Grantees - FRIDA The Young Feminist Fund

Kirkama Women’s Solidarity

North Africa and Middle EastTurkey, Sexual and Gender Based Violence

As Kirkama Women’s Solidarity, the group members have set out on a historic road to the aggravation of attacks on women’s existence, their lives, their freedom and identity, and the attempt to destroy their gains. Their main goal is to increase feminist struggle,…

The Nomzamo Club

Sub-Saharan AfricaSouth Africa, Girls, Leadership Building

The Nomzamo Club was founded in 2016 and since then has evaluated its impact and re-strategised to better accommodate its new vision to become the #1 network of SDG clubs lead by young girls in South Africa. Our mission is to leave…

NIKITA CORPS MADAGASCAR

Sub-Saharan AfricaMadagascar, Artivism

Nikita Corps Madagascar was created in 2016, a feminist association composed of young Malagasy activists for the freedom, equity and self discovery of young people. The group’s mission is aimed at Malagasy young people, especially girls most vulnerable to delinquency and…

Inua Kike Organization

Sub-Saharan AfricaKenya, Education

Inua Kike Organization was founded in 2013 with the vision to empower marginalized women with education through a network of volunteer teachers using pioneering new ideas, resources, programmers and connections that will make them more effective. Their biggest achievement has been to have the…

Menarchy

Central Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central and North Asia regionBulgaria, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Menarchy was founded in 2017 with the vision to challenge the menstrual taboo and study its consequences. “Sadly even today the menstrual poverty is a problem which many economically challenged women face and have to deal with on monthly basis,” they…

GośćInność (Hospitality)

Central Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central and North Asia regionPoland, Minorities

GośćInność (Polish word for hospitality) group was founded in September 2017 keeping the slogan Let’s bring diversity to the table! in mind. The group’s philosophy is based around food. Since food constitutes a natural need of all the people regardless of…

Association Spectra

Central Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central and North Asia regionMontenegro, LGBTIQA*

Spectra was founded in 2017 and its vision is a society where all persons enjoy equal rights and treatment, where all identities and bodies are respected and all of…

“Siguran korak” (Safe step)

Central Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central and North Asia regionBosnia and Herzegovina, Minorities, Sexual and Gender Based Violence

Founded in September 2017, the Association for development and education of young people or “Safe step” (Udruženje za razvoj i edukaciju mladih “Siguran korak”) is an advocacy platform representing the interests of women, young…

Armario Abierto

Latin America and CaribbeanColombia, LGBTIQA*, Sex Workers, Sexual and Gender Based Violence

Armario Abierto was founded in 2011 and its mission is to promote initiatives that seek to contribute to the construction of fairer living conditions and support the guarantee of lives free of violence for women who assume gender identities and /…

Сила равенства/ The Power of Equality

Central Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central and North Asia regionRussia, Knowledge Building, LGBTIQA*

An intersectional feminist initiative “The Power of Equality” (Сила равенства) was created in Krasnodar in 2016. The mission of this group is to build a society free from all forms of discrimination, improve the lives of young women, trans * and…