Category: grantees

Jekesa Pfungwa Vulingqondo (JPV) is an indigenous Zimbabwean non-governmental organisation, working with women’s groups at the grassroots level, for the mobilization and development of women in rural and poor urban areas. The grant awarded is to help improve accountability in governance at community level. This will be led by a group of women and youths who will be trained to articulate and influence policy processes.

L’Initiative Pananetugri pour le Bien-être de la Femme (IPBF) was founded in 2011 to contribute to the promotion of women’s rights and development in legal, socio-economic and cultural areas. IPBF aims to be a feminist organisation supporting leadership and the well-being of young women and women. With the grant, IPBF will build and strengthen the leadership of young feminist organisations and groups in 9 West African Francophone countries to ensure the organisations are better able to effectively amplify their leadership, actions and voices for social transformation in Africa.

The Indigenous Information Network (IIN) was founded in 2001 in response to addressing information through the media about remote rural Indigenous communities who are mainly pastoralists as they struggle to exist. The grant awarded is to help empower indigenous women to stand up for their rights, including their rights to land and also provide them with knowledge on alternative livelihood methods from traditional pastoralism.

Formerly known as the Malawi Human Rights for Women and Girls with Disabilities (MHRWGDs), the organisation was formed in 2008 by women activists living with disability who knew from experience that women and girls with disability in Malawi were excluded from participation in public life, and did not enjoy sexual and reproductive choices. Thus, the group was formed to fight for the rights of women, especially young women with disabilities.

With the AWDF grant, HRWDM will work towards the elimination of all forms of discrimination and abuse against women and girls with disabilities to ensure that women and girls with disabilities are able to effectively participate in the development agenda of the community.

Founded in 2003, Association Horizons Femmes works to contribute to the reduction in gender inequality to achieve an equal, just and balanced society. Horizons Femmes envisions a society in which social relations are based on social justice and equity, bringing about a harmonised human development for the poor and vulnerable groups. The grant awarded is to help contribute to the elimination of violence against women and girls displaced by the Anglophone crisis in Western Cameroon

Groupe d’Action pour la Justice et l’Egalité Sociale (GAJES) was founded in 1990 to fight for social justice, to empower women and to improve women representation and participation within decision-making bodies and entities. The grant awarded is to help change community mindset around violence against women and girls (VAWG), highlight the impact of violence on the mental health and wellbeing of women and draw attention to the need to strengthen interventions around the emotional healing and well-being of women and girls.

Graça Machel Trust (GMT) was established as a Pan-African advocacy organisation focused on women’s economic and financial empowerment, leadership and good governance. It acts as a catalyst, working across the continent to advocate for the protection of women’s rights and dignity, and also amplify women’s movements by harnessing and promoting their contributions to the economic, social and political development of Africa. The grant awarded will be used to increase women’s access to finance and financial services as consumers, entrepreneurs and investors and also strengthen their skills and capacity in that regard. The project will also conduct a survey and document best cases for learning.

Gënji Hip-Hop was founded in 2017 with the aim of creating a platform for all women artists to get to know each other and to come together in a space of exchange, expression, solidarity and strong sisterhood. Gënji Hip-Hop brings together women artists and feminists activists for the promotion of women’s rights in Senegal and Africa with main focus on well-being, development, freedom and empowerment of women. The grant awarded will be used to implement activities to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The project will use arts and urban music to promote the importance of women’s mental health and well-being and raise awareness on the violence perpetrated against women.

Gender Dynamix (GDX) was formed in 2006 by a lesbian woman and a transgender man who identified a gap within human rights and social justice activism in relation to information, advocacy, research and capacity enhancement. GDX is also one of the founding members of the Southern Africa Trans Forum. The purpose of the grant is to continue to expand the regional research work. The evidence generated will be used as a basis to further advocate for trans inclusion in policy making and programming by the government.

The formation of Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA) is the result of the personal and professional experiences of Nobel Peace Laureate, Leymah Roberta Gbowee. She played a key organising and leadership role in the women’s peace movement that contributed to end the Liberian civil war. With the Nobel Peace Prize came the opportunity for Madam Gbowee to utilise her platform to further advocate for the rights of women and girls. This necessitated the transition of Madam Gbowee’s focus from her prior work of peacebuilding to a broader focus on education, leadership development, targeted advocacy, and services for young girls and disadvantaged youth. The grant awarded will be used as core support grant to support the running of the organisation and its programmes.