The United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has launched a Call for Proposals in Sudan to support civil society organizations to implement projects focusing on humanitarian and crisis response and the protection of women and girls, as well as supporting local women and young women’s rights organizations through institutional funding.
WPHF seeks to fund qualifying local organizations in Sudan through the following funding streams:
- Programmatic funding from 30,000 USD to 200,000 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).
- 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 Sudan 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 submit online using the following online form, including uploading the proposal template and registration certificate:
- By email: Application packages can be emailed to WPHFapplications@unwomen.org, with “Sudan CfP6” in the subject line.
Deadline: 21 October 2025 by 11:59pm Geneva CET
An information session in English/Arabic will be organized with prospective applicants on Monday, 6 October 2025. To register for the information session, please contact mary.mbeo@unwomen.org and amani.suliman@unwomen.org by Thursday, 2 October 2025.
Questions about this Call for Proposals can be sent to mary.mbeo@unwomen.org and amani.suliman@unwomen.org no later than 19 October 2025. Please allow a minimum of 48 hours for responses to any questions.
Please download the application package based on the impact area you are applying to:
Institutional Funding
Humanitarian and Crisis Response
Protection of Women and Girls
