The United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has launched a Call for Proposals in Lebanon to support civil society organizations to implement projects focusing on humanitarian and crisis response, the protection of women and girls, and peacebuilding and recovery, as well as supporting local women and young women’s rights organizations through institutional funding
WPHF seeks to fund qualifying local organizations in Lebanon through the following funding streams:
- Programmatic funding from 30,000 USD to 300,000 USD
To finance programmatic activities of CSOs aimed at i) Enhanced participation and leadership of women in humanitarian planning and response (in line with WPHF impact area 3), or ii) Enhanced protection, safety, security and mental health of women and girls (in line with WPHF impact area 5),
- Programmatic funding from 30,000 USD to 150,000 USD
To finance programmatic activities of CSOs aimed at improving the socio-economic recovery and political participation of women and young women in peacebuilding contexts (in line with WPHF impact area 6). Under Impact Area 6, projects should specifically target forcibly displaced women and young women in Lebanon (including internally displaced, refugees, returnees, or asylum seekers). Projects will be part of the Funding Initiative on Forced Displacement.
- Institutional funding from 2,500 USD to 30,000 USD
To reinforce the institutional capacity of women’s rights and women-led organizations working on the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Lebanon to ensure they are able to sustain themselves and to improve their impact.
PLEASE NOTE: AN ORGANIZATION CAN ONLY APPLY ONE TIME FOR PROGRAMMATIC FUNDING AND/OR ONE TIME FOR INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING. ORGANIZATIONS WHO APPLY FOR BOTH STREAMS NEED TO SUBMIT TWO SEPARATE APPLICATIONS PACKAGES BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED TEMPLATES OF EACH STREAM.
How to Apply
- Online: Applicants can use the online form below, including uploading the proposal template and registration certificate:
- By email: Application packages can be emailed to wphfapplications@unwomen.org, with “Lebanon CFP6 WPHF Application” in the subject line.
Deadline: 31 October 2025 by 11:59pm Geneva CET
An information session in English will be organized with prospective applicants on 30 September 2025 at 11 AM Beirut time. Another information session in Arabic will be organized with prospective applicants on 1 October 2025 at 11 AM.
- To register for the English session, please register using this link.
- To register for the Arabic session, please register using this link.
If you are applying to Impact 3 (Humanitarian and Crisis Response) or Impact 5 (Protection of Women & Girls), questions can be sent to the UN Women Country office to hiba.abbani@unwomen.org no longer than 24 October 2025.
If you are applying to Impact 6 (Peacebuilding & Recovery), questions can be sent to the UNDP Country office to mariam.balhas@undp.org no later than 24 October 2025.