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Supporting CSOs in Trinidad and Tobago to access grants
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Region: Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago

In 2022, the Spotlight Initiative programme in Trinidad and Tobago aimed to improve CSOs’ access to grants through a three-tiered approach of stakeholder consultations, capacity building, and adapting processes to be more context-relevant. The objective was to support resource mobilisation and increase institutional, operational and technical capacities for long-term and sustainable work on EVAWG. 

The programme began by consulting a Civil Society National Reference Group to discuss feedback on Spotlight Initiative’s funding opportunities and requirements. CSOs provided feedback that the…

WithHer Fund: Flexible Financial Support to WROs
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Region: Africa, Caribbean, Latin America, Global, Malawi, Mali, Argentina, El Salvador, Belize, Trinidad and Tobago

In December 2021, Spotlight Initiative launched the WithHer Fund in partnership with the UN Foundation to provide flexible financial support to smaller, local, grassroots and WROs working to end violence against women and girls in their communities. 

The fund operates under feminist grant-making principles, focusing on flexibility, trust and transparency. To overcome common funding barriers faced by small organisations, the WithHer Fund uses a simplified application and reporting process. 

The first cohort of WithHer Fund grantees was chosen based on specific criteria, including the…