The Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund is seeking applications for its Short-Term Grants, an opportunity for civil society organizations to implement urgent projects that address diverse barriers to women’s meaningful participation in a formal peace process or implementation of a peace agreement.
The Grant will be implemented with the support of 4 INGO partners, whose technical expertise and global reach will strengthen the impact of the RRW: Conciliation Resources, Cordaid, Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Diplomacy (NIMD), and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF).
Grants are awarded up to 100,000 USD for a maximum period of 6 months, and the stream is open to all ODA-eligible countries where formal peace processes or the implementation of peace agreements are taking place.
Examples of the types of initiatives or projects include but are not limited to:
– Advocacy and lobbying campaigns for women’s inclusion in peace and political processes;
– Advocacy and lobbying campaigns for women’s inclusion in the implementation and monitoring mechanisms of peace agreements;
– Evidence-based advocacy and collection of data to feed into a process;
– Preparatory sessions and capacity-building for women participating in decision-making processes;
– Consultations and community engagement to feed into a specific process;
– Coalition building and strategizing to influence a specific process;
– Advocacy events and meetings, cross-border dialogues;
– Strategic planning projects to identify entry points and stakeholders, to strategize, access support and connection with key stakeholders for bilateral meetings/consultations/dialogues and more;
– Organizing and drafting participatory declarations/demands to influence decision-making processes.
Eligibility Criteria:
Local and national civil society organizations are invited to submit a request for support, including coalitions of CSOs.
Women-led organizations are especially encouraged to apply.
Proof of legal registration (or legal status) is required for the lead applicant.
Qualified NGOs who are interested to apply for this grant should visit: https://wphfund.org/rapid-response-window-short-term-grants/ for mode of application and other necessary information.
