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Girls and young feminist collectives across Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania have a new opportunity to access flexible funding aimed at strengthening grassroots movements and advancing feminist futures in the region.
The East African Girls and Young Feminist Fund (EAGYFF) has opened its 2026–2027 call for proposals, inviting applications from girl-led and young feminist groups that are implementing community-responsive ideas and contributing to movement-building at the grassroots level.
EAGYFF is a feminist fund housed under CivFund, with a mandate to resource girls and young feminists to test, grow, and sustain initiatives on their own terms.
The fund is grounded in feminist movements and prioritises listening to, supporting and accompanying girls and young feminists rather than prescribing agendas.
Unlike many traditional funding mechanisms, EAGYFF offers unrestricted grants, allowing groups to decide how best to use resources in response to their realities.
Subject to funding availability, grants can also be multi-year, although multi-year support is only available to groups that have previously received funding from the Fund.
Who Can Apply
The call is open to grassroots initiatives and collectives that are started and led by girls and young feminists in the three eligible countries.
Both registered and unregistered groups are eligible, as long as they meet the Fund’s core criteria.
Eligible groups must:
Have been in existence for 0–3 years
Be made up of five or more girls or young women aged 15–35
Serve communities of girls and young women in their diversity, within the same age range
Initiatives may operate independently or as part of a larger NGO or community-based organisation, provided the work is designed and implemented by girls or young feminists.
EAGYFF has emphasised that it will not support the formation of new groups for this funding round. Only initiatives that are already in existence are eligible to apply.
Funding Categories
Applicants can apply under one of three funding categories, depending on the stage of their initiative:
New ideas, initiatives, and organisations (USD 1,000–3,000): This category supports emerging groups that have been in operation for less than one year and have not received any institutional funding since inception.
It also includes new feminist collectives in the process of formalising their structures while working toward feminist futures and movement-building.
Middle-level initiatives and organisations (USD 3,000–5,000): Designed for fairly established groups that have existed for one to three years, have emerging organisational structures, and have implemented some activities using either self-generated or external resources.
Well-established initiatives and organisations (USD 5,000–7,500): This category targets groups that have been operating for more than three years, have functional structures, experience implementing programmes, and a track record of convening girls’ spaces, whether through self-funding or external support.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted by February 28, 2026, at 11:59 PM East African Time.
Applicants are required to: FORUMCIV
As an alternative, applicants may download the application form and email the completed version to info@civsourcea.com. Only one application per group is allowed.
Groups needing clarification or technical support can reach out through the SmartSimple portal or via email.
Selection Timeline
Successful applicants will receive official communication by April 30, 2026. Only shortlisted and successful groups will be contacted.
Applicants who do not hear back by this date should consider their applications unsuccessful.
Through this call, EAGYFF continues to strengthen feminist organising in East Africa by investing directly in the leadership, creativity, and resilience of girls and young feminists working at the community level.
