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13Jul

GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT: The African Women’s Development Fund

13 July 2020

SUMMARY: The African Women’s Development Fund has announced that it is accepting applications for grants which a number of African menstrual health or hygiene organizations are likely to be eligible. If your MH organization is woman-led and primarily staffed by women, and if it is based in an African country (especially North Africa, the Sahel, or Francophone West Africa), an August 2020 application for this quite-sizeable grant may be worth considering.

28Feb

GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT: New grant for innovation in menstrual product materials (due April 22, 2020)

28 February 20200 comment

If you have been working on developing a radically innovative, discreet, and environmentally sustainable menstrual product innovation, consider the possibility of applying to the latest round of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s “Grand Challenges Explorations” grant competition.

11Oct

Heads Up: Rise Up’s Gender Equity Initiative for Female-focused Innovators

11 October 20190 comment

October 28th is the deadline for Rise Up’s 2020 Gender Equity Initiative leadership training program in South Africa. Even if you are not eligible to apply during this round due to geographic exclusions, keep an eye on Rise Up’s leadership training programs since they are likely to be run in other regions in the future.

05Sep

Scholarship opportunities for participation in the upcoming Women Leaders in Global Health conference

5 September 20190 comment

For women doing health care work in Asia or Africa who have insight to share about women’s health in their countries, learn here about how to apply for a full scholarship to attend the Women Leaders in Global Health conference to be held in Kagali, Rwanda from November 9-10, 2019. Applications are due by September 15 at the latest.

17Jul

HEADS UP on a Funding Opportunity: VGIF Opportunity Grants (applications due by July 26, 2019)

17 July 20190 comment

VGIF is offering a funding opportunity with a deadline of July 26, 2019 that may be of relevance to non-profit MHM organizations based in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and India. The grant totals $95,000 (distributed over six years), and is specifically designed to support small, community-based organizations led by women, focused on projects that improve the lives of women, girls, and non-binary or trans individuals.