Economic and Political Empowerment: Supporting
projects that work toward economic and legal reform
and women’s equal participation in local and national
elections and economies.
Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights: Funding
campaigns, service delivery, advocacy and education
to influence attitudes and achieve policy change that
secures women’s and girls’ full access to sexual and
reproductive health and rights
GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL
Grassroots International, 179 Boylston Street,
4th Floor, Boston, MA 02130, USA
email: [email protected]
telephone: +1 617 524 1400
website: www.grassrootsonline.org
address:
Brazil, Haiti, Mesoamerica, Middle
East, U.S., other Global Partnerships
countries/regions:
description: Global
Fund for Women invests time,
expertise and money in local, courageous women and
women-led organizations to adv ance the rights of women
and girls. It also connects women to women’s rights funding,
influencers, potential partners; advocates for issues impacting
women and girls; uses its platforms, creative and digital
expertise, networks and influence to raise money for the
movement and elevate the issues and voices of local women
and girls. Global Fund gives general support, which allows
organizations to quickly allocate funds where they are most
needed, helps them be more agile and seize opportunities
that support lasting social change.
defending human rights, food
sovereignty, movement building, resource rights,
rethinking aid, sustainable livelihoods
topics/subjects:
Grassroots International works around the
world to help small farmers and other small producers,
indigenous peoples, and women win resource rights: the
human rights to land, water and food. Grassroots takes a
partnership-based approach to grantmaking because they
believe long-term, consistent support is vital to longterm social change. Central to their partner-relationships
is Grassroots’ commitment to transfer resources from
donors in the U.S. to movements in the Global South.
description:
We do not fund: Individuals; Scholarships; Government
entities; Groups without a strong women’s rights focus;
Groups based and working primarily or only in the
US; International organizations proposing projects
with local partners; Groups whose sole purpose is to
generate income or to provide charity to individuals;
Groups headed and managed by men, without women
in the majority of leadership positions; Political parties
or election campaigns; Women’s branches/departments/
projects of mixed gender organization
type of grant:
grant range:
deadlines:
unknown
unsolicited proposals. For more information on how to receive
funding from Grassroots International and to find out more
about their selection process, contact the organization.
THE HESPERIAN FOUNDATION GRATIS BOOKS
PROGRAMS
$500 to $30,000, first time grants generally
range from $5,000 to $13,000 per year.
grant range:
1919 Addison Street, Suite 304, Berkeley, CA
94704, USA
email: [email protected]
telephone: +1 510 845 1447, toll free +1 888 729 1796
website: www.hesperian.org
address:
one-year
accepted twice per year.
Grant Cycle 1:
Proposal Intake: mid-October – 15 December
Notification: 31 May
countries/regions:
Grant Cycle 2:
Proposal Intake: mid-March-30 June;
Notification: 30 November
how to apply:
multi-year
how to apply: Grassroots International does not accept
General/operating support, program
support, travel grants, convening grants
deadline(s):
unknown
average grant duration:
type of grant:
average grant duration:
project
topics/subjects:
development
Developing countries
health, education, women, international
Hesperian Health Guides is a non-profit
organization that writes and publishes books and digital
resources to support community-based healthcare in poor,
description:
www.globalfundforwomen.org/apply-for-a-grant
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