Funding Opportunities for Equal Rights and Social Justice

We gathered funding opportunities for activists, grassroots organisations and journalists looking to support their projects from across the world.

By Creatives Unite Newsroom
October 10, 2023

Are you an activist, grassroots organisation or journalist looking for small-to-medium sized funding for advocacy, social/climate justice, civic freedom, or women's rights? Here are some international grants to support your ideas and initiatives and give you the opportunity to share your project with the world.

Het Actiefonds is offering social movements and action groups grants for specific protests and campaigns that strive for a sustainable and socially just world in which people and the environment are valued above economic interests.

Funding: €750 - €2.000

Location: Anywhere

Deadline: Ongoing

Apply here

The Maypole Fund funds feminist activism against militarism and war. The organisation funds imaginative projects and activities which pro-actively challenge militarism and war and closely related issues from a feminist female-focussed perspective in locally relevant and appropriate ways.

Location: International

Funding: £1.000

Deadline: 31 January 2024

Apply here

The L’Oréal Fund for Women is offering grants to frontline organisations working on SGBV and helping women get out of poverty. The Fund focuses on supporting women and girls’ empowerment, particularly through projects in favor of social or professional integration and education. A specific attention is paid to refugee women and women with disabilities.

Location: International

Funding: Not disclosed

Deadline: 31 October 2023

Apply here

One Day's Wages is inviting application for match-funding via their platform. The organisation partners with trusted nonprofit organizations that empower local leaders to create lasting change in their communities.

Location: Countries ranked as low or medium on the UN Human Development Index

Funding: $5.000 – $30.000

Deadline: Ongoing

Apply here

Commonwealth Foundation is providing grants focused on health justice, freedom of expression, climate justice. Their aim is to support projects that seek to facilitate constructive engagement between civil society and decision makers, including civil society participation in policy development and decision-making.

Location: Commonwealth countries

Funding: £15.000 per year

Deadline: 23 October 2023

Apply here

Global Fund for Women is offering funding for Feminist Approaches To Anti-Corruption. The organisation accepts proposals from groups, organizations, collectives, and networks eager to learn, share, and wrestle with questions to prevent and mitigate corruption.

Location: Priority to Armenia, Kenya, Guatemala, Lebanon, Mexico, Nepal, Uganda, and Syria

Funding: $20.000 USD to $50.000 USD

Deadline: 31 October 2023

Apply here

International Women's Media Foundation Fund for Women Journalists is the first funding initiative of its kind and supports journalists and journalism projects including, but not limited to, professional development opportunities, investigative reporting and media development initiatives led by women and nonbinary people.

Location: Anywhere

Funding: $6.000

Deadline: Ongoing

Apply here

Pulitzer Center’s Gender Equality Grants Program supports journalists. The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is a non-profit organization that supports independent global journalism and is seeking applications for investigative data-driven projects on issues related to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

Location: Anywhere

Funding: $5.000

Deadline: Ongoing

Apply here