FUNDING SOURCES FOR
GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN-FOCUSED PROJECTS
MARCH 2006
This list has been compiled in
response to the large number of enquiries that the BRIDGE-hosted web resource Siyanda www.siyanda.org receives from women and
women’s organisations looking for funding sources.
There is a lot of information on
funders in general on the internet so what is included here is not a definitive
list but a selection of those donors that we thought would be most useful to
highlight. The list falls into five main categories:
4. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES.. 14
Details are mostly extracted from
funders’ website pages and as such information may be subject to change. Please
therefore check the individual websites for full and up-to-date information or
contact the organisation direct.
We hope you find this resource
useful. It is just a start and the list is by no means complete. Therefore if
you are aware of any other funders, particularly those dedicated to women and
women’s initiatives, we would be happy to consider the information for inclusion
when we update this resource.
Siyanda and BRIDGE
Team
1. WOMEN’S
FUNDS
Many of the funders of women’s
projects and organisations listed here are members of the International Network
of Women’s Funds (INWF). INWF is a network of funders in the North and the South
committed to expanding the resources available to women’s rights work around the
world. http://www.inwf.org/index.html
African Women's Development
Fund
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.awdf.org/awdf/?pid=2
(English & French) |
|
Contact Details:
|
25 Yiyiwa St. Achimota
Forest, Ablenkpe, Accra, Ghana Tel:+233 21
780477 Email: grants@awdf.org |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
Africa |
|
Themes: |
Women's human rights;
political participation; peace building; health, reproductive rights and
HIV/AIDS; economic empowerment. |
|
Grants: |
·
Main Grants Programme (see
themes above). ·
Small Grants Programme for
small women’s groups in Ghana. ·
Solidarity Fund for sharing
of experiences on a local, national and international level. E.g. to
participate in conferences, seminars, etc. |
|
Grant
size: |
$1,000 - $25,000. Grants over
$20,000 are only made to organisations which operate on a regional
basis. |
|
Who can
apply? |
Local, national, sub-regional
or regional African women's organisations, from any part of Africa.
|
Filia Women’s
Foundation
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.filia-frauenstiftung.de/index.php?id=49&L=1
(English &
German) |
|
Contact Details:
|
Am Felde
2 D-22765
Hamburg Tel: +49 (0) 40 / 333 100
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|
Geographical
Focus: |
Germany, Global South and
Eastern Europe |
|
Themes: |
Filia supports projects that
contribute to improved chances for women and girls, allowing them to shape
their own lives. |
|
Grants: |
·
Germany ·
Global South: to build on the
synergy with women’s foundations ·
Eastern Europe: We are
engaged in research, reaching out to our
alllies and strengthening contacts with
networks |
|
Grant
size: |
Total of grants made in 2004
: 48,000 |
|
Who can
apply? |
Criteria unknown. Contact
Filia for further information. |
Fundación
Colectivo Alquimia
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.fondoalquimia.org/contactenos.htm
(Spanish) |
|
Contact Details:
|
Av. Condell
1325 Providencia
Tel/Fax (+56) 2
– 6657106 Email: alquimia@fondoalquimia.org |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
|
|
Themes: |
Women’s rights, especially
but not exclusively in the areas of justice, violence, health, employment,
education, sexuality |
|
Grants: |
·
Fondo Iniciativas: to support
single initiatives of one year duration which contribute to social and
cultural change benefiting women and the women’s movement. This fund can
be granted to the same initiative for a maximum of 3 consecutive
years. ·
Fondo Activistas: to support
public actions in defence of women at neighbourhood, local, regional,
national or international levels. |
|
Grant
size: |
Up to a maximum of $500.000
USD (Fondo Iniciativas) Up to a maximum of $50.000
USD (Fondo Activistas) |
|
Who can
apply? |
Women’s organisations and
women’s grass-root groups from |
Fundo
Angela Borba, Recursos para Mulheres
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.angelaborbafundo.org/
(Portuguese) |
|
Contact Details:
|
Rua
Hans Staden, 21 Botafogo,
Cep 22281-060 Rio
de Janeiro, Brasil Tel
(+55) 21 2286-1046 Fax
(+55) 21 2286-6712 E-mail:
frm@angelaborbafundo.org |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
|
|
Themes: |
Women’s human rights,
particularly in the following areas: employment, education, violence,
health, information and communication technology, culture, diversity (i.e.
sexual, age, ethnic), environment, and legal rights.
|
|
Grants: |
Unknown. Contact the
organisation direct. |
|
Grant
size: |
Grant focus, size and
criteria may vary so it is crucial to consult the grant criteria and
application guidelines each year |
|
Who can
apply? |
Criteria
unknown. Contact Fundo Angela
Borba, Recursos para Mulheres. |
Fondo
Centroamericano de Mujeres
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.fcmujeres.org/index.php
(Spanish) |
|
Contact Details:
|
Fondo
Centroamericano de Mujeres Rotonda
El Güegüense 4c. abajo, 1c. al lago Managua,
Nicaragua Tel:
505 - 2544982 Email:
info@fcmujeres.org |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
|
|
Themes: |
Women’s human rights,
including economic autonomy, gender based violence, education, health,
sexual rights, participation and leadership (themes may change slightly
from year to year). |
|
Grants: |
To support creative and
innovative initiatives from young women groups working to promote their
economic, social, cultural and political rights. They do not support
income generating or production projects. |
|
Grant
size: |
Up to a maximum of $5,000
USD |
|
Who can
apply? |
Any women’s groups or
organisations in the region, but priority is given to groups that meet the
following criteria: ·
are led by young women (16-30
yrs old) ·
work on controversial or new
themes ·
have little access to other
donors ·
are located in non-urban or
deprived areas ·
support particularly
marginalised young women (i.e. women with special needs, indigenous and
afro-caribbean women, lesbians and bi-sexual women, sex workers, women
with HIV-AIDS) ·
support innovative and
creative initiatives, which are replicable and relevant to the Central
American context |
Global Fund for
Women
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/3grant/criteria-guidelines.html
(English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Russian) |
|
Contact
Details: |
Fax: +415
202-8604 |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
Outside the
|
|
Themes: |
Women’s
and girls’ human rights |
|
Grants: |
·
Small, flexible and timely
grants for operation and project expenses. ·
Urgent requests for
organizing or attending an event accepted. |
|
Grant
size: |
$500 to
$20,000 |
|
Who can
apply? |
Groups MUST fulfil the
following criteria: ·
Based in a
country outside the ·
Demonstrate a
strong commitment to women's equality and human
rights ·
A group of
women working together. Requests are not accepted from
individuals ·
Governed,
directed, and led by women. Women must fill all or most of the leadership
roles |
Mama Cash
Foundation
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.mamacash.nl/site/en/funds/index.php
(English
& Dutch) |
|
Contact Details:
|
Eerste Helmersstraat 17
III |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
Africa,
the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean,
Europe and the former |
|
Themes: |
Women’s
rights. Priority themes: bodily integrity, economic justice, peace and
security, agency and participation, art, culture and
media. |
|
Grants: |
·
For a project
or general support ·
Travel
grant. |
|
Grant
size: |
€500 and
€20,000 per year per project (Mama Cash
occasionally gives multiple-year grants) |
|
Who can
apply? |
Organisations
must meet the following criteria: ·
be small,
locally-based and relatively new ·
be
innovative, groundbreaking, taboo-breaking, and pioneering
·
have limited
access to larger funding sources ·
primarily
promote women’s rights awareness and positive change for women in laws,
policies and practices ·
be a women’s
organisation in which women are in leadership roles and comprise the
majority of staff members (note: Mama
Cash also funds non-women's groups that have a strong gender focus and
innovative programmes improving the position of women in
society) ·
do not focus mainly or only
on income generating activities, credit programmes, welfare and
traditional skill training projects. |
NIRNAYA WOMEN’S
FUND
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.nirnaya.org/gettingfunds.htm |
|
Contact Details:
|
# 11, Deepti Apartments,
S.P.Road, E-mail : info@nirnaya.org |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
|
|
Themes: |
·
Improving the social,
educational and economic situations of rural and urban
women ·
Improving girls’ education
and women’s literacy ·
Motivating grassroots women
to form self-help groups and access bank/ government loans and schemes for
their economic development. ·
Raising awareness among
grassroots women on collective work and collective
responsibility ·
Helping grassroots women to
become economically independent ·
Helping women recognize their
labour and their innate intelligence as human resources
·
Building women’s self
confidence through personal development and technical
training ·
Promoting legal education so
that women become aware of their rights |
|
Grants: |
For the above categories with
special focus on women and girls marginalised by gender, caste, religion,
physical disability, HIV+, commercial sex work, and tribal origin. Offers
grants for collective activity, legal aid and counselling for women.
|
|
Grant
size: |
US$1,000 –
10,000 |
|
Who can
apply? |
Groups should
be: ·
Made up of women who have
completed high school, proficient in the local language and be conversant
with local issues ·
Committed to grassroots
women’s empowerment and social justice for women ·
Come from the same or similar
marginalised community they work in and be based in ·
Accepted by the community
with whom they work ·
Individuals / groups with
three years experience working on women's
issues |
Semillas
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.semillas.org.mx/
(Spanish) |
|
Contact Details:
|
Sociedad
Mexicana Pro Derechos de la Mujer, A.C. Tamaulipas
No. 66 Col.
Condesa, C.P. 06140, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, Tel: 5553 2900,
5553 0109 Email:
buzon@semillas.org.mx |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
|
|
Themes: |
Human rights; labour rights;
sexual and reproductive rights and health; gender-based violence; sexual
diversity; economic autonomy and sustainable development (themes may
change slightly from year to year). |
|
Grants: |
·
Organisational Project
Grant ·
Youth Leadership Development
Individual Grant |
|
Grant
size: |
Organisational Project Grant
($5,000-$10,000 USD) Youth Leadership Development
Individual Grant ($15,000 for 2005 but will change for the next
generations). |
|
Who can
apply? |
Mexican organizations, based
in ·
legal non-profit status
(A.C., IAP, etc.), listed in the "Diario Oficial" ·
Ability to expedite tax
deductible receipts (preferred) ·
Working in a human rights
framework (not service or charity based) ·
Focusing on women and girls
from one or more of the following marginal/marginalised
populations: §
poor (rural and urban)
§
indigenous
§
lesbians and other women who
are not heterosexual §
domestic / informal economy
workers §
sex workers
§
youth (girls and boys,
specifically in theme of sexual and reproductive rights)
|
Tewa for Women’s
Empowerment
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.tewa.org.np/details.asp?hid=2&m=4 |
|
Contact Details:
|
Tel: + 977.557.2645 /
+977.557.2235 Fax:
+977.557.2659 Email: info@tewa.org.np |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
|
|
Themes: |
Support to women’s groups to
improve organisational capacity, income generating activities for rural
women, skill development training, physical
structures, human resource development and peace building initiatives.
|
|
Grants: |
·
3 cycles
annually (January, May and September). ·
Discretionary
grants for urgent needs |
|
Grant
size: |
Grants are a
maximum of NRs 50,000 (approx US$ 680). On average, grants range from NRs
30,000-40,000. Discretionary
grants are a maximum of NRs 100,000 annually (approx US$ 2,000). |
|
Who can
apply? |
Rural, grassroots women’s
groups |
UKRAINIAN WOMEN’S
FUND
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.uwf.kiev.ua/en_index.htm
(English and
Ukrainian) |
|
Contact Details:
|
Address:
79 Artema str., office 38, Door
code: 25 Tel.: (044)
568-53-89 Tel/fax:
(044) 484-62-05 E-mail:
uwf@uwf.kiev.ua |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
|
|
Themes: |
In 2005, the fund supported
projects focussed on: ·
Expanding economic
opportunities for women ·
Information exchange and
networking between NGOs that work on women’s issues and gender
issues ·
Developing women’s
organizations in the regions ·
Preparing future female
leaders, and promoting the formation of a women’s movement among the
younger generation. |
|
Grants: |
·
General grants as
above ·
Grants that ‘Bring Together’-
offers the representatives of women’s organizations in |
|
Grant
size: |
Total
financing 2000- 2005:
$724,869 |
|
Who can
apply? |
Women’s
organisations |
Urgent Action Fund for Women’s
Human Rights
| ||
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.urgentactionfund.org/
(English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Kiswahili, Russian, Nepali, Albanian,
Serbo-Croatian, Indonesian) | |
|
Contact Details:
|
Mailing
Address: |
Life Ministry Centre, 2nd
|
|
Geographical
Focus: |
No
specific geographic restrictions although the
focus is on areas of armed conflict, escalating violence and political
volatility. | |
|
Themes: |
Provides
funding for strategic interventions which take advantage of unanticipated
opportunities to advance women’s human rights or to safeguard rights that
have already been won. Such opportunities arise when an unexpected event –
positive or negative – creates a situation in which an immediate response
can have a significant impact. | |
|
Grants: |
·
Interventions in Situations
of Armed Conflict ·
Protection of Women Human
Rights Defenders ·
Precedent-Setting Legal or
Legislative Action | |
|
Grant
size: |
Unknown. Contact organisation
direct. | |
|
Who can
apply? |
UAF will accept grant
proposals in any language. | |
Women’s Hope and Education
Trust
| |
|
Web
Address: |
|
|
Contact Details:
|
Unit 17G |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
|
|
Themes: |
Education and training for
women leaders. |
|
Grants: |
Unknown. Contact organisation
direct. |
|
Grant
size: |
Unknown. Contact Women’s Hope
and Education Trust. |
|
Who can
apply? |
Women’s groups with the
following criteria:- • The group needs to have
worked for not less than two years and must have eight or more
members. |
Women's Radio
Fund
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.womensradiofund.org/ |
|
Contact Details:
|
Dorothy Abbott, Founder of
Women's Radio Fund |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
Unknown. Contact organisation
direct. |
|
Themes: |
The Women’s Radio Fund’s
mission is to build a support network for women radio producers and
broadcasters worldwide. |
|
Grants: |
For women's radio
broadcasting, production and distribution projects. |
|
Grant
size: |
Unknown. Contact Women’s
Radio Fund. |
|
Who can
apply? |
Criteria unknown. Contact
organisation direct. |
New Field
Foundation
| |
|
Web
Address: |
(English and French)
|
|
Contact Details:
|
Email preferred: proposals@newfieldfound.org By air mail or fax: By hand, local mail or fax:
|
|
Geographical
Focus: |
Sub-Saharan |
|
Themes: |
To enable women and their
families in rural areas to re-establish and transform their lives and
their communities after years of devastating conflict in Casamance and the
|
|
Grants: |
Grants can be made for
institutional capacity building, program activities, or administrative
support, as defined by the organization or group itself. Applications can
be for a one year grant or a two year grant. Longer periods will not be
considered. 2006 funding to be announced.
Last round of applications closed in Sept 2005. |
|
Grant
size: |
US $7,500 -
$15,000 |
|
Who can
apply? |
Applications are welcomed
from organisations and groups. They must:
|
THE HESPERIAN FOUNDATION
CREATIVE EDUCATION FUND
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.hesperian.org/cef.htm |
|
Contact Details:
|
The Foundation does not
accept applications by email attachment. They must be sent by regular post
or included in the body of an email message. See website for application
form. |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
Developing
countries |
|
Themes: |
To develop original and
creative health education activities that will benefit
women. |
|
Grants: |
·
Small grants for
community-based women's groups ·
Rolling
deadline |
|
Grant
size: |
The grants are given only
once, and are usually for USD $1,000. Under special circumstances, they
may be for USD $3,000. |
|
Who can
apply? |
To receive a grant from the
Creative Education Fund, the project must: ·
Be developed and managed by
women (including the finances) ·
Benefit poor women and have
clear goals with a clearly-defined plan of action ·
Educate the participants'
community about women's health issues |
United Nations Fund for Women
(UNIFEM)
| |
|
Web
Address: |
http://www.unifem.org/gender_issues/violence_against_women/trust_fund_guidelines.php |
|
Contact Details:
|
See regional offices. http://www.unifem.org/about/contact.php#regionaloffices |
|
Geographical
Focus: |
Global |
|
Themes: |
Violence against Women –
UNIFEM funds projects that conduct public education and awareness
campaigns, build coalitions, involve law-enforcement, judicial and
government agencies, train educators, healthcare personnel and police
officials to respond to and prevent violence. Many projects strive to
alter community attitudes and involve men as allies.
UNIFEM does not provide
scholarships or funds for individual travel, meeting expenses, education
or training. |
|
Grants: |
·
The Trust Fund in Support of
Actions to Eliminate Violence Against Women ·
UNIFEM regional offices may
provide some funding. Please contact the regional office in your area.
2006 grant cycle to be
announced in the summer of 2006. |
|
Grant
size: |
Range from $25,000 to
$125,000 |
|
Who can
apply? |
Contact your local UNIFEM
office. |
2.
FOUNDATIONS
Ford Foundation
http://www.fordfound.org/about/guideline.cfm
The Ford Foundation is a
philanthropic resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Its goals are to strengthen democratic
values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and
advance human achievement. 2005 areas of interest were asset building and
community development, peace and social justice, knowledge, creativity and
freedom.
Support is not normally given for
routine operating costs of institutions or for religious activities. Except in
rare cases, funding is not available for the construction or maintenance of
buildings. Most of the foundation’s grant funds are given to organisations.
Although it also makes grants to individuals, they are few in number and are
limited to research, training and other activities related to its program
interests.
Bill
and Melinda Gates
Foundation http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ForGrantSeekers/
The Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation awards the majority of its grants to tax exempt organizations
identified by foundation staff according to the objectives of four program
areas: Global Health, Education, Global Libraries, and Pacific
Northwest.
The foundation
favours preventive approaches and collaborative endeavours with government,
philanthropic, private sector, and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to
projects that leverage additional support and serve as catalysts for long-term,
systemic change. The Foundation does not award grants to individuals or to
projects that serve an exclusively religious purpose.
Kellogg
Foundation http://www.wkkf.org/default.aspx?tabid=63&ItemID=6&NID=41&LanguageID=0
(English, Spanish &
Portuguese)
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation was
established in 1930 by breakfast cereal pioneer W.K. Kellogg. While Kellogg
Company and the Kellogg Foundation have enjoyed a long-standing relationship,
the Foundation is governed by its own independent Board of Trustees. The Foundation’s mission is to help
people help themselves through the practical application of knowledge and
resources to improve their quality of life and that of future
generations.
The Foundation will consider
requests that fall within the geographical areas of the United States, Latin
America and the Caribbean, and Southern Africa - Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi,
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.
Generally, the Foundation does NOT
make loans and does not provide grants for: operational phases of established
programs; capital purposes (purchasing, remodelling, or furnishing of facilities
and equipment, except as part of a programmatic effort); separate budget line
items labelled as "indirect or overhead costs"; conferences; films, television,
or radio programs, unless they are integral parts of a project or program
already being funded; endowments or development campaigns; religious programs;
individuals.
MacArthur
Foundation http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.855229/k.CC2B/Home.htm
The John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated
to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human
condition around the world.
The Program
on Global Security and Sustainability focuses on international issues,
including peace and security, conservation and sustainable development,
population and reproductive health, and human rights.
The Program
on Human and Community Development operates primarily within the United
States. Issues of interest to the program include; community development;
regional policy; affordable housing, with a particular emphasis on the
preservation of rental housing; system reform in education, juvenile justice and
mental health.
The General
Program supports public interest media, including public radio and the
production of independent documentary film. Grants are made to arts and cultural
institutions in the Chicago area and for special initiatives, currently
including intellectual property rights in a digital
environment.
Rockefeller
Brothers Fund
http://www.rbf.org/about/index.html
The Rockefeller Brothers fund is a
philanthropic organization working to promote social change that contributes to
a more just, sustainable and peaceful world. The Fund's programs are intended to
develop leaders, strengthen institutions, engage citizens, build community, and
foster partnerships that include government, business and civil society. Respect
for cultural diversity and ecological integrity pervades the Fund's
activities.
The Fund supports activities in a
variety of geographic contexts. It also has identified several specific
locations on which to concentrate cross-programmatic attention. The Fund refers
to these as “RBF pivotal places” and includes sub-national areas, nation-states,
or cross-border regions which have special importance to the Fund’s substantive
concerns and whose future will have disproportionate significance for the future
of a surrounding region, an ecosystem, or the world. The Fund currently works in
four pivotal places: New York City, South Africa, Serbia and Montenegro, and
Southern China.
3.
PRIZES
AGFUND International
Prize http://seedinit.org/mainpages/interlinks/forthcoming/index.php
This annual prize awarded by the
Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND) aims
at encouraging continuity in implementing pioneering development projects and
stimulating the efforts of those who are capable of contributing to
developmental and humanitarian action in the developing countries.
The categories for the 2005 Prize
were:
1. “Microcredit helping to achieve
the millennium development goals”.
(Open to projects implemented by
UN, international or regional organizations)
2. “The impact of microcredit to
reduce poverty“.
(Open to projects implemented by
NGOs)
3. “Reaching the poorest of the
poor with microcredit”.
(Open to projects initiated,
sponsored and/or implemented by individuals)
Prize: the first category prize is
US $150,000; the second category prize is US$100,000; the third category prize
is US $50,000.
Next award scheme: 2006
Anticipated deadline for
nominations: April 2006
The APC Africa Hafkin
Communications Prize http://seedinit.org/mainpages/interlinks/forthcoming/index.php
The APC Hafkin Prize - a biannual
award - recognises outstanding examples of African initiatives in information
and communications technology (ICTs) for development. The theme of the 2004/05
prize was 'Community Connectivity' projects for international development, that
is, community initiatives that use the internet and other digital communication
networks to access markets, skills and opportunities to derive real economic
benefits. The competition is open to civil society organisations, government
institutions, educational organisations, community-based groups, networks,
social movements or individuals anywhere in Africa.
Prize: US$7,500 will be shared
amongst up to three winning initiatives.
Next award scheme:
2006/07
4. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AGENCIES
As far as funds from other
governments and international organisations working in multiple countries are
concerned, it is worth knowing that Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates
often operate grant schemes.
International non-governmental organisations (INGOs), governments with
Development Cooperation Agencies*, the European Commission and the United
Nations frequently also have offices or local representatives in-country who can
be approached regarding their funding priorities.
Although the trend is for funding
to go to fewer, larger and more long-term projects and for some donors to
channel funds through country governments, there may still be other funding
opportunities worth exploring. How you do this depends on the local context. If
your organisation is part of a local or international NGO network that regularly
meets and exchanges information, this can be one way of finding out what
possibilities exists. Make contacts, find out who the local representatives are,
collaborate with NGOs who already receive funding from these types of sources.
Some governments such as Spain, Norway and Ireland are currently re-thinking and
increasing their work on gender equality. Some donor agencies are open to
working with you from the start and developing an idea together. These are just
some suggestions.
A word of caution; find out what is
required in the application process and once funding is received, ensure that
you know how long funding decisions will take, the regularity of reporting
expected and any restrictions on how the money is spent, etc. Some funders are more flexible than
others. Also, be aware of any political implications that may arise from
receiving grants from particular donors.
·
See http://www.oecd.org/linklist/0,2678,en_2649_33721_1797105_1_1_1_1,00.html
for a range of
government Development Cooperation Agency websites.
Below are some examples of grants
from Embassies along with information on the European Commission and contact
details for the United Nations.
British Embassy - Small Grants
Scheme
The British Embassy operates a
Small Grants Scheme in several countries, funded by the Department for
International Development, which gives several awards every year to small-scale
grassroots development projects aimed at improving the living conditions of
disadvantaged people.
The SGS is designed to provide a
cost effective means for Heads of Missions to mount small developmental projects
without reference to the Department for International Development (DFID).
Projects financed under the SGS
must be consistent with the strategic objectives of the UK aid programme, as set
out in the two White Papers on International Development and the International
Development Act, which came into force in June 2002. See
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029395231
for links to British Embassy websites in different countries. Search under Small
Grants Scheme.
Dutch Embassy Bulgaria
: Small Embassy Projects Programme
(Matra/KAP)
http://holland.bg/viewpage.php?path=2059
Examples of grants from
2005:
Title: “Romani Women Can Do It”
Matra theme: Human rights/minorities
KAP funding: 9, 881 euro
Implementing agency: Kxam - Sun Foundation
The aim is to improve the
capacity of local Roma women leaders to influence local policies in 5
municipalities.
Title:
“Encouraging space“
MATRA theme: Arts /human rights
KAP funding: 1,597
euro
Implementing organisation: Women for present days
The project aims
at changing the stereotype thinking about the role of women in the family and
society by raising awareness on main gender issues through special theatre
performances, dissemination of printed materials and a PR campaign.
Dutch Embassy Cairo/Development
Cooperation
http://www.hollandemb.org.eg/english/gender.htm
(English &
Dutch)
The Netherlands gender
programme focuses on strengthening NGOs to implement the Beijing Platform of
Action, which is reflected in two large programmes implemented by UNICEF and the
Alliance for Arab Women (AAW). It further strengthens national
institutions like the National Council for Women (NCW) and provides support to
UNIFEM on "Gender Equality Measured through Statistics".
Based on the gender
study in Fayoum, support to a "Women Action Facility" programme in Fayoum
Governorate is given. In addition, the Netherlands supports some projects
implemented by NGOs to address women's equity and equality in economic, social
and political arenas including political participation and capacity building in
different Governorates, such as the "Gender Equality at Local Levels" project
and the "Arab Women Speak Out" project.
The Netherlands also
provides support to the Female Genital Mutilation programme, "The FGM Free
Village Model" project, which is co-financed by 8 donors and aims at combating
FGM practices in Egypt through the National Council for Motherhood and Childhood
(NCCM) and the UNDP. Within the scope of gender interventions in other sectors,
the Netherlands funds a project on "Mainstreaming Women in Agricultural Policy
and Practice" with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation
(MoALR).
Embassy of Finland in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania:
The Finnish Fund for Local Cooperation
http://216.69.164.44/finland/lcf.brochure.html
The Fund supports initiatives of
local Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Community-based organisations
(CBOs), Government and other Institutions in Tanzania. The objective of the fund
is to complement other Finnish development efforts to alleviate poverty in the
field of human rights, democracy and good governance, and empower the civil
society in particular. In addition, the fund provides support to cultural and
social development activities at the small scale level as well as fosters
economic development of corporative civil society. Furthermore, the fund strives
to enhance goals of sustainable development and environmental responsibility.
The approach is to establish long-term partnerships with a limited number of
organisations instead of supporting one-time activities, workshops, seminars,
etc. The fund’s components and priority areas are:
- Human Rights,
Democracy and Good Governance within the priority areas of
Gender Equality, Civic Education, Political Awareness and Media - Democratic
Institutions
- Economic Empowerment
of Corporative Civil Society
- Environment and
Sustainable Development
- Promotion of Cultural
Development
- Small Scale Pilot
Projects
The
European Commission
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/gender/funding_en.htm#tend
On 28 October 2004, the European
Commission (EC) adopted the ‘Programming Document-Promoting
Gender Equality in development co-operation’ which specifies the
programming priorities for 2005 and 2006 under the thematic assistance
‘Gender Budget
Line’.
Two main priority areas of
intervention are identified:
- Promoting gender equality in
attitudes and behaviour of adolescent boys and girls in relation to violence
against girls and women;
- Training and methodological
support of key stakeholders in partner countries.
The European Commission provides
financial support for projects
improving gender equality through its bilateral and regional co-operation with
Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the Mediterranean region, the
African, Caribbean and the Pacific countries and Latin America.
In addition, financial resources
are made available to fund gender equality projects without any geographical
limitation (thematic assistance). These activities complement and reinforce
assistance provided by the other instruments of the European development
co-operation. ‘The
Regulation on Promoting Gender Equality in Development Co-operation’ defines
the objectives and priorities of EC action as well as the type of activities
that can be co-financed by the EC under the thematic assistance. It covers the
period 2004 – 2006. http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/gender/documents/regulation_98_en.pdf
EC assistance is often channelled
through the following instruments:
- Bilateral projects are
generally signed with a country government and sometimes managed in
conjunction with international organisations. At this level, there may be a
Small Projects Facility for non-profit organisations.
- Thematic or Horizontal
programmes: these are worldwide calls for proposals, generally open for the
participation of local organisations and covering issues such as Human Rights,
Environment Protection, Gender etc;
- Regional programmes:
These are region-wide calls for proposals, open to non-profit organisations,
in most cases in partnership with other organisations from the region and/or
from the EU.
The United Nations
5. ONLINE
DIRECTORIES
This Funders Directory provides
information on funding sources for human rights groups. Grantseekers can search
for a funder by issue, geography, type of support, etc. A search under ‘women’
will result in a list of funders who make grants for women’s organisations and
projects.
- Directory of Funders
of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Programs http://www.lgbtfunders.org/lgbtfunders/resource.htm
The Funders Directory
provides information on potential funders for organizations and projects working
with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. All of the
organizations listed have provided financial support to LGBT programs. However,
the extent of support varies greatly, from exclusive funding of LGBT projects,
to awarding a single grant to a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender
organization.
The Women's Funding Network (WFN)
is a partnership of over 90 women and girls' funds and philanthropic
organizations. WFN works to improve the status of women and girls by
strengthening its member’s funds. As a worldwide partnership of women's funds,
donors, and allies committed to social justice, the Women's Funding Network
seeks to ensure that women's funds are recognized as the "investment of choice"
for people who value the full participation of women and girls as key to strong,
equitable, and sustainable communities and societies.
http://www.allavida.org/finder-donors.html
Various types of links are included
in this website – from individual donor sites, websites listing donors, to sites
with broader fundraising information and to sites of organisations providing
other types of support. Donors which fund internationally are listed separately
to those which focus on Allavida's core areas of Central & South East Europe
& the NIS and East Africa.
·
Directory
of Funders Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Issues
http://www.gcir.org/resources/funding_directory/
This funding directory provides
information on 200 private foundations, community foundations, public
foundations, corporate foundations, and corporate-giving programs that may
provide support to organizations, programs, and projects serving or working with
immigrants and refugees. It is not a “directory of immigration funders.”
Rather, it includes a broad cross-section of foundations that support immigrant-
and refugee- related efforts within their current fields of interest, such as
health, welfare, arts, human rights, community development, research, and
community organizing.
http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/4893
A wide-ranging directory of
potential grants for information, communication and technology (ICT) related
initiatives. This covers; the United Nations agencies, regional and government
development cooperation organisations such as the European Commission and Swiss
Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); private sector funders such as
Microsoft; foundations and large international donors including the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Bank. A
useful list of donors for non-ICT projects as well.
1 March 2006
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resource:
BRIDGE
Institute of Development Studies
(IDS)
University of
Sussex
Brighton
BN1 9RE
UK
Email: bridge@ids.ac.uk
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