Seed, Grow and Sustain
In July 2022 Numun Fund launched the “Seed, Grow and Sustain” open call, our first grant between USD5,000 – USD100,000 for a period of two years, depending on where the group is in the life cycle of organised activism:
Seed. To support activism new or exploratory projects.
Grow. To support the growth of groups working for at least 2 years, looking forward to deepen or expand their activism.
Sustain. To support the sustainability of larger feminist tech organisations.
We received 800+ applications from groups in more than 200 countries in the Larger World. Through this multi-year, flexible grant we are currently supporting 43 groups, mobilizing $1.6 million USD.
Upcoming Grants
We don’t have any open grant applications at the moment.
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Our Grantmaking
Committed to using a participatory approach we gave shape to our funding streams with support from a Grantmaking Design Circle, an advisory group made up by activists and practitioners in feminist tech, human rights, women’s funds and intersectional feminist and social justice movements under the following principles:
- Transparency builds trust
- Inclusive and movement-led accountability
- Participation in processes fosters collective ownership
- Leadership from the ground & the Larger World
- Attention to in between as important as within
- Owning the power of friendship in activism
- Continuity is important for movement building
Community-Led Selection Committee
A Community-led Selection Committee participated in the peer review and final selection of the applications. The committee includes members from the Grantmaking Design Circle, co-dreamers and makers of Numun Fund, as well as activists from priority regions or movements. They include:
Anasuya Sengupta
Numun Fund Co-founder (India/UK)
Caroline Kouassiaman
African feminist working for LGBTQI rights
(West Africa)
Cheekay Cinco
Activist and facilitator on digital rights and safety
(Philipines)
Ei Myat Noe Khin
Digital trainer and researcher about safety, surveillance, censorship
(Myanmar)
Isabella Marambanadzo
Feminist activist and organiser
(Zimbabwe)
Jac sm Kee
Numun Fund Co-founder & Co-cartographer (Malaysia)
Loreto Bravo
Feminist tech specialist promoting tech sovereignty and digital protection
(Latin America & Caribbean)
Nadine Moawad
Feminist activist
(Lebanon)
Paz Peña
Independent consultant & activist on tech, feminism, and social justice
(Chile)
Salome Chagelishvili
Feminist activist devoted to social and gender justice
(Georgia)
Sheena Gimase Magenya
Queer African writer (Kenya/South Africa)
Srinidhi Raghavan
Disabled feminist, writer, researcher and trainer
(India)
Zara Rahman
Researcher and writer on power, tech & justice
(Germany)