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Overview
| Donor: | UN Women |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | United States |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 10.11.2025 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | 45.000$ |
| Total available budget: | 900.000$ |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 150.000$ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Governance & Democracy
- Human Rights
- Women & Gender
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Europe
Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Pacific
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Description
1) Objective
UN Women plans to provide funding to civil society and women’s rights organizations working towards achieving the goals of
the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Movements and Leadership as defined in accordance with these
documents. UN Women now invites proposals from qualified proponents to provide the requirements for the submission as
defined in the UN Women Terms of Reference.
This funding will enable UN Women to directly support civil society and women’s rights organizations, including young women’s organizations, in the context of increasingly shrinking spaces for women’s rights and civil society organizations. Civil society organizations and women’s rights organizations are on the forefront of shifting and redefining social norms to promote gender equality. Specifically, organizations funded through WYDE | Women’s Leadership focus on creating space and consultations to empower feminist networks, build capacity, provide networking spaces towards creating lasting and transformative social norms change over the next two years. Further, implementation of funded projects will directly work to strengthen the leadership of women in public life through dialogue mechanisms at global, regional and local levels.
2) Eligibility
The lead organization must by a legally registered non-governmental organization with a proven track record in promoting women’s political participation, transforming social norms and leadership, enhancing in advocacy and movement building, or similar criteria.
3) Location
Actions can take place worldwide.
4) Budget
The budget range for this proposal should be min. $45,000 – Max. $150,000. The first round of funding awarded approximately $900,000 to eight civil society and women’s rights organizations in four regions.
5) Application
Proposals must be received by UN Women at the address specified not later than 23:59 EDT (NY Time) on 10 November 2025.