FRIDAY 8th October, 2021: Co-Impact has announced the deployment of its $1 billion Gender Fund to women in the global south.
This initiative is part of the organisation's commitment to advance gender equality and promote women's leadership across the global south.
The Gender Fund which has been revealed is now open for applications will aid and support locally-rooted organisations put the right structures in place to enable inclusiveness and advancement of women's leadership across all levels.
Speaking regarding this, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Co-Impact, Olivia Leland, said: “We are really excited about this open call and recognise the critical role that women’s rights organisations and feminist movements play in advancing gender equality.
“I believe that together, we can move towards the common goal of making systems just and inclusive for women and girls to rise to and thrive in leadership positions at all levels."
The grants will be awarded to initiatives with a focus on systems change with the aim to improve gender-equitable outcomes and women’s leadership in the health, education, and economic opportunity sectors, and/ or institutional change to advance women’s ability to enter, rise to, and thrive in leadership positions in the academic and professional domains of law and/or economics.
All of the grants are expected to go to Global South and locally-rooted organisations in countries like Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa in Africa, while India, Indonesia, Philippines, and Sri Lanka for countries on the Asian continent and Brazil, Mexico, and from Latin America.