Deadline: 4 July 2025
Applicants are now invited to apply for the Water Justice Fund – Movement Building Grant Program to address systemic inequalities in water governance and to improve access to climate finance for water justice.
The Water Justice Fund positions women at the forefront of climate action, strengthening climate resilience through locally led adaptation.
The Movement Building Grants are meant to support advocacy, campaigns, learning and evidence-based research for influencing that advances water justice.
The fund is more than a fund – it is a bold step toward equity, resilience and justice for communities on the frontlines of climate crisis. Climate change worsens water security. Vulnerable communities in remote and underserved areas are disproportionately affected by water scarcity. The Water Justice Fund works towards water justice with a Feminist Approach.
Objectives
- Strengthen women’s leadership in locally led solutions for climate resilience and water security.
- Support collective action to put climate adaptation higher on the national and or global agenda.
- Strengthening participatory management, collective stewardship and multi-stakeholders’ accountability.
Funding Information
- Individual grantees can receive a maximum of €5,000, while organizations, collectives and networks may receive up to €10,000 per year.
Eligible Activities
- Efforts to create networks, platforms and coalitions that unite diverse stakeholders for collective action and or knowledge building on water justice issues.
- Campaigns aimed at influencing local, national, and global policies related to water governance, land rights and climate justice.
- Use of all available non-violent democratic means of redressal and transformation for water justice, including policy advocacy, public appeals and judiciary.
Ineligible Activities
- Participatory or academic research not linked with specific advocacy/campaign interventions
- Political campaigns or entities with strong political and religious affiliations.
- Educational opportunities, academic scholarships, fellowships and travel support for attending seminars.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations, networks and individuals based in Kenya, Bangladesh and Nepal.
- Proven track record of working on water justice, gender and climate change
- Demonstrate clear strategies for collective approaches and alternative solutions for water justice issues.
For more information, visit Simavi.
