Financial support for women and gender equality

A guideline on funding sources for gender and equality and women-focused projects.

08.05.2006 |Sascha Gabizon

Download Funding Sources for Gender Equality and Women-Focused Projects.

This list has been compiled in response to the large number of enquiries that the BRIDGE-hosted web resource Siyanda www.siyanda.org receives from women and women’s organisations looking for funding sources.

There is a lot of information on funders in general on the internet so what is included here is not a definitive list but a selection of those donors that we thought would be most useful to highlight. The list falls into five main categories:

1. WOMEN’S FUNDS
2. FOUNDATIONS
3. PRIZES
4. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
5. ONLINE DIRECTORIES

Details are mostly extracted from funders’ website pages and as such information may be subject to change. Please therefore check the individual websites for full and up-to-date information or contact the organisation direct.

We hope you find this resource useful. It is just a start and the list is by no means complete. Therefore if you are aware of any other funders, particularly those dedicated to women and women’s initiatives, we would be happy to consider the information for inclusion when we update this resource.

Siyanda and BRIDGE Team