The Society of Women Graduates was founded in 1974 to empower female graduates in the Gaza Strip through capacity building development programs, skill rehabilitation, education, awareness-raising, job placement and advocacy for their rights by creating local, regional and international partnerships. With the Leading from the South grant, the organisation will increase women’s equitable representation in […]

Transgender Equality Uganda was founded in 2011 to advocate for equal treatment as well as creating safe spaces where transgender women’s rights are recognised, their dignity upheld and their exposure to social and economic opportunities is scaled up. With the Leading from the South grant, the organisation will strengthen evidence based advocacy, that will help […]

SFVS was founded in 2002 to create a space where the issues of women and girls survivors of violence could be addressed and where peace, respect and promotion of women’s rights prevail. With the Leading from the South grant, the organisation will support the effective participation of women in taking leadership in the building of […]

Rights not Rescue Trust (RnRT) of Namibia was founded to promote access to health, rights, education and safety for sex workers in Namibia. With the Leading from the South grant, the organisation will contribute to the decriminalisation of sex work in Namibia by committing to reduce violence against sex workers through a law review process […]

REFED was created in 1997 to build a just and harmonious Congolese society based on gender equality and the promotion of women’s leadership. With the Leading from the South grant, the organisation will increase women’s representation in decision making processes by lobbying political parties to support and nominate women into their leadership structures; training women […]

Established in 1976, Rape Crisis is the oldest women’s organisation in South Africa dealing with adult rape. The Rape Crises’ work covers a spectrum of activities that include welfare services, popular education and advocacy as essential components of a well-developed theory of change. The organisation was awarded a top up grant under the Leading from […]

ONIDS was founded in 2013 by a group of women activists, lawyers, psychologists, journalists and doctors to promote and protect the rights of women and young people who are often overlooked and exposed to various forms of violence. With the Leading from the South grant, the organisation will advocate for the elimination of women’s rights […]

Kenya Sex Workers Alliance (KESWA) is a national not-for-profit, NGO network of sex workers led organisation in Kenya established in 2010. KESWA was established to facilitate the improvement of human rights status of all sex workers in the country. With the Leading from the South grant, the organisation will support the participation of sex workers’ […]

IYWD was founded in 2009 by Glanis Changachirere as a result of her personal story as a girl child growing in rural Zimbabwe. She struggled to fund her education and experienced oppression by the state as a student leader. Hence the organisation’s focus is to mobilise and strengthen the voice and power of young women […]

IDIWA was established in 2000 by women of different disability categories including physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities, on realization that Women with Disabilities (WWDs) face double discrimination on account of their gender and disability. The organisation was awarded a renewal grant to consolidate the results achieved in the first phase of the project by mobilising […]