As part of Womankind’s commitment to making long-term, flexible funding available to our partners, in March 2024 we launched Strategic Partner Support Grants. Through this two-year, £1 million pilot, Womankind is providing core funding to 24 partners, with a focus on historically excluded and marginalised feminist organisations in our focus countries.
While Womankind has for several years provided flexible funding for advocacy and movement strengthening through the Her Voice Fund and Movement Strengthening Fund, Strategic Partner Support Grants are intended to fund partners more holistically.
“Flexible funding allows us to respond quickly and effectively to emerging needs and changing circumstances. This adaptability is crucial in contexts where issues and priorities can shift rapidly”, according to Dibabe Bacha, General Manager of Womankind partner the Ethiopian Women with Disabilities National Association (EWDNA).
These grants will support the realisation of partner’s overall strategies and visions, and enable them to work flexibly according to the needs of their local contexts and the individuals and communities they serve.
“While existence matters, the life of the people in the frontline and self-care matters. It is also the knowledge that you are trusted to transform the community you serve and this makes the difference in the perception of self” – Anne Agar, Managing Director of Polycom Girls
