Funding Fairer Futures is an initiative dedicated to strengthening the climate movement and building capacities for an inclusive, just transformation, by ensuring that the needs and perspectives of diverse stakeholders, including often marginalised communities, are heard and reflected in climate action.

We are officially launching the first calls for proposals across five different funds dedicated to supporting civil society organisations (CSOs) and groups in delivering impactful awareness-raising, campaigning, advocacy, and community engagement projects that create more just and sustainable futures for all. Through this call, we aim to raise awareness of climate justice issues, motivate people to take action, and promote gender-transformative actions and policies.

Of the five funds available, at WECF, we are coordinating the Feminist Climate Action Fund (see below).

Five calls for proposals will be launched by the different partners (CAN International, CAN Europe, CBM, ECOLISE, GCE) of the project. In order to find information about the rest of the funds, you can visit their page: 

• Climate Action Engagement Fund (CAN Europe)
• Feminist Climate Action Fund (WECF)
• Youth Climate Changemakers Fund (GCE)
• Global Connections for Climate Justice Fund (CBM Ireland)
• Regenerative Communities Fund (ECOLISE)
  

Who can apply?

Civil society organisations (CSOs) and groups in Europe (EU-27, Western Balkans and Turkey) and the Global South (Asia, Africa, and Pacific Islands) focusing on climate, youths, women, local communities, people with disabilities and other marginalised groups. Specific criteria apply based on the fund you wish to apply for. 

To see countries specifically eligible for the Feminist Climate Action Fund (WECF), see below.

How do we support?

We provide capacity-building and financial support to civil society organisations to deliver impactful projects for climate justice, with activities such as awareness-raising, campaigning, mobilisation, transformative advocacy, policy dialogues, networking, community engagement, people’s hearings, capacity building and organisational development. Together, supported projects, CSOs/groups will raise awareness and interest of people for climate justice and support them to take action for climate justice, while promoting gender-transformative actions and policies.

Campaigning on Just Transition

We are looking for partners interested in actively shaping and engaging in a joint campaign for a Just Transition.

How do we understand Just Transition? A systemic shift towards an equitable, sustainable and inclusive society that tackles the root causes of social and environmental injustices within economic, political, and social structures.

With this campaign we aim to advance the justice dimension of four guiding pillars: 

1. ending reliance on fossil fuels and boosting green transition, 
2. leveraging the transition to create better lives, 
3. transforming food systems and agriculture, 
4. and securing the financial resources necessary to drive the transition.

We welcome your project ideas that can enrich this ongoing initiative and support these pillars. Proposals in other areas which strongly contribute to a just transition and climate justice will also be considered. 

We encourage proposals that help strengthen civil society and challenge systemic inequalities, two key cross-cutting areas of the campaign.

The Feminist Climate Action Fund aims to enable women, gender non-conforming people, feminist civil society organizations (CSOs) and informal inclusive young feminist groups to build capacity, network with climate networks and become active in climate dialogues and policy process at local, national and EU-wide level.  

We aim to support initiatives that challenge traditional approaches, create systemic change, and advance climate justice by integrating diverse perspectives, particularly those of women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals from historically excluded communities.

The applicants of the Feminist Climate Action Fund must be from one of the following countries:

To find out more info about eligibility criteria and how the selection process will proceed, download the pdf here.

To apply to the Feminist Climate Fund, please read the Feminist Climate Fund: Call for Proposal, fill in the required documents*, and submit the completed application to valery.molay@wecf.org by 7 March 2025.

The selection process will take place in March and April, and projects are expected to start in May and June 2025.

*Required documents. Please read through the Feminist Climate Fund: Call for Proposal document above for instructions. 

• Application Form
• Annex I. Narrative Proposal
• Annex II. Budget Proposal
• Declaration on Exclusion Criteria
• Declaration of Honour

Join our information session

You will find many answers to your questions in our FAQ.

Want to know more about the calls for proposals, check if you are eligible and for which fund? Join our information session which will take place online on 22 January 2025, 11:00 AM – 01:00 PM CET. 

Any questions? 

Do not hesitate to contact us at valery.molay@wecf.org and mayra.salazarvolkmann@wecf.org, we will be happy to answer any questions you may have. 

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