Action for Women’s Health: Global Open Call
Overview
Action for Women’s Health is a $250 million global open call launched by Pivotal that will fund organizations around the world that are improving women’s mental and physical health.
Each awardee will receive flexible funding between $1 million and $5 million USD.
Additionally, awarded organizations will be added to Lever for Change’s Bold Solutions Network, which offers ongoing learning and networking opportunities to strengthen the impact of their work, raise their visibility, and increase their potential to secure funding. We hope this process will also engage the public and the philanthropic sector to reimagine how to bring about meaningful, measurable change.
Eligible organizations serve women and have a record of improving women’s mental or physical health. They should center equity in their approach and be poised to scale their work to strengthen the health of more women. Organizations from around the world are invited to apply.
They welcome applications from organizations around the world that are working to improve women’s mental and/or physical health. We encourage you to assess your fit for the Open Call by completing the Organizational Readiness Tool.
See FAQs for further details
Who do they wish to fund
This initiative is intended to find and fund organizations dedicated to improving the health of people who identify as women. They recognize that the distinction between who is a “girl” and who is a “woman” may be different depending on the organization’s context, culture, community, and/or country. For the purposes of this Open Call, they hope to fund organizations working primarily with who you, as an applicant, would consider women. This might be women or adolescent girls from all backgrounds, ethnicities, and races, including those within the LGBTQ+ community. Organizations that serve non-binary and gender non-conforming people are also eligible.
The open call is focused on improving the health of people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, and races who identify as women, including those within the LGBTQ+ community. Organizations that serve non-binary and gender-nonconforming people are also eligible.
Potential activities
Women experience inequities across all aspects of their health. This open call envisions a future in which health-related barriers no longer prevent women from exercising their full power in society.
Organizations best suited for this open call serve women and are dedicated to improving women’s mental and/or physical health. The focus of each organization may range from improving women’s daily health, their longevity, their access to care, their ability to engage in daily life, and/or their opportunity to form and support a family.