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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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