Applications Invited for FRIDA’s Young Feminist Fund 2020

About the Organization:

FRIDA provides young leaders with the resources they need to amplify their voices and bring attention to their work, and the support, flexibility and network to keep their vision and influence alive. They work with young feminist activists all over the world to build a more a just, sustainable world. They believe that when young feminist activists are trusted as experts of their own reality and provided with resources, opportunities, and networks, they are a powerful force for change.

Young Feminist Fund:

FRIDA’s call for proposals for 2020 is now open. If you are a young collective working from a feminist perspective, this opportunity is for you!

FRIDA works with young feminist activists all over the world to build a more just, sustainable world. They believe that when young feminist activists are trusted as experts of their own reality and provided with resources, opportunities, and networks, they are a powerful force for change.

Who can apply:

FRIDA grants are given to organizations and groups that are dedicated to:

• Improving the lives of girls, young women, trans and intersex youth at local, national, regional or international levels;
• Inclusive organizing;
• Collective action and feminist movement building;
• Grantee organizations that FRIDA supports are led by girls, young women, trans and intersex youth, under the age of 30. At least 70% of your organization’s membership needs to be girls, young women, trans and intersex people under 30 and the leadership in the group needs to be girls, young women trans and intersex youth under 30.
• You do not need to be a legally registered organization to apply.

FRIDA does not support:

At the moment, FRIDA cannot provide support to the following:

• Proposals submitted by individuals, government institutions, political organizations or religious groups.
• Groups that focus only on the provision of direct services (e.g. community literacy, formal education, technical training, craft or health care etc).
• Groups that focus only on income generating activities.
• Groups based in the following highly-industrialized countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.

Grant: You can apply for a grant up to USD 6,000. Grant money is flexible, it can be used over a period of 12 months for general support and/or projects, and are open to renewal.

This year, the call is open from February 13th to March 29th, 2020. All applications are to be sent online. You can apply in any ONE of the following seven languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese OR Mandarin.

Email ID: proposals@youngfeministfund.org

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