Channel provides grants to women-led organizations and projects that specifically champion women’s rights.
How We Work
In addition to making grants to organizations engaged in combating gender inequality, we engage in collaboration and advocacy with an international network of women’s rights organizations and funders, in order to ensure that women’s rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled. We seek out areas where we can build strong partnerships and leverage our unique position to amplify impact.
Strategies We Have Supported
- Legal, Legislative, and Policy Advocacy (via partners like FGHR, GFW, IJDH, MONES, WCDMZ, WEI)
- Capacity, Network, and Coalition Building (via partners like ICAN, MONES, RESURJ, WCAPS, WLP, WRN)
- Human Rights Education, Training and Leadership Development (via partners as in our Institutes Focus Area)
- Innovative Seed Grants (featured in a MIUSA Impact Story, and via partners such as ICAN, inroads, Ipas, MIUSA,Numun, Vida Afrolatina)
- Sustainable Activism and Integrated Security (via partners such as Consorcio, Front Line, JASS, UAF, UAF AP)
- Training on Multilateral Engagement (via partners like DAWN, IWRAW, WEI, WHRI, WILPF)
The Channel Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals. New proposals are considered by invitation only.
What We Do Not Fund
- Individuals
- Service delivery projects
- Programs that promote religious beliefs
- Capital campaigns or electoral campaigns
