Women’s Fund Asia is committed to supporting women and trans* people in enhancing and strengthening their access to human rights. It was established to address the resource scarcity for grassroots organizations in South Asia, transitioning to a broader mandate in 2018 to fund rights-based work across 18 countries in Asia. The core mandate revolves around supporting women, girls, trans, and intersex rights groups and activists in Asia by providing fiscal support and addressing the non-availability of resources for their rights work in the region.
The Leading from the South (LFS) program, initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, is designed to resource feminist activism in the Global South, focusing on women, girls, trans, and intersex rights organizations. Through grantmaking, capacity building, and other resources, LFS aims to strengthen movements, networks, and organizations, especially in their advocacy capacities. LFS is implemented by four women’s funds, including Women’s Fund Asia, to promote collective reflections, learnings, and build solidarity across countries and regions. The program aligns with Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), targeting gender equality by empowering women and girls. Grants under LFS address violence against women, girls, trans, and intersex people, ensure their economic rights and justice, and expand democratic space for their participation. The program's funding paths emphasize change through the leadership, participation, voice, and agency of women, girls, trans, and intersex people, with specific outcomes related to improving laws, policies, and the capacity of organizations to advance women’s rights and gender equality.
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