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