The Rapid Response Window on Women’s Participation in Peace Processes and Peace Agreements | Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund

Deadline: Applications are open all year round with no deadline. - Target Audience: Local or national women’s rights organizations, youth-focused or young women-led organizations, women peacebuilders, and coalitions or informal groups of women, depending on the stream. Some streams do not require legal registration. Opportunity Summary: The Rapid Response Window of the UN Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund provides flexible funding and support for strategic, short-term, urgent initiatives led by women to increase women’s meaningful influence in peace processes and the implementation of peace agreements. It is open in all ODA-eligible countries and covers ongoing, upcoming, or stalled peace processes. What It Supports:

• Direct Support services up to USD 30,000 for up to six months.
• Short-Term Grants up to USD 100,000 for up to six months via an INGO partner.
• Women-led strategic and urgent peacebuilding initiatives.
• Activities tied to the monitoring or implementation of a specific peace agreement.

Funding Details:

• Direct Support: up to USD 30,000.
• Short-Term Grants: up to USD 100,000.
• Maximum duration: six months.

Eligibility:

• For Short-Term Grants: local or national registered women’s rights organizations, youth-focused or young women-led organizations, or eligible coalitions.
• For Direct Support: local or national women’s rights organizations or coalitions, individual women peacebuilders, informal delegations, or women’s movements.
• International NGOs, government agencies, political parties, UN entities, universities, think tanks, and research institutions are not eligible.

Important note: If your organization works in Lebanon or in a sensitive legal environment, review the eligibility rules carefully before applying, especially where peace processes may intersect with local political restrictions. How to Apply:

• Email applications to WPHF-RRW@unwomen.org.
• Original opportunity page: Click here
• Call for Applications: Download
• Direct Support template: Download
• Short-Term Grants template: Download

Visit the original opportunity page here

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