Applications are open for NGO CSW65 Forum Young Feminist Awards 2021. The awards welcome applications under three Project Themes:

• Advocacy: What is the future of advocacy for gender equality? This theme can include projects on gender equality, women in politics and decision making, leadership, governance, development and other advocacy campaigns, planning and implementation of advocacy training sessions as well as creation and distribution of advocacy materials.
• Grassroots Projects: Projects that advance gender equality at the grassroots that need seed money. Any project that is designed to advance gender equality in society, in the workforce, politics, business, human rights, art, sports etc. Proposals for both new and existing projects are accepted if the submission clearly indicates how the grant will be used to implement an idea or increase the impact of the existing project.
• Technology and Arts: Building platforms on gender issues that amplify youth voices in national and international spaces. This could include online platform development and launch projects, such as websites, blogs, apps and other forms of online advocacy or artistic expression that amplifies youth voices and perspectives on gender issues.

Award

Five $5,000 grants to youth-led organizations or organizations with projects to advance young feminists’ work. Individual youth leaders (between ages 18 to 40 years old at the time of submission) can be highlighted, but the grants must go to organizations.

Application Criteria

Organizations must be registered in their country or have a fiscal sponsor who is registered. Priority will be given to young people in the Global South. No US based organizations are eligible.

Submission Guidelines

Write a summary of your project in 500 to 1,000 words. This can be in any of the UN Official languages. The deadline for submission is 1 March 2021, midnight EST. Email your submission to [email protected].

Submission Procedures

Receipt of NGO CSW65 Forum Young Feminist Awards submissions will be acknowledged via email. Five winners will be notified via email on 26 March 2021.

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