What is covered?
Quick, flexible funding to respond to security threats or unexpected advocacy opportunities
The support is provided by: Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights (UAF)
Ways to reach out:
Important information about time and eligibility restrictions, as well as further requirements:
Target group: women or trans human rights defenders/activists in exile who are part of an organisation
Grants up to 8000USD for use within 3 months
No funding for:
- Individual journalists (they have to apply through an organisation)
- Individuals who are not activists
- Cisgender (A cisgender person is someone who exclusively identifies as the sex that person was assigned at birth) men or male-led organizations or networks
- Planned projects/activities/service delivery programs
- Charity/humanitarian assistance/social services
- Annual operating costs (rent, salary, overhead costs)
- Bridge/gap funding
- Scholarships
- Organizations with a budget of over $1 million USD
- Capital projects
