Nirnanya Women's Fund
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Institution : |
Nirnanya Women's Fund |
Funding Programs : |
Various |
Geographical Focus : |
India |
Description : |
Funding for groups that: •Improving the social, educational and economic situations of rural and urban women •Improving girls’ education and women’s literacy •Motivating grassroots women to form self-help groups and access bank/ government loans and schemes for their economic development. •Raising awareness among grassroots women on collective work and collective responsibility. •Helping grassroots women to become economically independent. •Helping women recognize their labour and their innate intelligence as human resources. •Building women’s self confidence through personal development and technical training. •Promoting legal education so that women become aware of their rights. For the above categories with special focus on women and girls marginalised by gender, caste, religion, physical disability, HIV+, commercial sex work, and tribal origin. Offers grants for collective activity, legal aid and counselling for women. Grants from $1,000 – 10,000 US Dollars. |
Who can apply : |
Groups should be: •Made up of women who have completed high school, proficient in the local language and be conversant with local issues •Committed to grassroots women’s empowerment and social justice for women •Come from the same or similar marginalised community they work in and be based in India •Accepted by the community with whom they work •Individuals / groups with three years experience working on women's issues |
Language : |
No information |
URL : | |
Contact Information : |
11, Deepti Apartments, S.P.Road, Secunderbad- 26, A.P., India. Tel: 91-40-27805089 Fax : 91-40-27717305 |