The Girls Rights project offers grant opportunities for organizations that aim to improve the rights of girls and contribute to their development and empowerment. The grants are available both locally in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally. The project has funded over $5 million in grants since 2001, focusing on issues such as health, education, and human rights for girls.
Some featured organizations that have received grants include SHE CAN, which matches mentors with girls seeking college scholarships in the US; Tahirih Justice Center, which provides legal services to girls and women seeking asylum in the US; Soccer Without Borders, which helps girls in Nicaragua gain athletic and leadership skills while earning a scholarship to school; Equality Now Adolescent Girls Legal Defense Fund, which funds groundbreaking legal cases to protect girls' rights worldwide; and Equality Effect, which takes on legal cases to secure the rights of girls to live free of violence in Kenya and Malawi.
The Girls Rights Project Grants for 2022 have a total giving amount of $397,000. The grants are categorized into different areas such as educational/empowerment, anti-trafficking/anti-violence, health, legal reform/human rights, general girls/women's equality, and journalism. Some organizations included in these categories are Boys and Girls clubs, Room to Read, Nomi Network, Panzy Foundation, Equality NOW Adolescent Girls Legal Defense Fund, Harvard University Women In Public Policy, The 19th (journalism), and many more.
Applicants should review the specific eligibility criteria for each grant opportunity before applying.
