Call for Proposals: Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF)

WPHF seeks to fund qualifying local organizations in Lebanon through the following funding streams: 

1. Programmatic funding from 30,000 USD to 300,000 USD: To finance programmatic activities of CSOs aimed at: i) Enhanced participation and leadership of women in humanitarian planning and response (in line with WPHF impact area 3), or ii) Enhanced protection, safety, security and mental health of women and girls (in line with WPHF impact area 5)

    

2. Programmatic funding from 30,000 USD to 150,000 USD: To finance programmatic activities of CSOs aimed at improving the socio-economic recovery and political participation of women and young women in peacebuilding contexts (in line with WPHF impact area 6). Under Impact Area 6, projects should specifically target forcibly displaced women and young women in Lebanon (including internally displaced, refugees, returnees, or asylum seekers). Projects will be part of the Funding Initiative on Forced Displacement. 

    

3. Institutional funding from 2,500 USD to 30,000 USD: To reinforce the institutional capacity of women’s rights and women-led organizations working on gender issues in peace, security and humanitarian contexts to ensure their ability to sustain themselves and improve their impact. 

PLEASE NOTE: AN ORGANIZATION CAN ONLY APPLY ONE TIME FOR PROGRAMMATIC FUNDING AND/OR ONE TIME FOR INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING. ORGANIZATIONS WHO APPLY FOR BOTH STREAMS NEED TO SUBMIT TWO SEPARATE APPLICATION PACKAGES BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED TEMPLATES OF EACH STREAM. 

HOW TO APPLY

Online:

Applicants can submit online using the following online form, including uploading the proposal template and registration certificate: https://share.hsforms.com/1Dai70cOTT76_Mywbewq-HActfxv 

OR 

By Email: 

Application packages can be emailed to: WPHFapplications@unwomen.org , with “Lebanon CfP6 WPHF Application” in the subject line. 

DEADLINE: Application packages are to be received no later than 31 October 2025 by 11:59 PM Geneva CET.

INFORMATION SESSIONS

An Information Session in English will be organized with prospective applicants on 30 September 2025 at 11 AM, Beirut time, and another Information Session in Arabic will be organized with prospective applicants on 1 October 2025 at 11 AM: 

• To register for the English session, please register at the following link: WPHF CFP6 Info Session Registration.
• To register for the Arabic session, please register at the following link: تسجيل - جلسة توجيهيّة حول دعوة صندوق المرأة للسلام والعمل الإنساني السادسة لتقديم المقترحات . 

Upon your registration, you will receive a link to participate in the meeting at the specified date/time.

For further information: 

• If you are applying to Impact 3 (Humanitarian and Crisis Response) or Impact 5 (Protection of Women & Girls), questions can be sent to the UN Women Country office to: hiba.abbani@unwomen.org no longer than 24 October 2025.
• If you are applying to Impact 6 (Peacebuilding & Recovery), questions can be sent to the UNDP Country office to mariam.balhas@undp.org no later than 24 October 2025.

 Please download the application package based on the impact area you are applying to.