The UN Women Fund for Gender Equality is a UN Women grant-making mechanism dedicated exclusively to the economic and political empowerment of women worldwide.
Since its launch in 2009, the Fund has delivered grants of USD 56.5 million to 96 grantee programmes in 72 countries. Each programme supports women, especially those who are marginalized, with what they need and require to regain control over their lives, whether they are trying to start a business or initiate a grassroots movement.
Thematic Areas
- Women’s economic empowerment – to increase women’s access to and control over decision-making, land, technology, credit, livelihoods and other means of production and social protection.
- Women’s political empowerment – to support women in taking on leadership roles and participating more fully in political processes and in all spheres of public life. Young women leaders are also a particular focus.
Grant Size & Duration
Grant size ranges from a minimum of USD 200,000 to a maximum of USD 500,000 distributed over a period of two or three years.
Who is eligible to apply?
- Applicant must be Women-led CSOs including, but not limited to: non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, trade unions or labour associations, agricultural collectives or associations, advocacy networks (national or regional), national or regional funds.
- The Applicant Organization must have legal status with the competent national authority in at least one of the programme implementation countries.
- The applicant must demonstrate experience implementing programmes on gender equality and/or women’s empowerment through an organizational resume or CV of past implementing experience and areas of expertise.
- OECD DAC list of ODA recipient countries are eligible only.
- The applicants must have certified financial audit reports for two to three previous fiscal years.
- All applicants must submit at least one Letter of Endorsement from a gender equality or women’s empowerment mechanism, governmental authority on gender equality, or other multi-stakeholder institution (including UN offices other than UN Women) which is based in the same country as the Applicant Organization.
How to Apply?
- Applications can be submitted through online application system.
- Applicants may submit their applications in English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic. No other language will be accepted.
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