Press Release

The United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund is excited to announce its latest Call for Proposals in Afghanistan to enhance the protection of women and girls and promote the participation and leadership of women in humanitarian crisis and response

14 December 2022

WPHF seeks to fund qualifying local organizations and innovative, impact-driven projects in Afghanistan through the following funding streams:

  • Institutional funding from 2,500 USD to 30,000 USD

To reinforce the institutional capacity of local civil society organizations working on the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda to ensure they are able to sustain themselves and to improve their impact (aligned with WPHF impact area 1).

  • Programmatic funding from 30,000 USD to 200,000 USD

To finance programmatic activities of civil society organizations that (i) promote the participation and leadership of women in humanitarian crisis and response (aligned with WPHF impact area 3) OR (ii) that enhance the protection of women and girls (aligned with WPHF impact area 5).

 

COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGES SHOULD BE EMAILED TO WPHFAPPLICATIONS@UNWOMEN.OR WITH SUBJECT TITLE “WPHF AFGHANISTAN.”

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 6 FEBRUARY 2023

An information session will be organized with prospective applicants on 12 January 2023 at 10 am Kabul time. To register your interest, please send an email to submissions.GiHA@unwomen.org with subject line “Information Session Afghanistan” by 9 January 2023. To apply, please go HERE.

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