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UAF-Africa Our funding mechanisms ensure that we respond to most urgent requests in real time.

Urgent Action Fund Africa is a pan-African rapid response Fund that supports advocates for Women and Girls' Rights, their organisations, collectives and movements to take actions that sustain their work and themselves before, during and after urgent situations.. Operating as an innovative virtual organisation, the Fund boasts a strategic presence in Africa’s four sub-regions in East Africa: Nairobi, Kenya & Dar es salaam, Tanzania; North Africa: Cairo, Egypt; Southern Africa; Harare, Zimbabwe; and West Africa: Abuja, Nigeria & Douala,Cameroon. Recognising the need to move resources rapidly on a continent where opportunities arise and decline quickly, UAF-Africa uses a Rapid Response Grant making model to support unanticipated, time sensitive, innovative and unique initiatives. The Fund supports women to seize windows of opportunity that promote women’s agency in democratic governance, economic justice, natural resources governance, conflict transformation and justice processes while protecting their personhood, integrity and human rights. We achieve this by working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. We conduct our due diligence for approval or decline of a grant within 48 hours, hence the name Urgent Action Fund-Africa. To date, the Fund has supported over 600 women’s catalytic initiatives in 48 African countries. Grant applications are accepted in the 5 African Union official languages (English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese and Arabic).

07/04/2026

🚨 Join the conversation shaping the future of feminist funding!

How do we secure sustainable resources to protect and advance the rights of the next generation?

Be part of this powerful Resource Mobilization Webinar bringing together leading voices in feminist philanthropy, policy, and global advocacy.

🗓️ Wednesday, 8 April 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM (EAT)
✨ Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, share, and strategize with experts driving change across Africa and beyond.

👉 Register now and secure your spot: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/s7k2vtZqQoWKarCuvtfCOw #/registration

👉 As you prepare to join, we also invite you to take a quick survey on Resource Mobilization: https://bit.ly/4uC3Txt

Let’s co-create solutions that sustain movements and secure rights for generations to come. 💜

27/03/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬!

We are looking for dynamic individuals to join our team in the following roles:
🔗 Follow this link to learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/eJQ2jYZa

26/03/2026

Are you a Dynamic Feminist & Women’s Rights Advocate?
Join Our Board of Directors today.

Follow this link for more details: https://bit.ly/4bRBUBC

19/03/2026

What does sustainable, inclusive change look like across Africa?

Join us at hashtag to explore practical solutions and amplify the work of African women human rights advocates.

08/03/2026

On International Women’s Day 2026, in uncertain times, we honour African women human rights advocates leading change across the continent.
The reality is urgent. Nearly 1 in 3 women globally has experienced physical or sexual violence, according to UN Women. Yet less than 1% of global philanthropic funding goes directly to women’s rights organisations.

This year’s call - Give to Gain reminds us that investing in women’s rights is more than support – it is strategy, protection, and power.

03/02/2026

The strongest solutions in Africa are shaped and led by communities. But too often, this work happens out of sight. 🌍

The 2026 African CSO Awards are officially open! We're calling on all Doers, Supporters, and Enablers of community-led development to step forward and enter, and to nominate leaders they are inspired by.
Don't let your impact remain invisible. Join a continental movement of leaders bringing the focus back to where it belongs: our everyday communities.

Learn more and enter today: https://csoplatform.africa/awards

EPIC-Africa

27/01/2026

This moment in history can feel overwhelming - but it’s also a moment for smart, collective action.

The evidence is clear: investing in women-led movements accelerates progress on climate, democracy, and human rights-and women’s and feminist funds are critical to making that investment reach where it matters most.

That’s why I’m supporting : to ensure more resources reach the movements already creating real change.
Learn more: accelerate-together.org

22/01/2026

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝.
At Urgent Action Fund-Africa, our commitment to supporting, sustaining, and amplifying the work of African women human rights advocates remains unwavering. As we begin 2026, we carry forward the powerful lessons and momentum from the 3rd Feminist Republik Festival - reminding us that healing is not a pause from activism but part of how we sustain movements and build futures together.
We invite you to read these insightful pieces of the Festival and join us in strengthening women’s movements across the continent.
🔗: https://www.alliancemagazine.org/conf-report/the-3rd-feminist-republik/

16/09/2025

We are pleased to share 𝐔𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 - 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 with you.

𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆: http://bit.ly/3K1SPqV

2024 was a year of burden and breath. Across Africa, women human rights advocates faced war, climate disasters, economic crises, and gender-based violence. Yet, in the fiercest storms, they created space for hope, joy, and power.

In solidarity, we provided 419 grants across 46 countries, grounding our work in healing justice - because care is not indulgence, it is resistance.

26/08/2025

🚨 'Éducation 🇨🇩 : Plaidoyer pour la prise en compte des besoins spécifiques des adolescentes vivant en situation d’handicap pour garantir l’inclusion et un environnement d'apprentissage de qualité et sécurisé pour chaque enfant en RDC

Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism AFD - Agence Française de Développement Ministère du Genre, Famille et Enfant RDC UNESCO Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement - PNUD Ramazani Mulekelela Marie Lukusa Evangeliste Erick Tsh*tuny Ibrahim Ramazani Fmmdi-Ong Gloire Mandefu Joceline Mitwene

-en avec les obstacles à l'éducation

21/08/2025

It’s that time of the year again! 🎉

We’re thrilled to share with you ‘Sacred Refusal: Singing Through Struggles of Violence, Grief and Calamity,’ our annual learning report 2024, that explores feminist movements through the lens of the mythologies that have shaped our regions for generations.

🎭 From legendary figures like Puteri Gunung Ledang to Queen Che Siti Wan Kembang, we see how these ancient stories of resistance, care, and collective imagination continue to inspire today’s feminist movements, creating new mythologies of resistance and survival.

👯‍♀️ Our annual learning report reflects on the lessons learned through feminist participatory grantmaking, which echoes the ancient wisdom of community care. Just as local myths have guided communities through struggles, today’s movements are creating memories of resistance that challenge dominant narratives and oppressive systems.

💌 This report, as described by our Board member Pranom ‘Bee’ Somwong, is "a love letter to our movements—a living archive of survival, strategy, and sacred refusal," where ancient and contemporary stories intertwine to highlight the resilience and resourcefulness of our movements.

✊🏾 Informed by the powerful stories of our foremothers, this report curates feminist knowledge of resistance, turning traditional symbols into icons of hope and strength. It celebrates the sacred work of those at the frontlines of justice, offering a tribute to their courage and vision.

🤓 Read the report:
https://www.uafanp.org/sites/uafanp.org/files/2025-08/UAF_A%26P_Annual_Learning_Report_2024_Sacred_Refusal_Small.pdf

04/08/2025

The 6th African Philanthropy Conference reminded us that development that ignores gender reinforces inequality. However, development that listens, funds, and elevates feminist movements can shift power and rebuild systems.

We have seen this at Urgent Action Fund Africa firsthand, from solar-powered water access in Zimbabwe, to women with disabilities leading climate advocacy in Malawi. When financing is feminist, it is effective, equitable, and lasting.

Now is the time to fund with care, courage, and clarity so that the most excluded will be at the forefront of their struggle.

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Urgent Action Fund-Africa, is a consciously feminist and women’s human rights pan-African Fund registered in Nairobi, Kenya. Operating as an innovative virtual organisation, the Fund boasts a strategic presence in Africa’s five sub-regions in East Africa: Nairobi, Kenya; Central Africa: Bujumbura, Burundi; North Africa: Cairo, Egypt; Southern Africa; Harare, Zimbabwe; and West Africa: Abuja, Nigeria. Recognising the need to move resources rapidly on a continent where opportunities arise and decline quickly, UAF-Africa uses a Rapid Response Grant making model to support unanticipated, time sensitive, innovative and unique initiatives. The Fund supports women to seize windows of opportunity that promote women’s agency in democratic governance, economic justice, natural resources governance, conflict transformation and justice processes while protecting their personhood, integrity and human rights. Our funding mechanisms ensure that we respond to most urgent requests in real time. We achieve this by working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. We conduct our due diligence for approval or decline of a grant within 48 hours, hence the name Urgent Action Fund-Africa. To date, the Fund has supported over 1000 women’s catalytic initiatives in 48 African countries. Grant applications are accepted in the 5 African Union official languages (English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese and Arabic). Visit our website www.uaf-africa.org for more information.