We provide support for women across the Middle East and North Africa
Doria Feminist Fund supports feminist groups and organisations working at the frontlines of change. We provide flexible funding and long-term support so communities can grow their work, share knowledge, and shape their own futures.
We work to make sure that both new and established feminist groups in the MENA region have access to more and better funding to continue and develop their work, articulate their own priorities and produce local knowledge.
We took our grantmaking to a new level - 2025
How we allocated Cycle 5
Focus Feature
Five Years with the Doria Feminist Fund
Closing the Gap in Funding and Trust, and Building an Institution From and For the Region
Testimonies from Our Partners
With DFF’s support, Midanik is now formally registered in Sudan and Uganda! This provided Midanik’s team with more confidence, visibility and recognition to sustain their work. Why it matters: in a context where feminist organizing is under severe pressure, flexible funding helped Midanik strengthen both its organizational survival and public legitimacy.
“Our work and partnership with DFF made it possible for queer-led and trans-led initiatives to exist and have our voices heard within the feminist movement in the SWANA region.”
“With the support of the DFF, Roots Lab Africa has made significant progress in strengthening queer and gender-diverse communities across Morocco through capacity-building, visibility, and community-led empowerment. The grant enabled us to implement a series of impactful activities that advance bodily autonomy, gender justice, and intersectional advocacy.”
“DFF’s accompaniment has been far more than a funding relationship. It has been a genuine partnership in feminist movement-building.”
“We completed a full seasonal cycle of workshops rooted in feminist ecology, collective care, and ancestral food practices. Following the initial gatherings and spring workshops, we organized three additional workshops that marked the transition into late summer and autumn food preservation practices. We held a burghul workshop where women collectively cooked, dried, milled, and prepared wheat, alongside bread-making and storytelling around childhood, labour, and survival. This workshop highlighted wheat as both nourishment and memory, and centered women’s embodied knowledge of food systems shaped by necessity, care, and resilience.”
“In 2025, the team focused on integrating climate justice, women’s empowerment, and community participation through the reforestation project in Afrin. Activities included trainings and the planting of 3,192 diverse seedlings with follow-up irrigation and maintenance to ensure sustainable growth.”
“Before this training, I thought climate change was something far from us. Now I understand how it affects our land and our work, and I feel that I can do something about it, even if it starts with a small step.”
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What better way to understand the DFF grantee partnership than hearing directly from the groups themselves? 💜 Become our next grantee partner, Apply by 19 October — link in bio. ما من طريقة أفضل لفهم الشراكة مع الجهات المستفيدة من منح صندوق درية النسوي من الاستماع مباشرةً إلى المجموعات نفسها. 💜 أصبحن/أصبحوا الجهة التالية المستفيدة من المنحة. قدّمن/قدّموا طلبكن/كم بحلول 19 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر — الرابط في النبذة التعريفية. Quelle meilleure façon de comprendre le partenariat avec les bénéficiaires du DFF que d’écouter directement les groupes eux-mêmes ? 💜 Devenez notre prochain partenaire bénéficiaire. Postulez avant le 19 octobre — lien dans la bio. bio.
From research to practical tools, feminist knowledge helps movements grow and create change. Explore our resources, get inspired, and apply with your own knowledge project. 🔗 Link in bio. من البحث إلى الأدوات العملية، تساعد المعرفة النسوية الحركات على النمو وإحداث التغيير. استكشفن/استكشفوا مواردنا، استلهمن/استلهموا منها، وتقدّمن/تقدّموا بمشروعكن/مشروعكم المعرفي الخاص. 🔗 الرابط في النبذة التعريفية. De la recherche aux outils pratiques, les connaissances féministes aident les mouvements à se développer et à créer le changement. Découvrez nos ressources, inspirez-vous-en et postulez avec votre propre projet de production de connaissances. 🔗 Lien dans la bio.
DFF is looking for a qualified service provider to support our financial operations and reporting. Interested? Learn more & apply on the link in bio.
Not sure about something? Our FAQ has answers to some of the most common questions about Grantmaking Cycle 7. 🔗 Check the FAQ through the link in bio. Still have a question? Drop it in the comments. 💬 لستن/لستم متأكدات/متأكدين من أمر ما؟ يتضمن قسم الأسئلة المتكرّرة إجابات على بعض أكثر الأسئلة شيوعًا حول الدورة السابعة لتقديم المنح. 🔗 اطّلعن/اطلعوا على الأسئلة المتكرّرة عبر الرابط في النبذة التعريفية. لا يزال لديكن/كم سؤال؟ اكتبنه/اكتبوه في التعليقات. 💬 Vous avez un doute ? Notre FAQ répond à certaines des questions les plus courantes concernant le cycle 7 d’octroi de subventions. 🔗 Consultez la FAQ via le lien dans la bio. Vous avez encore une question ? Posez-la dans les commentaires. 💬
Applying for Cycle 7? Make sure you know how the process works and what we look for in applications. هل تتقدّمن/تتقدّمون بطلب للمشاركة في للدورة السابعة؟ تأكّدن/تأكّدوا من معرفة كيفية سير العملية وما الذي نبحث عنه في الطلبات. Vous postulez dans le cadre du cycle 7 ? Assurez-vous de bien comprendre le fonctionnement du processus et les critères que nous recherchons dans les candidatures.
Applying for Cycle 7? Make sure you know how the process works and what we look for in applications. هل تتقدّمن/تتقدّمون بطلب للمشاركة في للدورة السابعة؟ تأكّدن/تأكّدوا من معرفة كيفية سير العملية وما الذي نبحث عنه في الطلبات. Vous postulez dans le cadre du cycle 7 ? Assurez-vous de bien comprendre le fonctionnement du processus et les critères que nous recherchons dans les candidatures.