Dear all, please see below a landscape on Prospera, a network of philanthropic organizations driven to change the world for women, girls, trans people and their communities.
http://www.prospera-inwf.org
Prospera does not offer grants, their goal is to generate the means for women’s funds that can support people to determine how they want to succeed while creating the conditions in which they are able to thrive. It promotes a vision of full and equal participation of women in the economy, politics, the environment, and society. All the organizations in this network have the following key areas of work:
- Strengthen: Build the capacities of members with tools, technical assistance, and in-depth research and analysis to inform our collective work to empower groups and advance their rights
- Connect: Connect members with each other and with key allies from across sectors to engae in peer learning, to set strategies and respond to new challenges and opportunities together
- Influence: Advance opportunities to leverage new and greater resources for target audiences.
- Catalyze: Support the development of innovative strategies and growth within the women’s funds movement and in collaboration with partners and allies.
We hope you find this information useful for building collaboration and partnerships: http://www.prospera-inwf.org/#!/-partnerships/
PROSPERA MEMBERS
Regional & International
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Reg. |
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AFRICA |
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Mediterranean Women’s Funds Africa - Europe |
Montpellier |
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ASIA |
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X |
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Her Fund HER Fund, established in 2004, is the only women’s fund in Hong Kong committed to advancing women’s rights by grant-making, capacity building and resource-building with the priority for grassroots and marginalized women and girls. |
Hong Kong |
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X |
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South Asian Women’s Fund (SAWF) is registered in Sri Lanka and works in 18 countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam). It is the only regional fund in South Asia, with a clear focus on women’s rights, which is committed to rights-based philanthropy. http://www.sawf.info/ |
Colombo, New Delhi |
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INTERNATIONAL |
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Filia Die Frauenstiftung filia, the German women’s fund, was founded in 2001 with a growing community of partners in mind who invest capital and realise projects that enable women to gain power and influence, in both Europe and internationally. |
Hamburg, Germany |
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X |
Frida the Young Feminist Fund The Young Feminist Fund is the only youth-led fund focused exclusively on supporting global young feminist activism to advance social justice movements and agendas.
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Toronto |
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X |
Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIE) VGIF is an international women’s fund based in the United States and governed by an international Board of Directors. We provide grants globally to fund locally generated projects that advance the rights of women and girls; projects that help improve the lives of women and girls by advancing women’s rights and social justice. |
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The foundations below have a preference for funding local organizations
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Reg. |
Int. |
Organization |
City |
Notes |
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African Women’s Development Fund |
Accra, Ghana |
Funds local MBOs |
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X |
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Fondo Lunaria Mujer Fondo Lunaria works at the national level. In the last three years, Fondo Lunaria has focused on working with young women as a strategy to transform cultural realities against women in Colombia. |
Bogotá |
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X |
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Urgent Action Fund, Latin America The UAF-LA was established in August, 2009. Working from Bogotá, Colombia, its scope of work includes all countries in Latin America and the Spanish speaking Caribbean. |
Bogota |
Funds: 5,000 Max. |
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X |
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Fondo Mujeres del Sur Fondo de Mujeres del Sur was established in 2007 in Cordoba, Argentina, and is currently working in 3 countries: Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Since it was founded in 2007, FMS has mobilized more than 2.1 Million USD to the region, delivering more than 390 grants to 80 women organizations (by May 2015). |
Córdoba, Argentina |
Small funds |
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X |
X |
International Indigenous Women’s Fund The Indigenous Women’s Fund –AYNI- was launched in 2008 and works globally, with an administrative office located in Lima, Peru |
Lima, Peru |
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X |
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Semillas, Sociedad Mexicana por Derechos de la Mujer, AC |
Mexico |
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X |
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Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres (FCAM) is a Nicaraguan foundation and it is the first and only women’s fund based in the region that mobilizes resources for women’s organizations—particularly young women’s organizations—that are working to defend and promote women’s human rights in Central America. http://fcmujeres.org/ |
Managua, Nicaragua |
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X |
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Elas Fundo de Investimento Social |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Smaller grants offered to local organizations
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Reg. |
Int. |
Organization |
City |
Notes |
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X |
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Fonds pour les femmes |
Kinsahasa, DRC |
SVs |
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X |
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Women’s Fund Tanzania |
Dar es Salaaam |
DWs |
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X |
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Urgent Action Fund, Africa http://www.prospera-inwf.org/#!/-african-region/ Focus on women’s active socio-political participation and visibility by leveraging resources and opportunities for critical engagements that advance women’s rights. |
Nairobi, |
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X |
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TEWA, Nepal |
Dhapakhel |
HBWs, DWs |
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X |
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Apthapt-Jopueti Bolivian Women’s Funds http://www.prospera-inwf.org/www.fondodemujeresbolivia.org.bo/
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La Paz, Bolivia |
DWs |
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X |
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Fondo Alquimia |
Santiago, Chile |
DWs |
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X |
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Heart and Hand Women’s Fund US and Balkans |
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HBWs |
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X |
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Slovak-Czech Women’s Fund (Local) http://www.womensfund.sk/blade/c/1938/new-website-of-scwf-is-coming.html |
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HBWs |
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X |
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Taso Foundation Georgia https://www.peaceinsight.org/conflicts/georgia/peacebuilding-organisations/taso-foundation/ |
Georgia |
HBWs |
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X |
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Women’s Fund in Georgia |
Georgia |
HBWs |
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X |
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Bulgarian Fund for Women Bulgarian Fund for Women is the only indigenous donor in Bulgaria that raises funds and exclusively supports local CSOs working to advance women’s and girls’ rights, eliminate gender stereotypes, gender-based violence and discrimination, achieve gender equality in all spheres of life and make a social change. |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
HBWs |
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X |
Calala Fondo de Mujeres Calala is a Spanish foundation, established in 2009 in Barcelona. We work locally and internationally, and as the first Spanish women’s fund we see our challenge in creating supportive networks of women who are committed to women’s rights and want to contribute to social change from a feminist perspective. |
Barcelona |
DWs |
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X |
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Ukrainian Women’s Fund The UWF provides women’s civil society organizations (CSOs) in Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus with financial, information and consultation support. |
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HBWs |
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International |
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Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights Urgent Action Fund provides rapid response grants that enable strategic interventions and participate in collaborative advocacy and research. Urgent Action Fund is led by activists, rooted in feminism, and strengthened through solidarity. |
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5,000 Max |
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X |
Global Fund for Women |
SF, USA |
Funds local MBOs |
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X |
Mama Cash |
Amserdam |
Works with DWs |
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X |
Women Win "Our end game is helping girls thrive as they face the most pressing issues of adolescence, including accessing sexual and reproductive health and rights, addressing gender-based violence and achieving economic empowerment." |
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DWs |