Global Women's Dream Grant
Global Peace Women is excited to offer the Global Women’s Dream Grant (GWD Grant). This grant supports proposals that enhance the capacity of women leaders as they create beautiful change in the family and community.
Qualifying projects are led by women leaders from around the world and contribute directly to the following objectives:
- Empower women to actively contribute to sustainable peacebuilding in their communities and nations
- Apply Global Peace Women’s peacebuilding approach to build a culture of peace and address local issues in a way that positively impacts women, families and communities
Grants are offered twice a year in March and September.
Submissions Open:
- 2nd Grant: 1 September
- 1st Grant: 1 March
Deadline for Submission:
- 1st Grant: 31 March
- 2nd Grant: 30 September
REQUIREMENTS
- Requirements: GPWLA participants who completed the education sessions.
Apply for a GPWLA Online Training: If you have not completed GPWLA, request an application to the GPWLA online training course by emailing info@globalpeacewomen.org. - Grant Duration: 5 months
- Grant Size: Requested funds from GWD Grants in project proposals should be no more than 1,000 USD
Eligibility
- Eligible countries for application: All countries except for countries listed for travel ban restrictions by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
- Eligible people to apply & receive funding: women ages 21 years and up
Funding Streams
- Stream 1: Strengthen Families
We believe that “Peace Begins in the Home.” Our women-led initiatives aim to strengthen families as building blocks of a healthy society
- Stream 2: Uplift Women’s Value & Dignity
Promoting the intrinsic value and unique qualities of women
We aim to uplift the innate value and unique qualities of women, and engage them as vital players in peacebuilding and positive social transformation.
- Stream 3: Advance Women's Leadership
Amplify women-led initiatives. We empower women to become moral & innovative leaders and peace-builders in their local community
How to Apply
Email: Younshim Park at gwdgrant@globalpeacewomen.org
Documents to be submitted: Letter of Intent (LOI) & Project Proposal and Budget Proposal
Project Proposal Template
Budget Proposal Template ※ If you need more information about the GWD grant, please contact us by emailing Younshim Park at gwdgrant@globalpeacewomen.org
PAST PROJECTS
Advance Women's Leadership
Strengthening HIV/AIDS prevention, education and addressing its Impacts in Rural girls, women & Orphans in Uganda by Jalia Muntu (March 2022 GWD Grant Recipient)
Empowering girls and young women aged between 15-25 years in Uganda with information to enable them prevent the spread of HIV/AIDs in Katete Ward –Nyamitanga Division Mbarara City, Uganda.
read more >Advance Women's Leadership
Initiative to Increase Women Participation in Peacebuilding and Livelihood Opportunities for survivors of past conflicts by Muniratu Jibrin (March 2022 GWD Grant Recipient)
Equipping women in Mbamoi Community, Yola-South Local Government Area in Adamawa State Nigeria with life and work skills like soap making and pastries making to economically empower them.
read more >Advance Women's Leadership
International Peace Day Commemorations in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania by Irene Ishengoma (March 2022 GWD Grant Recipient)
Mitigating the effects of climate change while promoting cooperation and experience sharing between peacekeepers, peace builders and peace enforcers in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania.
read more >Uplift Women's Value & Dignity
Women Transforming Women: GPW Uruguay Workshop Empowers Incarcerated Women
A project to uplift women’s value and dignity.
read more >Advance Women's Leadership
Light for Life: Advance Leadership Adventure Training by Tahmina Supti from Bangladesh - (March 2022 GWD Grant Recipient)
A leadership capacity building training to promote social change among students aged 16 to 24 years old who live in Gazipur City, Bangladesh.
read more >Advance Women's Leadership
Volunteering with Youth and Family Project by Kiho Sano from Japan - (March 2022 GWD Grant Recipient)
Kiho Sano implements a project to encourage youth and families in her community in Japan to volunteer.
read more >Advance Women's Leadership
My body, My health, My Life; Dandora - Kenya, Teen mothers’ mentorship, menstrual hygiene and mental health education project – Wairimu Mwangi (March 2022 GWD Grant Recipient)
A teen mothers' mentorship, menstrual hygiene and mental health education project in Dandora, Kenya.
read more >“Go with Smile - Break the Preconception” Supports Students from Multicultural Famlies in Korea
Ju Hyun Yoo, GWD grant recipient started “Campaign Go with Smile - Break the Preconception,” helping multicultural families understand and flourish in school life as well as break prejudices.
read more >Tanzania Sign Language Training Deepens Communication with Deaf Children and their Parents
read more >Uplift Women's Value & Dignity
Online Workshop Seeks to Mitigate Quarter-Life Crisis with Indonesian Youth Adults
Quarter-Life crisis is a term that describes anxiety over one’s direction and quality of life for young adults (18-35). In Indonesia the quarter-life crisis has become a critical mental health issue.
read more >Uplift Women's Value & Dignity
Light for Life Opens Opportunities for Bangladesh Youth
Young people are potentially a tremendous force for a positive change in any community, country and the world as a whole.
read more >Caroline’s Story: Expanding Family Volunteerism in Kenyan Community
Caroline Odera's project from GPW Kenya helped strengthen capacity and improve the resilience of families for volunteerism in their communities.
read more >Wash4 Families Project Encourages Families to Keep Clean and Healthy
Families are the primary place for learning. In Nigeria, Aisha Yakubu, Global Peace Women Leadership Academy (GPWLA) Graduate used the family model to expand sanitation and hygiene practises in homes
read more >Uplift Women's Value & Dignity
Campus Convoy Blood Donation Drive and Mentorship Program in Kenya
read more >Uplift Women's Value & Dignity
Mental Health and Care for Married Women in Nepal | A Global Women Dream Grant Project
read more >Advance Women's Leadership
Young Women Family Values Education Corps Provides Leadership and Life Training | Global Women Dream Grant
read more >Strengthening HIV/AIDS Prevention and Empowering Women in Rural Uganda | Global Women Dream Grant Project
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