Ecofeminist Movement Building Funds
Through the Ecofeminist Movement Building Funds we aim to bolster ecofeminist initiatives through financial support, capacity-strengthening, and access to (international) platforms, always aiming to offer a high standard of flexibility and support.
These funds help amplify new ecofeminist voices, upscale successful solutions and unlock existing financing to ecofeminist network members who are vital to the larger ecofeminist ecosystem.
WHAT WE DO
As an ecofeminist network, we are committed to amplifying the work of women-led and feminist organisations that are addressing the triple planetary crisis and proposing transformative, community-driven alternatives.
We believe that there is a strong need for ensure that women, in all their diversity, and marginalised groups, are given a seat at the policy table while also supporting grassroots actions that align with their own priorities. Through our Ecofeminist Movement Building Funds, we aim to strengthen our network’s work on sustainable development, climate action, and the creation of a toxic-free environment through advocacy and localised efforts.
WHERE WE DO IT
In 2021, WECF launched the Ecofeminist Movement Building Fund, supported by the Nationale Postcode Loterij, offering small grants to ecofeminist organisations in countries such as Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia and Georgia.
2022, saw an expansion of our supported projects with a particular focus on the Eastern European, Caucasus and Central Asian/Asian regions, recognizing the increased challenges faced by (eco)feminist groups in this area, largely due to the Russian full-scale invasion in Ukraine.
In 2023 and 2024, we were able to continue our efforts with the Ecofeminist Movement Building Fund both in the EU and globally, thanks to additional funding. This has resulted in successful collaborations with over 25 organisations, each bringing unique knowledge and practices to the table.
In 2025 we built on the existing collaborations from previous years, as well as expanding our movement through funding new projects both the EU and the global projects.
In 2026, we are expanding our ecofeminist movement building funds to support even more partners around the world. Starting the year with the addition of ten Dutch organizations to the ecofeminist movement.
Partners we support
Aseed (Action for Sustainability, Environment, Equality and Diversity)
Hand in Hand 8 Association
Ancrages
Black Sea Women’s Club – Women for peace, Ukraine
Clean Air Action Group – Helping women to combat air pollution from household heating, Hungary
Jonge Klimaatbeweging – PowerUp festival, The Netherlands
Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) – Empowering Change, North Macedonia
Milieukontakt – Encouraging citizen participation in the energy transition, Albania
Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Nederland – Pesticides and youth engagement, The Netherlands
Pousses et Vous – Solidarity baskets & market gardening, France
Reclaim – Ecofeminist Alliance e.V. – Seeding Freedom festival, Germany
WECF Georgia – Podcast series & ecofeminist taskforce, Georgia
WECF Germany – Ecofeminist Scorecard for the EU elections, Germany
ARUWE – Promoting a gender-responsive implementation of the Paris Agreement, Uganda
Azuko – Building resilience, with women in rural Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Boondh – Campaign for Safe, Non-Toxic Menstrual Health Products, India
CAMGEW – Strengthening the economic empowerment of rural women, Cameroon
ENDA Colombia – Promoting gender-responsive implementation of the Paris Agreement , Colombia
FEIM – Women as ecofeminist changemakers, Argentina
FIJI women’s rights movement – Period Carnival, Fiji
Fundacion Plurales – Learning and developing new strategies, Argentina
Green – The Ecofeminist Hub, Madagascar
Suxali Jigeen – Women Engaged for the Energy transition and Water, Senegal
WEP Tunisia – Empowering rural women in the ecological transition process, Tunisia
WEP Nigeria – Strengthening feminist organizations to advocate for climate policies, Nigeria
WEP Nigeria – Action plan for Gender and Climate Change
ARUWE – Women in action against climate change in Uganda
JHR – Environmental legal action in North-Macedonia
BIOM – Youth/women’s engagement for sustainable development in Kyrgyzstan
The Little Earth – School of environmental activism for young girls in Tajikistan
AKSI! – Gender, social and ecological justice in Indonesia
Gender Centru – Action for sustainability in Moldova
Black Sea Women’s Club – Hope for our common future, Ukraine
WEP Nigeria – Action plan for Gender and Climate Change
WEP Tunisia – Strengthening rural women in Tekelsa
ADFM – Political influence and rights of women in Morocco
ARUWE – Women in action against climate change in Uganda
JHR – Environmental legal action in North-Macedonia
WECF Georgia – #Media4Equality Awards and Labour Rights videos in Georgia
Impact
At WECF, we believe that working towards a sustainable future and protecting the environment requires holistic solutions that reflect the lived experiences of people across all regions of the world. This is why growing and strengthening our ecofeminist network is crucial to our work. As an ecofeminist network, we are committed to amplifying the work of women-led and feminist organisations that are addressing the triple planetary crisis and proposing transformative, community-driven alternatives.
We believe that there is a strong need for ensure that women, in all their diversity, and marginalised groups, are given a seat at the policy table while also supporting grassroots actions that align with their own priorities. Through our Ecofeminist Movement Building Funds, we aim to strengthen our network’s work on sustainable development, climate action, and the creation of a toxic-free environment through advocacy and localised efforts.
Focus areas
In 2026 we support grantees through
Countries where we fund ecofeminist initiatives
Africa
Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia
Asia-Pacific
Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan
Central Asia
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan
European Region
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Ukraine
Latin America
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Colombia
In addition to the Ecofeminist Movement Building Fund, we have other project-specific re-granting schemes
Read more about them by clicking on the logo.
Questions?
Contact us at ecofeministmovementbuilding@wecf.org
The ecofeminist movement building funds are made possible thanks to philanthropic donors such as
