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Urgent Action Fund for Womens Human Rights
Women@ US is supporting Urgent Action Fund for Womens Human Rights. In 1997, activists from around the world said they needed a Fund that provides grants quickly and with very little bureaucracy in order to respond to critical human rights situations. Most funders required several months to process a grant request, but many interventions had only a small window of opportunity in which they could be effective. This was especially true in areas experiencing armed conflict or escalating violence. Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights is a feminist fund that protects, strengthens and sustains women and transgender human rights defenders at critical moments. They intervene quickly when activists are poised to make great gains or face serious threats to their lives and work. They respond to requests from women’s human rights defenders within 72 hours and have funds on the ground within 1-7 days.