Call for Applications – African Environmental Defenders
Against the backdrop of the challenges faced by African Environmental Defenders, and the dwindling civic spaces in most African countries, Natural Justice and partners have expressed their commitment towards protecting environmental and land defenders. To achieve this goal, the NGOs established the ‘African Environmental Defenders Emergency Fund’ to support environmental and land defenders who find themselves in emergency […]
Call for Proposals – Urgent Action Fund Grants
Urgent Action Fund Africa provides financial support for strategic interventions that take advantage of opportunities to advance womn’s human rights. Such opportunities arise when an unexpected event – positive or negative – creates a situation in which rapid intervention can significantly impact. Our Funding Criteria We are only able to support interventions that are: Types […]
Call for Applications – Her Voice Fund (HVF)
Deadline: Thursday 25th September 2025 Her Voice Fund (HVF) provides flexible funding to women’s rights and feminist organisations and activists in the Global South with an intersectional focus, supporting them in their advocacy efforts to influence policy at local, national, regional and international levels. Purpose of Her Voice FundWomen’s rights and feminist organisations have long been […]
Call for Applications – Norec Grant for Work Exchange Cooperation
Deadline: 1 September 2025 Norec supports global partnerships for sustainable development by funding work exchanges. The grant scheme gives young professionals the chance to gain international experience and expertise about sustainable development. Norec supports the goals of Norwegian development policy to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our development policy is designed to promote economic […]
Call for Applications – Disability Rights Fund
Deadline to submit LOI: June 23, 2025 Since 2008, the Disability Rights Fund is committed to funding grassroots, national and regional organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs). We believe that a vibrant disability rights movement reflects the diversity of communities. Given our commitment to intersectionality in our new strategic plan, Disability-Led Futures for a Just World, we […]
Call for Applications – Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists
Deadline: July 2, 2025 The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists, a $10,000 grant, supports visual artists who are Black trans women. This grant is made possible entirely through support provided by visual artist Mariette Pathy Allen, whose body of photographic work over the last forty years has been squarely focused on expanding […]
Call for Applications – Obodo Artist Fund (OAF)
Deadline: 30th May 2025 Notification of Results: 30th June 2025 The Obodo Artist Fund (OAF) is a year-long funding and capacity-building initiative supporting artists and cultural producers interrogating issues of class, visibility, access, and power within African art ecosystems through a queer lens. Rooted in expansive and decolonial artistic practice, OAF encourages bold, radical ways […]
Call for applications – Cartier Women’s Initiative Regional Awards
Deadline: 2 p.m. CEST, June 24, 2025. The Cartier Women’s Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship program that aims to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs. Founded in 2006, the program is open to women-run and women-owned businesses from any country and sector that aim to have a strong and sustainable social and/or environmental […]