000
–

US$
5,000
per

year
Solidarity
Fund:
US$
1,000
–
US$

5,000

The
Legacy
Fund:

Maximum
of
US$

30,000
16
Days
of

Ac5vism
Against

Gender
Based

Violence:
Maximum
of
US$

1,,000
World
Aids
Day:

Maximum
of
US$

1,000
Main
grant/
Solidarity

Fund/
16
Days
of

AcMvism
Against

Gender
Based

Violence:
Local,

national,
sub-‐regional

and
regional
African

women’s
organizations

from
any
part
of
Africa.
SGP:

Small
community/

rural
based
grassroots

women’s
groups
in

Ghana,
Nigeria,
Sierra

Leone,
Uganda
and

Liberia.
The
Legacy
Fund:

Local,
na5onal,
or

regional
African
women’s

organiza5ons,
who
are

seeking
funding
for

projects
that
meet
the

objec5ves
of
the
Fund.
In
general:
Women’s
groups
led

and
managed
by

women.
Organiza5ons/groups

that
have
been

running
for
at
least

three
years.
Women´s

human
rights;
Economic

empowerment

and
livelihoods;
Governance;
Peace
and

security;
Reproduc5ve

health
and

rights;
HIV/AIDS;
Arts,
culture

and
sports.
All
African

countries
Mailing
Address:
African
Women's

Development
Fund
The
Grants
Administrator

PMB
CT
89
Cantonments,
Accra,

Ghana
Physical
Address:
African
Women's

Development
Fund
The
Grants
Administrator

Plot
Number
78,
Ambassadorial
Enclave,

East
Legon
-‐
Ghana
Tel:
+233
(0)
302
521257

+233
(0)
302
923626
E-‐mail:
grants@awdf.org

or
awdf@awdf.org
Web:
hjp://
www.awdf.org

(English)
The
Main
Grant
is
also
given

for
capacity
building
and

ins5tu5onal
strengthening
of

organiza5ons.

SGP
are
also
given
to

support
emerging
or

emergency
issues.
The
Solidarity
Fund
is
to

enable
ac5vi5es
which

promote
learning
and
the

sharing
of
experiences
on
a

local,
na5onal
and

interna5onal
level.

The
Legacy
Fund
aims
to

support
ini5a5ves
that
will

document
the
contribu5ons

of
feminist
ac5vists,
scholars

and
prac55oners
for

posterity,
and
safeguard
the

legacies
of
African
women

who
have
been
ac5ve
in
the

women’s
movement.

16
Days
of
AcMvism
Against

Gender
Based
Violence:
The
objec5ve
of
this
grant
is

to
enable
African
Women’s

Organiza5ons
to
coordinate

ac5vi5es
to
commemorate

the
event
and
to
strengthen
a
Pan
African

Women’s
Network
on

violence
against
women.

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply?
Thematic
focus
Geographic
al focus
The
Global
Fund

for
Women
Applica5ons
are
accepted

throughout
the
year.

Grants
are
made
every

three
months.
Urgent
requests
related

to
a
crisis
of
some
kind,

or
for
organizing
an

event,
or
travel
grants
for

ajending
a
conference
or

other
5me-‐bound
event

are
also
accepted.

However,
applica5ons
for

these
requests
must
be

received
at
least
8
weeks

before
the
event.

General
Support

Grants:
US$
500
–
US$

30,000
per
year.

Travel
grants:
US$
500
–
US$

20,000
per
year.
Organizing

mee5ng/event

grants:
US$
500
–
US$

6,000
per
year.
Grants
for

Women’s
Funds:

US$
5,000
–
US$

50,000
per
year.
Human
Rights
groups

or
NGOs
based
in
a

country
outside
the

United

States;

Groups
or
NGOs

whose
primary
focus
is

advancing
women’s

equality
and
human

rights,
with
these
goals

clearly
reﬂected
in

their
ac5vi5es.
Groups
of
women

working
together;
Groups/NGOs

governed,
directed,

and
led
by
women.

Women
must
ﬁll
all
or

most
of
the
leadership

roles.

Building
Peace

&
Ending

Gender-‐Based

Violence;
Health
and

Sexual
&

Reproduc5ve

Rights;
Expanding
Civic

&

Poli5cal

Par5cipa5on;
Ensuring

Economic
&

Environmental

Jus5ce;
Increasing

Access
to

Educa5on;
Fostering
Social

Change

Philanthropy
Outside
the

United
States

of
America

Mailing
Address:
The
Global
Fund
for

Women,

222
Sujer
Street,
Suite

500,
San
Francisco,
CA

94108,
USA

Tel:
+1
(415)
248
4800

Fax:
+1
(415)
248
4801
E-‐mail:

ssafrica@globalfundforw
omen.org
(Applica5ons

from
Sub-‐Saharan
Africa)
mena@globalfundforwo
men.org
(Applica5ons

from
North
Africa).
To
apply
for
an
urgent

request
please
follow
the

direc5ons
at:

www.globalfundforwom
en.org/3grant
Web:
hjp://
www.globalfundforwom
en.org
(English,
Spanish,
French,

Arabic
and
Russian)

General
Support
Grants
are

for
opera5onal
and
project

expenses.

Travel
grants
are
to
allow

members
of
an
organiza5on

to
ajend
conferences
and

events.

Organizing
mee5ng/event

grants
are
for
suppor5ng

organiza5ons
planning
a

5me-‐sensi5ve
conference

or
event.
Grants
for
Women’s
Funds:

for
opera5ng
and
re-‐
gran5ng
expenses,
is

directed
to
strengthening

women’s
funds
all
over
the

world.
It
is
meant
for

women’s
organiza5ons

whose
primary
focus
is
to

award
grants
to
women’s

human
rights
groups.


Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply?
Thematic
focus
Geographic
al focus
Mama
cash

FoundaMon
Grant
proposals
are

accepted
throughout
the

year.
Aper
submission
of
a
full

proposal,
final
decisions

take
approximately
4

weeks.
€5,000
-‐
50,000

per
year
(Mul5-‐
year
grants
are

also
awarded
for
a

maximum
of
3

years).
Women’s
Funds.
Girls’
and
women’s

non-‐profit

organiza5ons,
informal

groups
of
ac5vists,

networks
or
coali5ons

that
meet
the

following
criteria:
Are
innova5ve,

groundbreaking,

taboo-‐breaking,
and

pioneering;

Promote
women’s

rights
awareness
and

posi5ve
change
for

women
in
laws,

policies
and
prac5ces;
Are
organiza5ons
in

which
women
and/or

girls
are
in
leadership

roles
and
comprise
the

majority
of
staff

member;
that
works

from
within
a
feminist

and/or
women’s
rights

perspec5ve;
that

pushes
for
structural

and
fundamental

change,
and
not
only

for
improving
the
lives

of
individual
women

or
girls;
that
has

inclusive
poli5cs
and

prac5ces
and
fosters

alliances
with
women

and
girls
at
the

margins
of
socie5es

and
movements.
Connec5ons

between
issues

of
body,
money,

and
voice.

1.
Body

Safety
at
home

and
in
public

spaces;
full

agency
over

our

bodies,

sexuality,
and

reproduc5on;

the
right
to

choose
our

partners
freely;
the
end
of

prac5ces
such

as
female

genital

mu5la5on,

‘honor'
killings

and
dowry

deaths;
The
right
to

decide
about

gender
iden5ty

and
expression.
2.
Money

Economic

systems
that

don't
exploit

women,
girls
or

anyone;
Equal
pay
for

equal
work
and

health
and

safety

protec5ons
on

the
job;
Africa;

Europe.
Mailing

address:

Mama
Cash

P.O.
Box
15686

1001
ND
Amsterdam

The
Netherlands
Tel:
+31
(20)
5158
700
Fax:
+31
(20)
5158
799
E-‐mail:

info@mamacash.nl
Web:
hjp://
mamacash.org
(English,
Dutch,
Spanish,

French
and
Russian)
Mama
Cash
offers
step-‐up

support
to
help

organiza5ons
and
networks

build
their
capaci5es
and

take
or
make
strategic

opportuni5es
to
create

fundamental
change.
ConMnuaMon
of
themaMc

focus:

3.
Voice
decision-‐making

and
leadership
in
families,

communi5es,
na5ons,
and

interna5onal
forums;

using
arts,
media,
and

popular
culture
to
transform

astudes
and
behavior;
par5cipa5on
in
peace

building
and
peacemaking;
strengthening
and
sustaining

the
human
rights
and
social

jus5ce
movements
of

women
and
girls.
Women’s
rights.
Priority

themes:
body
integrity,

economic
jus5ce,
peace
and

security,
agency
and

par5cipa5on,
art,
culture

and
media.

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply?
Thematic
focus
Geographic
al focus
Urgent
AcMon

Fund
for

Women’s
Human

Rights

(UAF)
Grant
proposals
are

accepted
throughout
the

year.
UAF
accepts
grant

proposals
in
any

language.

Response
to
the
request

is
provided
within
72

hours
(proposals
in

languages
other
than

English,
Spanish,
Russian

or
French
may
require

addi5onal
5me
for

transla5on).

Once
a
grant
has
been

approved,
funds
are

delivered
within
a
week.
Maximum:
US$

5,000
Dura5on
of
the

grants
range
from

1
day
to
6
months.
Groups
or

organiza5ons
in
which

women
are
the

primary
decision

makers
and
that

already
have
a
strategy

developed.
Coali5on
of
groups

responding
together
to

a
crisis
or
new

opportunity.
Requests
may
be

submijed
directly

from
groups,
or

individuals
and

organiza5ons
already

known
to
UAF
staff
or

Board
members.

Response
to

armed
conflict,

escala5ng

violence
or

poli5cally

vola5le

environments.

Poten5ally

precedent-‐
sesng
legal
or

legisla5ve

ac5ons
or

ac5ons
that

aim
to
protect
a

precedent
that

has
already

been
set.

Protec5on
and

security
of

women
human

rights

defenders.
No

geographical

restric5ons

(Although

proposals
from

the
African

con5nent

should
be

made
to
Urgent

Ac5on
Fund
–

Africa.
Mailing

address:

3100
Arapahoe
Ave.

Suite
201
Boulder,
CO
80303
USA
Tel:
+1
(303)
442
2388
Fax:
+1
(303)
442
2370
E-‐mail:

urgentact@urgentac5onf
und.org
Web:
hjp://
www.urgentac5onfund.o
rg/
(English,
Spanish,
French,

Serbo-‐Croa5an,
Serbian,

Russian,
Arabic,

Indonesian,
Nepali,

Tagalog/Filipino,

Georgian,
Thai,
Turkish

and
Urdu.)

Proposals
can
also
be

submi9ed
to
Urgent

AcMon
Fund
via:
E-‐mail:

proposals@urgentac5onf
und.org
SMS/text
message:
+1

303.720.1490
or
fax.
Regardless
of
the
category,

grant
proposals
must

demonstrate
all
the

following
criteria:

strategic
–
the
ac5on
is

related
to
a
pre-‐determined

plan
to
create
structural

change
that
will
advance

women’s
human
rights.

Unan5cipated
and
Time

Urgent,
and
quick
ac5on

required
to
be
effec5ve.

Sustainable
–
the
group
is

able
to
carry
out
the

proposed
ac5on
effec5vely,

and
can
secure
funding
for

future
work
related
to
the

strategy.

Supported
–
the
group
has

the
support
of
others

involved
in
women’s
human

rights
or
related
fields,

locally
or
globally.

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply?
Thematic
focus
Geographic
al focus
Urgent
AcMon

Fund
for

Women’s
Human

Rights
-‐
Africa
Grant
proposals
are

accepted
throughout
the

year.
Response
to
grant

requests
is
provided

within
72
hours
of

applica5on.
Once
approved,
the

funds
are
disbursed
in
5

days.

In
cases
of
a
protec5on

grant,
the
response
5me

is
immediate
and
open

does
not
exceed
48

hours.

Internship
Program:
Opened
throughout
the

year,
however,
interns
are

recruited
on
a
needs

basis.
Rapid
Response

Grants:

Maximum
of
US
$5,000

(regardless
of

thema5c
focus)
Emerging
Issue

Grants:
Maximum

amount
to
be

determined

(These
are

cataly5c
grants

based
on
research

findings)
Internship

Program:

Reasonable

monthly
s5pend

provided.
Women’s
rights
organiza5ons
&

women-‐led

organiza5ons.

Internship
Program:

Individuals
interested

in
promo5ng
women’s

rights
in
Africa.

Priority
is
given
to

African
na5onals.
Situa5ons
of

armed
conflict,

escala5ng

violence
or

poli5cally

vola5le

environments;
precedent-‐
sesng
legal
or

legisla5ve

ac5on;
and

Protec5on
of

women’s

human
rights

defenders
who

are
threatened

because
of

their
ac5vism.
Africa Physical
address:
CVS
Plaza,
2nd
Floor
Kasuku
Rd,
Off
Lenana

Road,
Kilimani
Tel:
+254
(020)
2301740,

+254
726
577
560,

+254
732
577560
Fax:
+254
(020)
2301740

Email:

info@urgentac5onfund-‐
africa.or.ke

Web:
hjp://
www.urgentac5onfund-‐
africa.or.ke/
(English)
Other
programs
1. Advocacy
&
Alliance

Building
2. Research
and

Publica5on
• Carrying
out
research

on
the
lived
experiences

of
women
on
the

ground.
• Producing
knowledge

products
on
these

experiences.
• Advoca5ng
for
the

enforcement
and
use
of

interna5onal

instruments
and

mechanisms.
Medica

Mondiale
Call
for
proposals
will
be

announced
on
the

website.

(Last
call
for
proposals

closed
on
September,

2011)
Applica5ons
can
be

submijed
in
German,

English
or
French.
Range
between

€5,000
-‐
€
10,000.

(Re-‐granMng
for
a

maximum
of
3

years)
Women’s
rights

organiza5ons;
Organiza5ons
directed

and
led
by
women;

Organiza5ons
whose

primary
mission
is
the

protec5on
and

promo5on
of
women’s

rights
with
these
goals

clearly
reflected
in

their
work.
Support
to

women
and

girls
who
are

survivors
or
at

risk
of
gender

based
violence;
Women’s

leadership,

networking
and

advocacy;
Capacity

building
for

women’s

organiza5ons.
Conflict
and

post-‐conflict

zones.

Current
priority

region:
The
African

Great
Lakes

region.
Mailing
address:
Medica
mondiale
e.V.
Hülchrather
Straße
4
50670
Köln
Germany
Tel:
+49
(0)221-‐93189838
Fax:
+49
(0)221-‐9318981
E-‐mail:

fund@medicamondiale.org

Web:
hjp://
www.medicamondiale.or
g/p
(English
and

German)

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply?
Thematic
focus
Geographic
al focus
Filia
Women’s

FoundaMon
(Filia.die
Frauen

SMùng)
Applica5ons
are
opened

throughout
the
year.
No
minimum
and

maximum

amounts.

Global

Opportunity
Fund

–
Fast
Grant:

Maximum
of

€5,000.

Women’s
Funds
of
the

Interna5onal
Network

of
Women’s
Funds

www.inwf.org.

Global
Opportunity

Fund
–
Fast
Grant:

Women
and
girl’s

organiza5ons.
Par5cipa5on;
Freedom
from

violence;
Global
South

(including

Africa)
Mailing
Address:
Filia.die
frauenstiftung
Alte
Königstr.
18
D-‐22767
Hamburg
Germany
Tel:
+49
(0)40-‐380381-‐99-‐0
Fax:
+49
(0)40-‐380381-‐99-‐9
E-‐mail:
info@filia-‐
frauenstiftung.de

For
questions
regarding

the
grant
making
program

please
contact:
s.genthe@filia-‐
frauenstiftung.de

Web:
http://www.filia-‐
frauenstiftung.de/en/
home/filia-‐a-‐daughter-‐of-‐
the-‐womens-‐movement/
apply-‐for-‐a-‐grant/
foerderrichtlinien.html#c1
575
(English
and
German)
Strategic
grants:

Are
for
strengthening

organiza5onal
development

of
women
and
girl’s

organiza5ons,
as
well
as
to

support
women
ac5vists.

Global
opportunity
grant
–

Fast
grant:
Aims
to
support

women's
groups
who
wish
to

intervene
in
an
unforeseen

social
situa5on
(but
as
part

of
a
longer
term
strategy),
to

promote
par5cipa5on
and/
or
freedom
from
violence
for

women
and
girls.
The
Hesperian

FoundaMon

CreaMve

EducaMon
Fund
At
the
moment,
The

Hesperian
Founda5on
is

not
accep5ng

applica5ons
for
the

Crea5ve
Educa5on
Fund.
Please
visit
the
website

regularly
for
the
dates
of

the
next
call
for

applica5on.
Crea5ve
Educa5on

Fund:
No

minimum
and

maximum

amounts.
Transla5ons
Fund:

US$
7,500
on

average
Projects
that:
Benefit
poor
women

and
have
clear
goals

with
a
clearly
defined

plan
of
ac5on;

Educate
the

par5cipants'

community
about

women's
health

issues.

Development

of
crea5ve

health

educa5on

ac5vi5es
and

material
that

will
benefit

women
and

develop

women’s

health.

Global
south

(Including

Africa)
Mailing
address:

Hesperian
Founda5on

1919
Addison
Street,

Suite
304

Berkeley,
CA
94704
USA
Tel:
+1
(510)
845
1447

Fax:
+1
(510)
845
9141
E-‐mail:

hesperian@hesperian.org
Web:
http://hesperian.org
(English
and
Spanish)
The
Creative
Education
Fund

gives
priority
to
projects
that

among
other
issues:
Develop
new
and
creative

educational
materials
or

techniques;
Involve
women
in
planning;

Use
an
approach
that
works

from
the
participants'
own

experiences;

Educate
the
community
in

how
being
female
and
poor

affects
women's
health.
Translations
Fund:
to

translate
and
produce
sample

Hesperian
materials,
which

they
could
then
use
to
secure

additional
funding
from
larger

donors.


Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply?
Thematic
focus
Geographic
al focus
Women’s
Hope

EducaMon
and

Training

(WHEAT)
Trust
Applica5ons
are
accepted

throughout
the
year
and

grants
are
allocated
in

three
cycles:
28
February;
30
June;
30
October
A
response
to
the
grant

applica5on
will
be

provided
within
30
days

of
receiving
the

applica5on.

Basic
Grant:
Rand

1,000
–
Rand

5,000
Seed
Funding

Grant:
Rand
5,000
–

Rand
20,000
Women
in

Leadership
Grant:
Rand
5,000
–

Rand
20,000
Discre5onary

Grant:
Rand
2,000
–

Rand
20,000
→Rand
is
the

currency
of
the

Republic
of
South

Africa
(US$
1
≈

Rand
8).
Women-‐led

Community
Based

Organiza5ons/
grassroots
groups
that:
Cannot
have

access
to
formal

funding;
Are
from
rural
and

sub-‐urban
areas;
Are
making
a

contribu5on
to
the

development
of

women’s
rights;
Commit
to
using
the

grant
for
the

development
of
the

group/
organiza5on;
Are
able
to
prove
the

impact
of
their
group/

organiza5on
on
the

development
of
the

community;
Are
sustainable
(the

project
will
con5nue

even
aper
the
grant

has
been
used
up).
HIV/AIDS
–

preven5on,

treatment,
care

and
support;
Sexual
and

reproduc5ve

health/rights

for
women;
Sustainable

income
for

Women;
Gender-‐based

violence;

Human
rights

of
refugee

women
and

migrant
rights;
Lesbian

women’s

groups:

(s5gma,
rape

and
abuse);
Environmental

sustainability.
Southern
Africa Postal
Address:
PO
Box
18046
Wynberg
7824
Western
Cape
South
Africa
Tel:
(+27)
21
762
6214
Fax:
(+27)
21
797
2876
E-‐mail
:

grants@wheajrust.co.za
Web:

www.wheajrust.co.za

(English)
Basic
Grant:
Facilitates
a
process
whereby

low
income
women’s

groups/organiza5ons
can

make
a
living
through
small

sustainable
business

enterprises.
Seed
Funding
Grant:
Is
designed
to
capacitate
and

enable
training
for
women’s

groups/organiza5ons

working
with
violence

against
women.

Women
in
Leadership
Grant:
To
capacitate
grassroots

women
to
achieve

leadership
posi5ons
in
their

communi5es
and

organiza5ons.
Discre5onary
Grant:
Designed
to
oﬀer
rapid

response
to
emergencies
in

women’s
rights

organiza5ons.

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply?
Thematic
focus
Geographic
al focus
New
Field

FoundaMon
Applica5on
is
by

invita5on
only.
However,
organiza5ons

that
work
in
the

Founda5on’s

geographical
focus
area

are
welcome
to
contact

the
founda5on
and

introduce
themselves.
No
minimum
and

maximum

amounts.

African-‐based,

women-‐led
and

community-‐centered

organiza5ons.
Rural
women’s

organiza5ons
that

comply
with
the

following
criteria:

Can
receive
and

manage
interna5onal

funds;
Are
well-‐established
in

the
communi5es
in

which
they
work;
Demonstrate
well-‐
run

management,
finance

and
programma5c

systems;
and
are

benefisng
rural

women
and
their

organiza5ons
through

systemic
change.
Movement

Building:
To

contribute
to
a

dynamic

movement
of

rural
women

who
are

crea5ng
social

change;
Systemic

Change:
To

promote

African
rural

women's

leadership
that

creates

economic

jus5ce,
gender

equity
and

peace
at
local,

provincial
and

na5onal
levels.
Local

Organizing:
to

bring
significant

improvement

to
rural

women's

organiza5ons,

their
families,

communi5es

and
countries;
Sub-‐Saharan

Africa
Priority

regions:
Casamance,

Senegal:
Kolda

district;

Kerewane,

Gambia.
Mano
River

Union:
Guinea

Conakry

(districts
of

Kissidougou,

Guéckédou,

and

N'zerekore);

Sierra
Leone

(districts
of

Kailahun
and

Kono);
Lliberia

(Lofa
county);

and
Niger
River

Basin:
border

area
between

Burkina
Faso,

Côte
d'Ivoire

and
Mali.
Mailing
address:
New
Field
Founda5on
1016
Lincoln
Boulevard
Mailbox
14
San
Francisco,
CA
94129

USA
Tel:
+
1
415
561
3417
Fax:
+
1
415
561
3419
E-‐mail:

info@newfieldfound.org
Web:

www.newfieldfound.org
(English
and
French)
The
objec5ves
of
this
grant

are
twofold:
To
increase
the
resources

and
agency
of
rural
women's

organiza5ons
and
networks,

and
To
enable
women
and
their

families
in
rural
areas
to
re-‐
establish
and
transform
their

lives
and
their
communi5es

aper
years
of
devasta5ng

conflict
in
Casamance,
the

Mano
river
region
and
the

Niger
river
basin.

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply?
Thematic
focus
Geographic
al focus
Sigrid
Rausing

Trust
–

Women’s
Right

Program
The
Trust
does
not
accept

unsolicited
applica5ons

for
funding.
However,
any

organisa5on
is
welcome

to
send
informa5on

about
their
work
and

organiza5on
to

research@srtrust.org.
No
minimum
and

maximum

amounts.

The
Trust

generally
offers
3-‐
year
grants.

1st
5me
grants
are

usually
for
1
year.
Human
rights

movements;
NGOs;
Funds;
Research
ins5tu5ons;
Centers;
Networks;
Founda5ons;

Etc.
Educa5on
and

training;
Gender-‐based

violence
Networks
and

sub-‐granters;

Conflict;

Religious

fundamentalis
m;

Sexual
and

reproduc5ve

health;
Trafficking;
Legal
&
other.
Benin;
Burundi;
Cameroon;
Central
African

Republic;

Congo;
Cote

d’Ivoire;
DR

Congo;

Djibou5;
Egypt;

Equatorial

Guinea;
Eritrea;

Ethiopia;

Gabon;
The

Gambia;

Ghana;
Guinea

Conakry;
Guinea
Bissau;
Kenya;

Liberia;
Madagascar;
Mali;

Mauritania;
Mozambique;

Namibia;

Nigeria;

Rwanda;

Senegal;
Sierra

Leone;

Somalia;
South

Africa;

Sudan;

Tanzania;

Uganda;

Zambia;

Zimbabwe.
Mailing
address:
Sigrid
Rausing
Trust

12
Penzance
Place,

London,
W11
4PA
United
Kingdom
E-‐mail:
info@srtrust.org

Web:
hjp://www.sigrid-‐
rausing-‐trust.org/

(English)

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply?
Thematic
focus
Geographic
al focus
Zonta

InternaMonal
Zonta
Interna5onal
does

not
accept
unsolicited

applica5ons
for
funding.
However,
interested

organiza5ons
are

welcome
to
send
a
lejer

of
interest
presen5ng

themselves
and
the

impact
of
their
work.

Interna5onal

services
program:

US$
500,000
Strategies
to
end

violence
against

women:
have

ranged
between

US$
200,000
–
US
$
400,00
Non-‐proﬁt

organiza5ons;
Mul5lateral

organiza5ons.
Economic

empowerment;
Health
care;
Youth

development;
Legal
and

poli5cal

advocacy;
Violence

against
women.
Benin,

Burkina
Fasso,

Cote
d’Ivoire,

Ghana,

Nigeria,

Senegal,

Sierra
Leone,

Togo
and

Spain.
Mailing
address:
Zonta
Interna5onal

Headquarters
1211
West
22nd
Street,

Suite
900
Oak
Brook,
IL
60523,

USA
Tel:
+1
630
928
1400
Fax:
+1
630
928
1559
Email:

zontaintl@zonta.org
Web:

hjp://www.zonta.org/

InternaMonal

Planned

Parenthood

FederaMon
-‐
Safe

AborMon
AcMon

Fund
Calls
for
proposals
will
be

announced
on
the
web

page.
(Last
call
was
in
January,

2011)
Maximum
of
US$

200,000
(for
a

maximum
of
3

years)
Local
NGOs
from

beneﬁ5ng
countries
Interna5onal
NGOs

(only
in
partnership

with
local

organiza5ons)
Advocacy
and

awareness

raising;
Research;
Service

delivery.
DAC
Countries.
Check

list
of

countries
on:

www.oecd.org/
dac/stats/daclist
Mailing
address:
4
Newhams
Row,

London,
SE1
3UZ,
United
Kingdom

Tel:
+44
(0)20
7939
8200
E-‐mail:
info@saafund.org

Web:
hjp://
www.ippf.org/en/

(English
and
Japanese)

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply?
Thematic
focus
Geographic
al focus
Womankind

Worldwide
Womankind
Worldwide

does
not
accept

unsolicited
proposals.
Organiza5ons
that
work

under
Womankind

Worldwide
thema5c
and

geographical
focuses
are

welcome
to
send
an
e-‐
mail
to

info@womankind.org.uk

describing
their
work
and

organiza5on.
No
minimum
or

maximum

amounts
or
pre-‐
defined
duraMon

of
grants.
Women’s
Civil
society

organiza5ons,
Gender
centers,
Women’s
human
rights

organiza5ons.
Violence

against
women;
Women’s

par5cipa5on

and
voice
in

society
and

poli5cs;
Influencing

policy;
Securing

women’s

human
rights

and
protec5on

of
widow’s

rights.

Ethiopia,

Ghana,

Kenya,

Sierra
Leone,

South
Africa,

Uganda,

and

Zimbabwe.
Mailing
and
Physical

address:
Development
House,
2nd

Floor
56-‐64
Leonard
Street
London
EC2A
4LT
UK
Tel:
+44
(20)
75
49
03
60
Fax:
+44
(20)
75
49
03
61
E-‐mail:

info@womankind.org.uk
Web:
hjp://
www.womankind.org.uk/

(English)
InternaMonal

Women’s
Health

CoaliMon
Please
contact

Interna5onal
Women’s

Health
Coali5on
for

informa5on
regarding
the

acceptance
of
project

proposals.
Please
contact

Interna5onal

Women’s
Health

Coali5on
for

informa5on

regarding
grant

size
and
dura5on.

Women’s

organiza5ons;
Youth
organiza5ons;
Civil
society

organiza5ons.
Youth
health

and
rights;
Access
to
safe

abor5on;
Sexual
rights

and
gender

equality,

HIV
&
AIDS

and

Women.
Africa.
Currently

working
in:

Botswana,

Cameroon,

Nigeria,

South
Africa

and

Swaziland.
Mailing
and
Physical

address:
333
Seventh
Avenue,
6th

floor
New
York,
NY
10001

USA

Tel:
+1
(212)
979
85
00
Fax:
+1
(212)979
90
09

General
inquiries:

info@iwhc.org
Africa
program
inquiries:

africa@iwhc.org
Web:
hjp://
www.iwhc.org/


Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can
apply?
Thematic focus
Geographical
focus
Official Development Assistance AgenciesOfficial Development Assistance AgenciesOfficial Development Assistance AgenciesOfficial Development Assistance AgenciesOfficial Development Assistance AgenciesOfficial Development Assistance AgenciesOfficial Development Assistance AgenciesOfficial Development Assistance Agencies
NORAD

(Norwegian

Agency
for

Development

CooperaMon)
-‐

Women
and

Gender
Equality

Grant
Scheme
Norad
will
announce

call
for
proposals
on

hjp://
www.norad.no/en/
front-‐page

No
minimum
and

maximum

amounts.
Na5onal,
regional

and
interna5onal

NGOs;
Mul5lateral

organiza5ons;

Funds;
Networks
and

Research

ins5tu5ons.

Women’s
political

and
economic
rights

and
empowerment;
Sexual
and

reproductive
health

and
rights;
Combating
violence

against
women;
Initiatives
to

integrate
the
gender

perspective
into

other
development

sectors
with

emphasis
on
the

Government’s
other

priority
areas;

Gender
and
climate

change.

OECD
countries Mailing
address:

Pb
8034
Dep.,
0030

Oslo,
Norway

Tel:
+47
22242030

Tel:
+47
22240331

(Civil
Society

Department)
E-‐mail:

postmojak@norad.
no
Web:
hjp://
www.norad.no/en/

(English
and

Norwegian).
NORAD

(Norwegian

Agency
for

Development

CooperaMon)
Call
for
proposals

will
be
announced

on
the
website
There
are
no

minimum
or

Maximum

amounts.

Grants
have

ranged
between

NOK
500,000
and

40
million

annually.
NGOs
and

networks;
Transna5onal

organiza5ons

outside
the
UN.

Priority
will
be

given
to

organiza5ons
and

networks
with

strong

founda5ons
in

developing

countries
Climate
change
and

the
environment;
Health
and
Aids;
Macroeconomics

and
Public

Administra5on;
Energy;
Educa5on
and

research.
Angola;
Burundi;

DR
Congo;
Eritra;

Ethiopia;
Kenya;
Liberia;

Madagascar;

Malawi;
Mozambique;
Nigeria;
Somalia;
South
Africa;
Sudan;

Tanzania;
Uganda;
Zambia;

Zimbabwe.
Mailing
address:

Pb
8034
Dep.,
0030

Oslo,
Norway

Tel:
+47
22242030

Tel:
+47
22240331

(Civil
Society

Department)
E-‐mail:

postmojak@norad.
no
Web:
hjp://
www.norad.no/en/

(English
and

Norwegian).
Normally,
Norad's
support
is
not

provided
to
organiza5ons
that
are

already
receiving
substan5al

support
from
other
donors.
Support
for
conferences
/

seminars,
including
travel

allowance,
can
only
be
granted
if

included
as
part
of
a
larger

program
or
scheme
funded
by

NORAD.

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can
apply?
Thematic focus
Geographical
focus
SIDA

(Swedish

InternaMonal

Development

CooperaMon)
Calls
for
Proposals

will
be
announced

on
SIDA’s
website.

For
Research

Coopera5on,
check

the
Swedish

Research
Link

program
website

hjp://vr.se/
mainmenu/
interna5onalcollabor
a5on/
swedishresearchlinks
.
4.2d90e1b81116cee
9c4e80004927.html.

No
Minimum
or

Maximum

amounts.
Research

Coopera5on:
2

years.
Research
grant:
3

years;
Interna5onal

Planning
grant:
1

year.
Local

organiza5ons

(through
Swedish

embassies).
Framework

organiza5ons

(through
which

SIDA
supports

civil
society

development
in

partner
countries

as
well
as

communica5on

ac5vi5es
in

Sweden.

Organiza5ons,

associa5ons,

agencies,

companies
and

coopera5ves.
Research

cooperaMon:

Research

organiza5ons,

research

ins5tu5ons
and

universi5es
in

partner
countries

(check

geographical

focus).
Economic

development;
Democracy
and

human
rights;
Conﬂict

management,

peace
and
security
All
support

provided
by
SIDA

will
need
to
have
a

rights
and
poverty

perspec5ve.
Botswana;
Burkina
Fasso;
Burundi;
DR
Congo;
Ethiopia;
Kenya;

Liberia;
Mali;

Mozambique;
Namibia;

Rwanda;

Sierra
Leone;

Somalia;

South
Africa;

Sudan;

Tanzania;

Uganda;

Zambia;

Zimbabwe.
Research

cooperaMon:

Burkina
Fasso,

Ethiopia,

Mozambique,

Rwanda,
Tanzania

and
Uganda.
Mailing
address:
Stockholm
-‐

headquarters
Valhallavägen
199

105
25
Stockholm
Sweden
Tel:
+46
8
698
50
00

Fax:
+
46
8
20
88
64

E-‐mail:
sida@sida.se
Web:
hjp://www.sida.se/
English/
(English)
Framework
organizaMons:
•Africa
Groups
of
Sweden
(hjp://
www.afrikagrupperna.se/english
),
•Diakonia
(hjp://
www.diakonia.se/sa/node.asp?
node=469
),
•Forum
Syd
(hjps://
www.forumsyd.org
),
•LO-‐TCO
Secretariat
of

Interna5onal
Trade
Union

Development
Co-‐opera5on
(hjp://
www.lotcobistand.org/en/about
),
•Olof
Palme
Interna5onal
Center

(hjp://www.palmecenter.org/
en/
),
•Plan
Sweden
(hjp://
plansverige.org/
),
•PMU
InterLife
(hjp://
www.pmu.se/selectLanguage.do?
language=en
),
•RFSU
(hjp://www.rfsu.se/en/
Engelska/
),
•Save
the
children
Sweden
(hjp://
www.savethechildren.se/
),
•SHIA
–
The
Swedish

Organiza5ons’
of
Persons
with

Disabili5es
Interna5onal
Aid

Associa5on
(hjp://www.shia.se/
english
),
•Swedish
Coopera5ve
Center

(hjp://www.utangranser.se/
Default.aspx?ID=973
),
•Swedish
Mission
Council,
•The
Church
of
Sweden,
•The
Swedish
Society
for
Nature

Conserva5on
(hjp://
www.naturskyddsforeningen.se/In-‐
english/
),
•WWF
Sweden
(hjp://
www.wwf.se/header/english/
1129071-‐about-‐wwf
)

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can
apply?
Thematic focus
Geographical
focus
The
Finnish
Fund

for
Local

CooperaMon
Please
contact
the

Embassy
of
Finland

(if
available)
in
your

organiza5on’s

country
for
any

informa5on

regarding
the

acceptance
of

project
proposals

and
other
details

regarding
access
to

Funds
for
Local

Development.
No
Minimum
or

Maximum

amounts.
Local

organiza5ons,
Private
sector.
Promo5on
of

Human
Rights
&

Democracy;
Ecologically

sustainable

development

and
protec5on

of
environment;

Economic
and

Social

Development;

Strengthening

Local
Cultural

Iden5ty
and

Cultural

Heritage.

Partner
countries:
Ethiopia,

Kenya,

Mozambique,
Namibia,
Sudan,
Tanzania

and

Zambia.
Unit
for
North
Africa
E-‐mail:
ali-‐10@formin.fi
Tel:
+358
(9)

1605
6538
Secretary:
Tel
:
+358
(9)
1605
5572
Fax:
+358
(9)
1605

6420
Unit
for
East
and
West

Africa

E-‐mail:
ali-‐20@formin.fi
Secretary
Tel:
+358
(9)
1605
6236
Fax:
+358
(9)
1605

6293
Unit
for
Southern

Africa

E-‐mail:
ali-‐30@formin.fi
Secretary
Tel:
+358
(9)
1605
6297
Fax:
+358
(9)
1605

6293

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply? Thematic focus
Geographical
focus
Multilateral AidMultilateral AidMultilateral AidMultilateral AidMultilateral AidMultilateral AidMultilateral AidMultilateral Aid
UN
Women
UN
Trust
Fund
to

End
Violence

Against
Women
Call
for
proposals

will
be
posted
on

UN
Women’s

website.
Proposals
are

submijed
online

in
the
form
of
a

concept
note.
Proposals
can
be

submijed
in

English,
French

or
Spanish.
Large
civil
society

organiza5ons,

governments
and
UN

Country
Teams:

Minimum
of
US$

300,000
and

Maximum
of
US$
1

million
(2
-‐3
years).
Small
civil
society

organiza5ons,

especially
grassroots

women’s

organiza5ons
and

networks:
Minimum

of
US$
100,000
(2-‐3

years).
Non-‐government

organiza5ons;
Governments;
UN
Country
Teams.
Preven5on
of

violence
against

women
and
girls;
Expanding
access

of
women
and

girls
aﬀected
by

violence
to

services;
Strengthening
the

implementa5on

of
laws;
Survivors’
access

to
protec5on
and

jus5ce.
The
Global
south.

Check
list
of

countries
on:

www.oecd.org/
dac/stats/daclist

UN
Women
Mailing
Address
304
East
45th
Street
15th
Floor
New
York,
NY
10017
USA
Tel:
+1
(212)
906-‐6400
Fax:
+1
(212)
906-‐6705
Web:
www.unwomen.org
NEPAD
Spanish

Fund
for
African

Women’s

Empowerment

Call
for
proposals

will
be
made

public
on

NEPAD’s
web

site.

Applica5ons
will

be
accepted
in

English,
French

and
Portuguese.
Minimum
of
EUR

50,000
and

maximum
of
EUR

350,000.
Under

excep5onal

circumstances,
the

Fund
will
ﬁnance

projects
up
to
EUR

500,000.
Civil
society

organiza5ons;
Community
Based

Organiza5ons;
Ministries
for

Women
and

Gender

machineries;
African
women’s

organiza5ons
and

networks;
Government

ministries
and

research

ins5tu5ons;
Improving

women’s

economic

empowerment,

civil
society

strengthening
and

Ins5tu5onal

strengthening.
Sub-‐Saharan

Africa

Postal
Address:

P.O.
Box
1234
Halfway
House
Midrand
1685
Johannesburg
South
Africa

Tel:
+27
(0)
11
256
3600/
+27

(0)11
256
3658
Fax:
+27
(0)
11
206
3762
Email:
Rosaliel@nepad.org
or

nepadspanishfund@nepad.or
g
Web:
ww.nepad.org/
crosscusngissues/gender

(English
and
French)
Co-‐funding
is
requested
for

this
grant,
as
follows:
For
projects
under

200,000
Euros,
a

contribu5on
of
5%
of
the

total
budget
is
requested

from
the
grantee.
For
projects
from
200,000

Euros
to
350,000
Euros,
a

contribu5on
of
10%
of
the

total
budget
is
requested

from
the
grantee.
For
excep5onal
projects

over
350,000
Euros
and
up

to
500,000
Euros
the

contribu5on
requested

from
the
grantee
will
be

12%
of
the
total
budget.

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Geographical
focus
UN
Women
The
Fund
for

Gender
Equality
The
grant
is

intended
to
be

biannual
(last
call

for
proposals
was

in
September

2009).

Next
Call
for

proposals
will
be

announced
on

UN
Women’s

web
site.
Implementa5on

grant:
Range

between
US$
2

million
–
US$
5

million
(2-‐4
years).
To
support
countries

with
agreed
upon

na5onal
or
local

plans,
policies
or
laws

that
advance
gender

equality
and
women’s

empowerment
and

that
are
ready
for

implementa5on
Gender
Equality

Cataly5c
Grant:

Range
between
US$

100,000
–
US$

500,000
(1-‐2
years).

To
support
programs,

including
the

establishment
of

strategic
coali5ons

that
would
catalyze

the
development
and

endorsement
of

gender
equality

na5onal
or
local

plans,
policies
or

laws.
Non-‐government

organiza5ons;
Government

bodies;

Partnerships

(between

government
and

non-‐governmental

organiza5ons;

several
NGOs

including
networks;

several
government

en55es)
.
Women’s

economic

empowerment;
Women’s
poli5cal

empowerment.
Developing

countries
in

general.
Web:
www.unwomen.org
Central
Africa
Sub-‐Regional

Office
12,
Avenue
de
l’Armée
P.O.
Box
445
Kigali,
Rwanda
Tel:
+250
(0)252
590463
or

+250
(0)252
590468
Fax:
+250
(0)252
576263
Mail:

diana.ofwona@unwomen.org
East
and
Horn
of
Africa
Sub-‐
Regional
Office
Elisabeth
Lwanga
UN
Gigiri
Complex,
Gigiri

Avenue
Block
Q,
Rooms
100-‐112
P.O.
Box
30218,
00100
Nairobi,

Kenya
Tel:
+254
20-‐762-‐4301
or
+254

20
762-‐4383
Fax:
+254
20
762-‐4494
or
+254

20
762-‐4490
Mail:
nisha@unwomen.org
Web:
http://www.unifem-‐
easternafrica.org/
North
Africa
Sub-‐Regional

Office
13
Rue
Ahmed
Balafrej,
Souissi
-‐
Rabat
10000,
Morocco
Tel:
+212
5
37
63
53
20
or
+212

5
37
63
53
32
Fax:
+212
5
37
63
53
40
Mail:
z.touimi-‐
benjelloun@unwomen.org
ConFnuaFon
of
contact

details:
Southern
Africa
Sub-‐
Regional
Oﬃce
Merafe
House
11
Naivasha
Road,
P.Bag

X44
Sunninghill
2157,

Johannesburg

South
Africa
Tel:
+27
11
517-‐1579
Fax:
+27
11
517-‐1631
Mail:

nomcebo.manzini@unwo
men.org
Web:
hjp://www.unifem-‐
saro.org/
West
Africa
Sub-‐Regional

Oﬃce
Immeuble
Soumex,
2ieme

étage
Mamelles
Almadies
B.P.
154
Dakar

Senegal
Tel:
+221
33
869
99
70
or

+221
33
869
99
36
Fax:
+221
33
860
54
95
Mail:

josephine.odera@unwom
en.org

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Geographical
focus
United
NaMons

Democracy
Fund
(UNDEF)
Call
for
proposals

will
be
made

public
on

UNDEF’S
web

site.

(Last
call
for

proposals
ended

on
31
December,

2010)
A
maximum
of

US$500,000

per

project
(2
years)
Civil
society

organiza5ons
and

non-‐governmental

organiza5ons

engaged
in

promo5ng

democracy;
Independent
and

Cons5tu5onal

Bodies
including

Elec5on

Commissions,

Ombudsman

Ins5tu5ons,

Na5onal
Human

Rights
Ins5tu5ons

and
other

independent

governance
bodies,

for
project

proposals

facilita5ng
the

inclusion
of
the

voice
of
civil

society;
Global
and
Regional

inter-‐government

bodies,

organiza5ons
and

associa5ons
other

than
the
United

Na5ons,
for
project

proposals
which

strengthen
the

voice
of
civil
society

Democra5c

dialogue
and

support
for

cons5tu5onal

processes;

Civil
society

empowerment,

including
the

empowerment
of

women;
Civic
educa5on

and
voter

registra5on;
Ci5zen’s
access
to

informa5on;
Par5cipa5on

rights
and
the
rule

of
law
in
support

of
civil
society;
Transparency
and

integrity.
Global,
although

priority
is
given
to

DAC
countries.

Check

list
of
DAC

countries
on:

ww.oecd.org/dac/
stats/daclist
Physical
address:
1
United
Na5ons
Plaza,

Room
DC1-‐1300

New
York,
NY
10017,

USA

Tel:
+1
212
963
3399

Tel:
+1
917
367
8062

Fax:
+1
212
963
1486
E-‐mail:

democracyfund@un.org
Web:
hjp://www.un.org/
democracyfund/
(English
and

French)
Applica5ons
are
only

accepted
in
English
or

French
and
online.

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size
and Duration
Geographical
focus
International NGOsInternational NGOsInternational NGOsInternational NGOsInternational NGOsInternational NGOsInternational NGOsInternational NGOs
HIVOS
People

Unlimited

(The
Humanist

InsMtute
for

Development

CooperaMon)

Applica5ons
are

accepted

throughout
the

year.
The
applica5on

form
is
available

online
(at
the

virtual
office).
There
is
a

Microfund
for
new

and
experimental

projects,
of
which

the
maximum

grant
size
is
10,000

Euros
(between
1

to
4
years);
In
case
of

Microfinance

Ins5tu5ons
and

other
commercial

ac5vi5es,
Hivos

support
takes
the

form
of
loans,

guarantees
and

par5cipa5ons.
There
is
no

minimum
or

maximum
grant

size.

The
average

grant
size
is

about
45,000

Euros
per
year.

The
average

contract

dura5on
is
3

years.
First-‐5me
grants

usually
do
not

exceed
2
years.
Organiza5ons
which

are:

• Non-‐

governmental,

•Secular,

• Professional,
and
• Results-‐oriented.

NOTE:
Organiza5ons

already
receiving

financial
support

from
Novib,
ICCO,

Cordaid
and
Plan

Netherlands,
are
not

eligible
for
Hivos

support.
Arts
and
culture;
Financial
services;
Gender,
women
and

development;
HIV/AIDS;
Human
rights
and

democra5za5on;
ICT
&
Media;
Sustainable

produc5on.
Kenya,

Malawi,

Mozambique,

Namibia,

South
Africa,

Tanzania,

Uganda,

Zambia
and

Zimbabwe.
Mailing
address:
P.O.
Box
85565
2508
CG,

The
Hague

The
Netherlands
Tel:
+31
(0)70
376
5500
Fax:
+31
(0)70
362
46
00
E-‐mail:
info@hivos.nl

Web:
www.hivos.nl

(Dutch,
English,
French

and
Spanish)

Virtual
office:

www.hivos.org

To
be
eligible
for
these

grants,
organizaFons

must
also
comply
with
the

following
criteria:
•Have
objec5ves
in
line

with
Hivos
policy
and

sectors;
•Show
concern
for

gender-‐equality,

environment
and

human
rights;
•Have

good

organiza5onal
capacity;
•Show
professional

quality
in
its
field
of

work;
•Have
a
sound
financial

plan.

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size
and Duration
Geographical
focus
Norwegian

People
Aid

(NPAID)
Please
contact

NPAID
for

informa5on

regarding
the

acceptance
of

project
proposals.
No
minimum
or

maximum
grant

size.

Civil
society
and

community
based

organiza5ons
who

work
to
change

power
rela5ons,
and

to
boost
marginalized

groups’
inﬂuence
in

society.
Partnerships
with
Intermediary
NGOs,

research
ins5tu5ons,

media,
lobby
and

advocacy

organiza5ons.

NPA
does
not
have
a

thema5c
focus.
NPA
supports
local

actors
and
their
own

strategies.

Examples
of
cases
NPA

is
suppor5ng:

Exploita5on
of
natural

resources;
Distribu5on
of

resources;
Women’s
right
to

property;

Indigenous
peoples’

bajle
for
rights;

Youth
par5cipa5on;

and

Access
to
public

services.

Angola;
DR
Congo;
Ethiopia;
Guinea
Bissau;
Libya;
Mauritania;
Mozambique;
Rwanda;
Somalia;
South-‐Sudan;
South
Africa
and

Tanzania;
Zimbabwe.
Mailing
address:
Storgt.
33
A,
9th
ﬂ,

0028
Oslo
Norway
Tel:
+47
22
03
77
00
Fax:
+47
22
20
0870
E-‐mail:
npaid@npaid.org
Web:
hjp://
www.npaid.org/en/
(English
and
Norwegian)
Partner
organizaFons

must
comply
to
the

following
criteria:

•Promote
democracy

and
an
equitable

distribu5on
of

resources;

•Represent
the
interests

of
par5cular
segments

of
society;

•Contribute
towards

shaping
public
and

corporate
policies;

•Raise
public
awareness;

•Promote
public
support

for
issues;

•Hold
public
authori5es

and
corpora5ons

accountable;
•Provide
social
networks

for
members;

•Promote
skills
and

knowledge
concerning

coopera5on,
and
•Promote
norms
and

values,
such
as
trust

and
reciprocity.

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size
and Duration
Geographical
focus
Oxfam
Novib Please
contact

Oxfam
Novib
for

informa5on

regarding
the

acceptance
of

project
proposals.
No
minimum
or

maximum
grant

size.

Civil
society

organiza5ons.
The
rights
of
women,

indigenous
people,

lesbians,
gays
and
the

disabled;
Sustainable
livelihoods;
Human
rights;
African
migrants
in

Europe;
Health
and
Educa5on

(basic
social
services);
Capacity
building;
Lobbying
and

advocacy;
Right
to
life

and
security;
Social
and
poli5cal

par5cipa5on.

Angola;
Burundi;
DR
Congo;
Mali;
Mozambique;
Niger;
Somalia;
Sudan
and
Uganda.
Mailing
address:
Postbus
30919
2500
GX

Den
Haag
The
Netherlands

Email:

info@oxfamnovib.nl

Tel:
+31
70
3421777/
+31

70
342
1621
Fax:
+31
70
3614461

Web:
hjp://
www.oxfamnovib.nl

(English
and
Dutch)
Oxfam
Great

Britain
Oxfam
Great

Britain
does
not

accept
unsolicited

project
proposals

and
it
gives

financing
through

the
establishment

of
Partner
rela5ons

with
local
civil

society

organiza5ons.
Interested

organiza5ons
can

send
a
brief

descrip5on
of
their

project
(no
more

than
one
page)
to

the
regional

offices’
addresses

in
any
format.

No
minimum

and
maximum

amount.
Local
civil
society

organiza5ons.
Gender
equality

(violence
against

women,
women’s

leadership
and

par5cipa5on);
Climate
change;
Conflict
and
natural

disasters;
Health;
Educa5on;
Debt
and
aid;
The
right
to
be
heard;
Trade;
Private
sector;
Poverty
in
the
UK;
Global
economic
crisis.
Angola,
Chad,
DR
Congo,
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Ghana,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Malawi,
Mali,

Mozambique,
Niger,

Nigeria,

Rwanda,

Senegal,

Sierra
Leone,

Somalia,

South
Sudan,
South
Africa,

Sudan,

Tanzania,

Uganda,

Zambia
and

Zimbabwe.
Horn,
East
and
Central

Africa
regional
office:
Postal
Address

PO
Box
40680-‐0100,

Nairobi,
Kenya
Tel:
+254
20
2820000
Fax:
+254
20
2820104/5
Email:

hecainfo@oxfam.org.uk
Southern
Africa
regional

office:
195
Allcock
Street,
Colbyn
Pretoria
South
Africa
Tel:
+27
12
3425256

Fax:
+27
12
342-‐3484

Email:
blutchman.org.uk

Web:
hjp://www.oxfam.org.uk/
(English)
ConMnuaMon
contact

details:
West
Africa
regional

office:

Point
E
Rue
5XL
Avenue
Birago
Diop
Dakar
Senegal
Postal
Address

BP
3476,
CP
18524
RP

Dakar
Tel:
+221
859
37
00
Fax:
+221
33
824
24
15

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size
and Duration
Geographical
focus
Oxfam
Canada Oxfam
Canada

does
not
accept

unsolicited
project

proposals;
it
works

with
pre-‐iden5ﬁed

partner

organiza5ons.
However,

interested

organiza5ons
are

welcome
to
send

lejers
of
interest

presen5ng

themselves
and
the

impact
of
their

work.
No
minimum

and
maximum

amounts.
Women’s
groups;
Civil
society

organiza5ons.
Women’s
equality;
HIV/AIDS;
Climate
change;
Essen5al
Public

services;
Interna5onal
trade;
The
right
to
make
a

living;
Peace
and
security.
Ethiopia,
Mozambique,
Tanzania,
South
Africa
and

Zimbabwe.
NaMonal
Oﬃce:
Oxfam

Canada
39
McArthur
Avenue
Ojawa,
Ontario,
K1L
8L7
Canada
Tel:
+1
(613)
237
5236
Fax:
+1
(613)
2370524
Email:
info@oxfam.ca
Web:
hjp://
www.oxfam.ca/
(English)
AcMon
for
World

Solidarity

(AkMonsgemeins
cha`

Solidarische

Welt)
Project
proposals

can
be
sent

throughout
the

whole
year.
From
500
to

20,000
Euros

per
year.
Local
organiza5ons,

NGOs,
and

Networks
with

ini5a5ves
already
in

implementa5on
that

need
extra
funds
to

con5nue.
Women’s

Empowerment;
Protec5on

of
the
Environment;
The
Promo5on
of

Social
and
Economic

Rights.
Senegal,

Burkina
Faso,

West
Sahara

and

Zimbabwe.
Mailing
and
Physical

address:
Ak5onsgemeinschap

Solidarische
Welt,
ASW
(Ac5on
for
World

Solidarity)
Potsdamer
Straße
89

10785
Berlin
Germany

Tel:
+49
(30)
25
94
08
01
Fax:
+49
(30)
25
94
08
11
E-‐Mail:
mail@aswnet.de

Web:
hjp://
www.aswnet.de/en.html

(German,
English,
French

and
Portuguese).

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size
and Duration
Geographical
focus
Broederlijk

Delen
Applica5ons
are

accepted

throughout
the

year.
Grants
have

ranged
from:

4,000
to

123,000
Euros.
Local
non-‐

government

organiza5ons
with

ini5a5ves
to
ﬁght

poverty
and
injus5ce.
Women’s

empowerment;

Rural
development;
Ecology;
Human
rights;
Indigenous
people;
Capacity
building
and

Policy
and
advocacy;

Poli5cal
par5cipa5on.
Burkina
Fasso;
DR
Congo;
Burundi;
Ruanda;
Uganda
and

Senegal.
Broederlijk
Delen
-‐

Na5onal
Secretariat
Huidevejersstraat
165
1000
Brussels
Belgium
Tel:
+32
(2)
502
57
00
Fax:
+32
(2)
502
81
01
E-‐mail:

info@broederlijkdelen.be
For
general
inquiries
on

BD’s
partner
work
in
the

south:

info@broederlijkdelen.be

Web:
hjp://
www.broederlijkdelen.be/

(Flemish,
English,
Spanish

and
French)
Frères
des

Hommes
Please
contact

Frères
de
Hommes

for
informa5on

regarding
the

acceptance
of

project
proposals.
No
minimum
or

maximum
grant

size.

Local
organiza5ons,

Movements
and

Networks.
Women;
Agriculture;
Solidarity
economy;
Ci5zen
democracy;
Culture;
Human
rights;
Educa5on
and
capacity

building;

Health.
Rwanda,

Senegal,

DRC
and

Cote
d’Ivoire.
Mailing
and
Physical

address
:
9
rue
de
Savoie,

75006
Paris
France

Tel:
+33
(1)
55
42
62
62

Fax:
+33
(1)
43
29
99
77
E-‐mail:

fdh@france.fdh.org
Web:
hjp://www.fdh.org
(French)

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size
and Duration
Geographical
focus
Manitese Please
contact

Manitese
for

informa5on

regarding
the

acceptance
of

project
proposals.
Please
contact

Manitese
for

informa5on

regarding
grant

size
and

dura5on.
Civil
society

organiza5ons.
Women’s
economic

empowerment;
Women
and
youth

educa5on;
Rural
and
Agricultural

development;
Microcredits;
HIV/AIDS;
Human
rights;
Access
to
drinking

water.
Benin;
Burkina
Fasso;
Guinè
Bissau;
Mozambique,

and
Sudan.
Segreteria
nazionale
Mani

Tese
Piazzale
Gambara
7/9,

20146
Milano
Italy
Tel:
+39
(02)
40
75
165
Fax:
+39
(02)
40
46
890
E-‐mail:

manitese@manitese.it

or
sartor@manitese.it

Mr.

Giovanni
Sartor

(responsible
for
the

African
department)

Web:
hjp://
www.manitese.it/landing/
(Italian,
English,
French,

Portuguese
and
Spanish)

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Geographical
focus
Spanish NGOsSpanish NGOsSpanish NGOsSpanish NGOsSpanish NGOsSpanish NGOsSpanish NGOsSpanish NGOs
Cooperacció Project
proposals
can

be
submijed

throughout
the
year.
No
minimum

and
maximum

amounts
or

limited
Mme.

Priority
is
given

to
possibili5es
of

long-‐term

collabora5ons.
Women
and
youth
local

NGOs;
Women’s
movements.
In
Africa:
Body
autonomy
and

Sexuality;
Women’s
economic

ci5zenship;
Women’s
par5cipa5on

in
economic,
social
and

poli5cal
life.
Other:
Women
free
from

violence;
Women’s
dialogue
and

knowledge;
Gender
equity
in
public

policy.
Mali
and

Europe
(Catalonia).
Mailing
address:
c/
Sant
Honorat,
7

08002
Barcelona
Spain
Tel:
(+34)
93
318
34
25

Fax:
(+34)
93
412
43
77
Mail:

info@cooperaccio.org
For
project
proposals
in

Mali:

mali@cooperaccio.org
Web:
hjp://
www.cooperaccio.org
(Spanish
and
Catalan)
Entrepueblos Please
contact

Entrepueblos
for

informa5on
regarding

the
acceptance
of

project
proposals.
There
is
no

minimum
or

maximum
grant

size.

Local
associa5ons
and

organiza5ons.
Strengthening
of

women’s
capacity
and

of
women’s

associa5ons;
Women’s
human
rights

and
socio-‐economic

empowerment;
Empowerment
of
rural

women
and
civil

society.
Morocco Mailing
address:
Plaza
Ramon
Berenguer
El

Gran,
1,
3r-‐1ª

Barcelona,

08002

Spain

Tel:
+34
(93)
268
33
66

Fax:
+34
(93)
268
49
13
E-‐mail:

info@entrepueblos.org
Web:
hjp://
epueblos.pangea.org/

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Geographical
focus
Fundación

CODESPA
There
are
no

deadlines
for

submission
of
project

proposals;
once

contact
has
been

established
with
the

organiza5on,
the
5me

to
present
project

proposals
is

nego5ated.
Grants
range

from
10,000
–

500,000
Euros

(depending
on

whether
funding

comes
from

private
or
public

funding,

respec5vely).
Women’s
organiza5ons;
Local
NGOS;
Community-‐based

organiza5ons.
Professional
training

and
employment;
Strengthening
of
civil

society
and
local

governments;
Microcredits;
Infrastructure
and

Equipment;
Peace
building
and

reintegra5on
of
child

soldiers;
Non-‐formal
educa5on

and
literacy;
Social
and
health

educa5on.

Angola,

DR
Congo

and

Morocco.

Mailing
address:
C/
Rafael
Bergamín,
12,

bajo
28043
Madrid

Tel:
+34
(91)
744
42
40

E-‐mail:

codespa@codespa.org
Web:
hjp://
www.codespa.org
(Spanish)
Intermon
Oxfam Please
contact

Intermon
Oxfam
for

informa5on
regarding

the
acceptance
of

project
proposals.
Please
contact

Intermon
Oxfam

for
informa5on

regarding
grant

size
and

dura5on.
Local
NGOs;
Religious
ins5tu5ons.
Women’s
rights;

Economic
jus5ce;
Basic
social
services;

Humanitarian
ac5on;

Ci5zenship
and

governance;

Fair
trade;
Peace
building;
Food
security,
and
Educa5on.
Angola,

Burkina
Fasso,

Burundi,

Ethiopia,

Morroco,

Mauritania,

Mozambique,

Sudan

Tanzania
and
Chad.
Headquarters
of
Catalonia

and
Andorra:
Intermón
Oxfam
Calle
de
Roger
de
Llúria,
15
08010,
Barcelona
Spain
Tel:
+34
902
330
331
E-‐mail:

info@IntermonOxfam.org
Web:
hjp://
www.intermonoxfam.org/

(Spanish
and
Catalan)

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply?
Thematic
focus
Geographical
focus
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OCISA

(Open
Society

IniMaMve
of

Southern
Africa)
The
founda5on

accepts
unsolicited

applica5ons

throughout
the
year

and
twice
a
year

through
open
calls.

Grants
are
approved

every
three
months.

Consult
the
website

as
up-‐dates
and
mini-‐
calls
will
be
posted

from
5me-‐to-‐5me.
Types
of
grants
•
Core
support
•
Capacity
Building
•
Social
Media
•
Ac5vity
focused

advocacy
grants
•
Research
and
policy

grants
No
minimum
or

maximum

amounts.

The
duraMon
of

the
grants
vary.
Civil
society

organiza5ons;
NGOs;
Coopera5ves;
Government

departments
or

en55es;
Networks;
Alliances;
Academic
ins5tu5ons
or

Forums.
Gender
and

women’s
rights;
Economic
jus5ce;
Educa5on;
HIV
&
AIDS;
Human
rights

and
democracy

building;
Indigenous

rights;
Language
rights;
Law;
LGBTI
Special

ini5a5ve;
Lusophone;
Media
and
ICT.
Angola,
Botswana,
Lesotho,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Swaziland,
DR
Congo,
Zambia
and

Zimbabwe.
Mailing
address:
PO
Box
678,
WITS,

Johannesburg
2050,

South
Africa
Physical address:
148
Jan
Smuts
Avenue;

Rosebank,
GP
2001;

South
Africa

Tel:
+27
(0)11
587
5000
Fax:
+27
(0)11
587
5099
E-‐mail:

To
send
applica5ons

grantproposals@osisa.or
g
Web:
hjp://
www.osisa.org/

Eligible
organiza5ons
must

obey
the
following
criteria:

Be
legally
registered
and/or

work
closely
with
an

organiza5on
that
is

reputable
and
legally

registered;
Work
with
minority
groups

or
communi5es
of

vulnerable
people
with
an

emphasis
on
sexual

minori5es,
people
with

disabili5es,
ethnic

minori5es,
women
and

young
people.

Institution/
name of Fund
Application
Deadlines
Grant size and
Duration
Who can apply?
Thematic
focus
Geographical
focus
OSIWA

(Open
Society

IniMaMve
for

West
Africa)
Calls
for
proposals
are

usually
between
July

and
August.
However,

consult
the
website

for
up-‐dates.
No
minimum

and
maximum

amounts.

The
duraMon
of

the
grants

varies.
Local
organiza5ons;
West
Africa
based

organiza5ons
in

partnership
with
local

groups;

Government

ins5tu5ons;

Regional
and
sub

regional
organiza5ons.
Poli5cal

governance,;

Economic

governance;
Law,
jus5ce
and

Human
rights.
Benin,

Côte
d'Ivoire,
Ghana,
Guinea
Konakry,

Liberia,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Senegal
and
Sierra
Leone.
OSIWA
Dakar
Office

(Senegal):

Tel:
+221
(33)
869
10
24
Fax:
+221
(33)
824
09
42
Email:
osiwa-‐
dakar@osiwa.org

OSIWA
Abuja
Office

(Nigeria):
Tel:
+234
9
8748345
/+

234
9
8748346
Fax:
+
234
9
4136649
Email:
osiwa-‐
abuja@osiwa.org

OSIWA
Liberia
Office:
Tel:
+
231
681
3108
Email:
osiwa-‐
monrovia@osiwa.org

Web:
hjp://
www.osiwa.org/
(English

and
French)
Project
proposals
should

be
sent
to:

proposals@osiwa.org
ConFnuaFon
contact
details:
OSIWA
Sierra
Leone:
Tel:
+
232
22
234
257/
+
232

76
931
160
Email:
osiwa-‐
monrovia@osiwa.org

OSIWA
Guinea
Konakry

Immeuble
B.A.H
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PRES

en
face
PMU
Sis
Cameroon,
Camayenne

Corniche
Nord
Commune
de
Dixinn,
Conakry,
Guinea

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