International Grants for Development of Women Empowerment
International Grants for Development of Women Empowerment
The Fondation la France is committed to joining forces with the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs to organize its International Prize. The current edition of the International Prize supports projects that contribute to the development of women’s empowerment.
The Foundation is convinced that the development and empowerment of women is a powerful and sustainable engine of development.
The Foundation will reward 5 laureates per year through an endowment of € 20,000 per project.
In order to promote exchanges and meetings, the winners will be invited to Paris during the award ceremony.
Who is the competition for?
All the structures of the social economy under local law are eligible: associations, cooperatives, foundations.
They must be located in one of the 140 beneficiary countries of Official Development Assistance.
Finally, the language of the competition must be French.
Projects must focus on one or more fields of action in favor of women: strengthening their economic or social independence, gender equality, access to basic products and services, fight against violence against women, improvement of ‘access to education and the labor market, support for their decision-making capacity and participation in public life.
International Grants for Development of Women Empowerment – Award Information
Budget greater than or equal to € 25,000.
The Prize is intended for structures that meet the following cumulative conditions:
- Have its head office in one of the 140 countries on the list of beneficiaries defined by the Development Assistance Committee;
- Be a structure of the local ecosystem of the social and inclusive economy;
- Have an annual budget greater than or equal to twenty-five thousand euros (25,000 €).Eligibility Criteria
- The International Prize is intended only for structures established in one of the 143 countries on the list of beneficiaries of Official Development Assistance (ODA) as published by the Development Assistance Committee (CAD).
- The International Prize supports local structures established in one of the countries / territories targeted.
- The International Prize exclusively receives applications from structures that belong to the local ecosystem of the social economy .This means that structures for purely lucrative and non-social missions are not eligible to apply for the International Prize.
Apply by 16th November.
For more information and application details, see; International Grants for Development of Women Empowerment