Providing access through funding.
We work to ensure that both new and established feminist groups across the Middle East and North Africa can access the funding they need to grow their work. Our support is flexible, long-term, and rooted in the priorities of the communities we serve.
Let's see if you're eligible
Answer a few short questions to see whether your group fits our funding criteria before applying.
Question 1
Is your group based in, or working across, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region?
Grantmaking process
Applicants submit proposals for core, project, or knowledge-production grants through a simple application form, in Arabic, English, or French. Throughout the open call, our team and activist review committee host info sessions and connect directly with applicants to support them.
Our grants team and activist review committee review and shortlist applications, building a shortlist that reflects the applicant pool and the priorities of the feminist movement. We then connect with shortlisted groups for due diligence rooted in care, solidarity, and trust.
We confirm the final grantee partners and share award letters and grant agreements. Grantees join welcome calls covering the grantee journey: reporting timelines, safety measures, and accompaniment opportunities.
Grantee partner thematic areas
The issues our grantee partners work on, across the region.
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.
“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.”
“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.”
“In 2025, the team focused on integrating climate justice, women’s empowerment, and community participation through the reforestation project in Afrin.”
“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.”