Last Date: August 15, 2013
About: Nirnaya is the
first women’s fund in India. The Fund was established in 1998 to financially
support women’s organisation developing projects for disempowered and
disadvantaged women in India. Nirnaya helps women through micro-credit schemes
and also by sponsoring trainings in the most deprived areas of the country. In
2011, Nirnaya received an award for best practice in resource mobilization,
transparency and accountability from the Rockefeller Foundation and The
Resource Alliance. Geographical Area of Intervention: India. Themes: Nirnaya
funds projects aiming to promote gender equality by improving the economic and
social capacity of marginalised women. Types of Grants: The Fund administers 2
grants: The Organisational Support Grant is given to women’s organisations to
develop projects whose budget is of maximum Rs. 250,000 per year. The
Fellowship Grant is given to individual women who hold a leadership role in
fighting for women’s human rights. The fellowship includes a monthly salary of
Rs. 5,000 in addition to the expenses for the implementation of her project.
Additional
resources: Capacity Building. Nirnaya believes in the importance of assisting
its grantees beyond giving financial support. As such, the Fund further helps
women’s associations in India by enhancing their capacity building. Whether
your project develops in the fields of education, health, advocacy, human
rights, skills training and organisational development you could ask to the
Fund for additional support in developing successful strategies to concretely
enhance women’s visibility and women’s participation in the social, economic,
and political life of your community and of the country. Considering that this
Fund was created by 3 women activists with a long history of working with and
for women in India, you should take advantage of their knowledge, networks and
technical skills to learn how your organisation can gain more visibility and,
accordingly, how to become a stronger partner dedicated to the empowerment of
women in India. Resource Mobilization. Nirnaya is committed to guarantee
sustainability to the projects funded. As such, the Fund offers additional
supports to grantees and helps them developing strategies to secure more
funding in the future. The Fund assists its grantees by sharing fundraising
advices and also by helping women’s organisations to find and address the right
donors for future projects. Eligibility: The applicants must be from a women’s
organisation whose stated objective is to enhance the roles of women in Indian
social, political and economic life. Applicants should also be able to
demonstrate that their organisation is led and administered by women.
Preference is given to organisations working in deprived areas and with
marginalised women. The proposed budget cannot exceed Rp. 250,000 and all
proposed activities must be developed within 1 year. Applicants must be able to
provide a track record of implemented projects and demonstrate to have engaged
with networking practices in the region. How to apply: Application Forms for
both the Organisational Support Grant and the Fellowship Grant are available to
download here. Deadlines: No deadlines. - See more at:
