civil rights, social justice, democracy,
economic justice, empowering low income families, women’s
right, sexual and reproductive health, human rights
food. They hold empirical knowledge of soil, water,
seed and climate, and are creative problem solvers.
Despite limited rights and resources, rural women across
Africa are organizing to change their situation. New
Field Foundation in particular supports rural women’s
organizations in West Africa that are creating change.
Due to New Field Foundation funding, and the efforts of
rural women’s organizations, more than 350,000 people
in rural communities now have nutritious food and an
increase in income, knowledge, and confidence.
topics/subjects:
The mission and operations of the Moriah
Fund incorporate concern for the basic needs of all people
– especially the most disadvantaged – and for the wellbeing and continuation of the Jewish people. Moriah
supports programs that strengthen local involvement,
leadership and institutional development. The Fund
focuses on areas where private funding can make a
difference, that is, areas that receive inadequate government
funds, or that leverage public and private support through
advocacy and the modeling of innovative programs.
description:
type of grant:
grant range:
program activities; institutional
development; knowledge exchanges
type of grant:
$20,000 to $60,000. Usually does
not award grants for more than 30 percent of the
organization’s annual income
grant range:
general support and project
$500-$750,000
average grant duration: multi-year,
one-year for first time
recipients; one-year or multi-year for renewals
average grant duration:
with options to renew
deadline(s): The
Moriah Fund program board meets biannually, but letters of inquiry are reviewed throughout the year.
deadline(s):
By invitation only
New Field Foundation is not accepting
unsolicited inquiries for funding at this time. Check their
website in the future for updated funding opportunities.
For other funding opportunities to which New Field
contributes, please check the AgroEcology Fund www.
agroecologyfund.org.
how to apply:
how to apply: The
Moriah Fund is not currently
accepting unsolicited proposals. Check their website
for updates and changes to this policy here: www.
moriahfund.org/apply/index.htm
NEW FIELD FOUNDATION
THE OAK FOUNDATION
P.O. Box 151350, San Rafael CA 94915, USA
email: [email protected]
telephone: +1 415 561 3417
website: www.newfieldfound.org
address:
Oak Foundation USA, 55 Vilcom Center
Drive, Suite 340 Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
address:
The Oak Foundation also has locations in
Switzerland, Ethiopia, the U.K., Bulgaria, and Belize.
Those addresses and their contact information are
listed here: www.oakfnd.org/node/20
email: [email protected] (USA)
website: www.oakfnd.org
New Field Foundation currently
focuses its funding in: Casamance region of Senegal; the
border region of Guinea and Sierra Leone; and initiatives
in western Burkina Faso and southeastern Mali.
countries/regions:
rural women’s organizing and
leadership; local food systems and agroecology; human
rights; community media
topics/subjects:
countries/regions:
worldwide
child abuse, environment, housing and
homelessness, international human rights, issues affecting
women, learning differences, special interest grants
topics/subjects:
New Field Foundation works to support
rural women and their organizations in sub-Saharan
Africa to overcome poverty, violence and injustice in
their communities. The majority of grants go to support
dynamic local groups that are organizing collectively to
create thriving, equitable, and peaceful communities.
New Field Foundation recognizes that rural women in
Africa produce and process over 70% of the continent’s
description:
description: Oak Foundation
commits its resources to
address issues of global social and environmental concern,
particularly those that have a major impact on the lives of
the disadvantaged. Within their diverse range of program
areas, the Foundation funds civil society organizations
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