Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands

The FemFocus - Women, Peace and Security

Last update: Oct 22, 2025 Last update: Oct 22, 2025

Details

Location:Africa
Africa
Grantmaking entity type:Central / federal government body
Status:Closed
Budget: EUR 39,880,000
Award ceiling: EUR 26,560,080
Award floor: EUR 13,280,040
Sector:Community Development & NGOs, Gender & Human Rights, Security & Peacebuilding
Languages:English
Eligible applicants:NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations
Eligible applicant countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, A ...
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Commonwealth of, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Date posted: Oct 22, 2025

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Eligibility criteria: The FemFocus grant focuses on supporting local civil society organizations, specifically those engaged in fostering women's entrepreneurship, combating violence against wome...

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Grant policy framework FemFocus 2026–2030FemFocus is part of the government’s ‘Focus’ policy framework. That policy framework aims to strengthen local civil society organisations, so that they can provide the necessary services and conduct dialogue to ach
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About the Funding Agency

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the channel through which the Dutch Government communicates with foreign governments and international organisations. It coordinates and carries out Dutch foreign policy. The Ministry has two halves: its headquarters in The Hague and its missions abroad (embassies, consulates, and permanent representations).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs promotes the interests of the Kingdom abroad. The Ministry coordinates and carries out Dutch foreign policy at its headquarters in The Hague and through its missions abroad. It is likewise the channel through which the Dutch Government communicates with foreign governments and international organisations.

In The Hague, and at more than 150 embassies and consulates worldwide, staff are actively involved in addressing issues such as poverty reduction, climate change, respect for human rights and the rule of law and eliminating conflict. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also works closely with the other ministries to help shape the Europe of the future and ensure that the Netherlands speaks with one voice in the European Union.

Our expert staff serve Dutch citizens, businesses and institutions in over 150 cities all over the world and in The Hague.

About the Sectors

Community Development & NGOs

Focuses on initiatives that support community empowerment, civic engagement, and the work of non-governmental and civil society organizations at local, national, and international levels.


Key areas:
  • Community development and social inclusion initiatives
  • Civil society and NGO programmes
  • Civic engagement and citizen participation

Gender & Human Rights

Includes initiatives that promote gender equality, protect human rights, and address discrimination and vulnerability across populations.


Key areas:
  • Gender equality and women’s empowerment
  • Human rights protection and advocacy
  • Protection of vulnerable and marginalized groups
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