AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team) Global Network
http://www.amurt.net/
AMURTEL was formed in 1975 as a sister organization to respond specifically to the problems faced by women and children in their struggle to develop. AMURTEL is managed by women and initiates programs that raise the standard of health and education of women and their children. The programs also permit women to gain greater self-determination and economic independence.
With the passage of tiem, the organization has expanded its focus toimprove the quality of life for the poor and underprivileged people of the world, and to assist the victims of natural and man-made disasters.
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Asia Foundation Women's Programs
http://www.asiafoundation.org/program/overview/womens-program
For more than half a century, The Asia Foundation has been a leader in helping women to realize their potential. We believe that investing in women fundamentally strengthens families and societies. Our Women's Program develops women's leadership, strengthens women's organizations, increases women's rights and ensures their personal security, and creates new political and economic opportunities for women across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Astraea Lesbian Foundation
http://www.astraea.org/
A dynamic global foundation providing critically needed financial support to lesbian-lded, LGBTI and progressive organizations. Separated by continents, language and culture, Astraea grantees are seizing opportunities, and laying the groundwork necessary for women and LGBTI people to claim their human rights.
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Bancker-Williams Foundation
http://www.synergos.org/globalphilanthropy/organizations/banckerwilliams.htm
Deadline: April 1
The Bancker-Williams Foundation supports grassroots organizations internationally whose priorities are global population control, environmental protection, improved status for women of all nationalities and countries, protection of endangered species, and the preservation of multiculturalism. Grants range from $10,000 to $30,000.
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FINCA International
http://www.villagebanking.org/
FINCA (The Foundation for International Community Assistance), launched in 1984, now serves 121,120 borrowers through approximately 6,092 Village Banking groups. Our mission is to support the economic and human development of families trapped in severe poverty. To do this, we create "village banks" : peer groups of 10 to 50 members, predominantly women.
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Ford Foundation
International Fellowships Programme (IFP) - East Africa
http://www.ifpeastafrica.org/ifp.asp
To be eligible for an IFP fellowship, applicants at the time of selection must;
(1) Be resident citizens or other residents of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
(2) Hold an honors bachelor’s degree- for those applying for Masters fellowships and a Masters degree– for those applying for PhD
(3) Have demonstrated leadership skills and commitment to community service and/ or national development.
(4) Have significant relevant professional or other work experience related to proposed field of study, of not less than three (3) years.
(5) Have not previously studied outside the Africa region.
(6) Intend to pursue a post-graduate degree that will directly enhance their leadership capacity in an academic, policy, practical or artistic discipline and field corresponding to one or more of the Foundation’s areas of endeavor.
(7) Present a plan specifying how they will apply their studies to social problems in their own countries.
(8) Commit themselves to working on these issues following the fellowship period.
While there is no age limit to applying for an IFP Fellowship, applicants must be reviewed in the context of their future potential to make long term and sustainable contributions to their societies. “Future promise” is an extremely important factor when considering a candidate.
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Freedom from Hunger
http://www.freefromhunger.org/
In 13 of the world's poorest countries, more than 150,000 women are working toward healthy lives for their children with Freedom from Hunger, a nonprofit, international development organization. Our program, Credit with Education, is really so simple: give very poor, rural women two powerful resources — loans and education — to grow small businesses. They add their own hard work and determination, plus the love and hopes they have for their children. The results: life-saving victories in the war against chronic hunger.
Also listed under Disaster/World Relief.
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Global Fund for Women
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org
GFW grants support work on issues such as the advancement of women in political life, ending violence against women, reproductive health and choice, and improved access to media and communications for women's voices."
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Global Fund for Women
Women's Rights Within Religious and Cultural Traditions
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/work/grants/rights.html
Grants are made to women's organizations abroad, primarily in developing countries.
The Global Fund for Women is requesting proposals from women's organizations that are doing ground-breaking work for human rights and justice in Islam. Grants made under this initiative will focus on women's groups that are working on emerging, controversial, or ground-breaking issues in women's rights in Islamic societies. Activities falling under this initiative include:
(1) interpretation and study of text;
(2) documentation, translation, and research;
(3) legal aid and support;
(4) public education and awareness, including media work and information dissemination;
(5) advocacy and lobbying for policy change;
(6) gender training (such as training religious leaders, court personnel, and community educators);
(7) support services;
(8) networking, linking, and information exchange forums, including attendance at local, national, and regional conferences; and
(9) seeding and capacity-building for women's organizations, including equipment, staffing, and administrative expenses.
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Heifer Project International: Ending Hunger and Poverty
http://www.heifer.org/
While all HPI programs include women, Heifer Project funds more than 80 Women in Livestock Development projects, which provide women with food- and income-producing animals, as well as training in leadership, community development and environmentally sound farming.
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International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) Fellowships
http://www.icrw.org/html/ourwork/ourwork.htm
Initiated in 1983, ICRW's Fellows Program gives development researchers and practitioners from developing countries the opportunity to spend time in Washington, DC, at ICRW, where they gain policy and project perspectives on the gender dimensions of development.
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Japan Women in Development Fund
http://www.undp.org/women/japan/index.shtml
The Fund is intended to serve as a catalyst for promoting and supporting the empowerment of women and women's participation in economic and social life. Highest priority will be given to project proposals which focus on promoting an enabling environment for the advancement of women's advancement through entrepreneurship development; provision of micro-credit and
establishing income-generating activities; promotion of educational opportunities for women and girls; and, support to women's reproductive health. Related issues include capacity building for
policy and legal frameworks and for gender equality. We encourage submission of projects that last a duration of one to three years, and cost in the region of $300,000.
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Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)
In 1987, the World Bank, with funding from the Government of Japan, established the World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (WBGSP) for graduate studies in subjects related to economic development. Each year, the Program awards scholarships to individuals from World Bank member countries to undertake graduate studies at renowned universities throughout member countries of the Bank. Now in its 19th year, from nearly 50,000 applicants. In addition, 906 scholarships have been awarded in the various JJ/WBGSP Partnership Programs for a total of 3,427 awards. The objective is to help create an international community of highly-trained professionals working in the field of economic and social development. The community will actively participate in the capacity building efforts in the developing countries.
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Mama Cash Fund for Women
http://www.mamacash.nl/
Founded by feminists in the Netherlands in 1983, Mama Cash gives grants to projects by women's groups who want to change the socio-political and cultural position of women and/or who work for women's legal and sexual rights in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, in Central and Eastern Europe, and in The Netherlands.
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McKnight Foundation
http://www.mcknight.org/international/africa.aspx
The Africa Grants Program is a discrete part of the McKnight Foundation's overall philanthropy. Its goal is to foster women's social and economic empowerment in Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. It seeks to increase women's access to skills and economic opportunities that will help them gain greater control over their lives and participate more fully in their households and communities as equal decision makers.
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Ms. Foundation for Women
http://www.ms.foundation.org/
Funds programs related to women and economic security, primarily in the United States.
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Open Society Institute
International Women's Program
http://www.soros.org/women/html/links.htm
Includes Grant-Giving Organizations, Scholarships and Fellowships web links.
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Opportunity International
http://www.opportunity.org/
Christian, nonprofit organization fighting poverty by providing loans for small businesses. Over 85% of the loans go to women.
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Summit Foundation
http://www.summitfdn.org
Focuses its grants on youth and women, and efforts to stabilize global population growth and protect the earth’s bio-diversity. Grants support expanding education and economic opportunities for women and youth; promoting universal access to high-quality, voluntary family planning services and reproductive health care, providing market incentives for the sustainable use of natural resources; and promoting linkages and connections among population, health and environmental services and the constituencies. Grants should focus on developing countries, conservation and development projects that focus on the Atlantic rainforest of central America and the Mesoamerican coral reef are given priority. More than $6,000,000 was awarded in 1999. Initial approach should be in the form of a letter of inquiry. If the foundation is interested, the foundation will request a full proposal.
For more information, contact: Vicki Sant, President, Summit Foundation, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 2006. Telephone: 202.912.2900; fax 202.912.2901
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Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS)
Postgraduate Training Fellowships for Women Scientists in Sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries
http://www.ictp.trieste.it/~twows/postgrad.html
The Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS) with funds generously provided by the Department for Research Cooperation (SAREC) of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), has instituted a fellowship programme for female students from Sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), who wish to pursue postgraduate training leading to a Ph.D., at centres of excellence in the South (developing countries), outside their own country.
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Trickle Up Program
http://www.trickleup.org/
Helps the poorest of the poor take their first step up out of poverty by providing them with conditional seed grants and business training to help them start or expand their own business ventures. The organization empowers the world's neediest people in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the United States, to realize their potential and strengthen their communities. There is no deadline for applications. For more information, call 212-255-9980 or send an e-mail to program@trickleup.org. Source: Grants and Foundations Review, Dec. 11, 2001.
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United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
http://www.unifem.org/
Promotes the Political and Economic Empowerment of Women in Developing Countries.
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Urgent Action Fund
http://www.urgentactionfund.org/
Grants small amounts of money at crucial and strategic moments to support the human rights
of women and girls.
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Women's Funding Network
http://www.wfnet.org/
Women's Funding Network is a growing association of public and private women's foundations, federations, funds in community foundations, individual donors and supporting institutions. The Network promotes the development and growth of women's funds that empower women and girls by fostering strategic alliances among women, donors, communities and institutions. Women's Funding Network will ensure that women's funds are recognized as the "investment of choice" for people who value the full participation of women and girls as key to strong, equitable, and
sustainable communities and societies.
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Women's World Banking
http://www.womensworldbanking.org/
Organizes support to affiliates who offer services to low income women, builds networks of microfinance institutions, and works with policy makers to build financial systems that work for the poor majority.
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