Urgent Action Fund-Africa

16/09/2025

We are pleased to share 𝐔𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 - 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 with you.

𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆: http://bit.ly/3K1SPqV

2024 was a year of burden and breath. Across Africa, women human rights advocates faced war, climate disasters, economic crises, and gender-based violence. Yet, in the fiercest storms, they created space for hope, joy, and power.

In solidarity, we provided 419 grants across 46 countries, grounding our work in healing justice - because care is not indulgence, it is resistance.

26/08/2025

🚨 'Éducation 🇨🇩 : Plaidoyer pour la prise en compte des besoins spécifiques des adolescentes vivant en situation d’handicap pour garantir l’inclusion et un environnement d'apprentissage de qualité et sécurisé pour chaque enfant en RDC

Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism AFD - Agence Française de Développement Ministère du Genre, Famille et Enfant RDC UNESCO Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement - PNUD Ramazani Mulekelela Marie Lukusa Evangeliste Erick Tsh*tuny Ibrahim Ramazani Fmmdi-Ong Gloire Mandefu Joceline Mitwene



-en avec les obstacles à l'éducation

21/08/2025

It’s that time of the year again! 🎉

We’re thrilled to share with you ‘Sacred Refusal: Singing Through Struggles of Violence, Grief and Calamity,’ our annual learning report 2024, that explores feminist movements through the lens of the mythologies that have shaped our regions for generations.

🎭 From legendary figures like Puteri Gunung Ledang to Queen Che Siti Wan Kembang, we see how these ancient stories of resistance, care, and collective imagination continue to inspire today’s feminist movements, creating new mythologies of resistance and survival.

👯‍♀️ Our annual learning report reflects on the lessons learned through feminist participatory grantmaking, which echoes the ancient wisdom of community care. Just as local myths have guided communities through struggles, today’s movements are creating memories of resistance that challenge dominant narratives and oppressive systems.

💌 This report, as described by our Board member Pranom ‘Bee’ Somwong, is "a love letter to our movements—a living archive of survival, strategy, and sacred refusal," where ancient and contemporary stories intertwine to highlight the resilience and resourcefulness of our movements.

✊🏾 Informed by the powerful stories of our foremothers, this report curates feminist knowledge of resistance, turning traditional symbols into icons of hope and strength. It celebrates the sacred work of those at the frontlines of justice, offering a tribute to their courage and vision.

🤓 Read the report:
https://www.uafanp.org/sites/uafanp.org/files/2025-08/UAF_A%26P_Annual_Learning_Report_2024_Sacred_Refusal_Small.pdf

04/08/2025

The 6th African Philanthropy Conference reminded us that development that ignores gender reinforces inequality. However, development that listens, funds, and elevates feminist movements can shift power and rebuild systems.

We have seen this at Urgent Action Fund Africa firsthand, from solar-powered water access in Zimbabwe, to women with disabilities leading climate advocacy in Malawi. When financing is feminist, it is effective, equitable, and lasting.

Now is the time to fund with care, courage, and clarity so that the most excluded will be at the forefront of their struggle.

17/07/2025

𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

-𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫: https://bit.ly/3TGdqma
-𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫: http://bit.ly/46fLsFp

10/07/2025

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐬!

🔗To know more about this position and how to apply, follow this link: http://bit.ly/44Jug8J

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝

10/07/2025

29/05/2025

As part of the global 𝐔𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 consortium, solidarity and collaboration in action undergird our collective and regional work.

In , we recognise that solidarity, collaboration, and a culture of sharing strengthen our work. We leverage both the collective and regional uniqueness of each Urgent Action Fund to strengthen our responses, sharing resources with each other and coordinating our efforts, particularly in complex crisis settings that are increasingly transnational. We identify and prioritise the concerns of activists and groups in their contexts while spotting global trends, making our responses more effective.

Please share and amplify our campaign to showcase the strength of solidarity and the power of collaboration.

22/05/2025

𝑩𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆

Urgent Action Fund Africa remains steadfast in resourcing African Women’s Rights Advocates despite ongoing shifts in the philanthropic ecosystem.

Defending women’s rights and responding to crisis requires more than financial support. Our feminist-led approach goes beyond funding; we prioritise movement building, advocacy, and the creation of spaces for women’s voices to be heard. Our latest piece, “Effective Crisis Response Takes More Than Money” explores why timely feminist-led funding is a must as we stand in solidarity with African women’s rights advocates.

Read the full article here: https://www.uaf-africa.org/blog/effective-crisis-response-takes-more-than-money/

16/05/2025

As part of the global Urgent Action Sister Funds consortium, we recognize that the majority of grantmaking globally is slow-moving. That is why we provide urgent resourcing to feminist activists and organizations according to their self-identified needs, acknowledging grant requests within 24-72 hours and making decisions as quickly as the same day.

We are there for movements in all moments on the continuum of crisis. means we do not wait for an acute crisis to break out to begin our action. And we do not fund when a crisis peaks and then step away: we recognize that activists have multifaceted needs that emerge over time as a crisis unfolds, and we accompany them long after most donors have moved on.

We support activists when and where they need it most. Join the campaign and stand in solidarity by:

* Sharing and acknowledging activists or movements that inspire you

* Sharing ideas on to sustain activists and their movements

22/04/2025

APPLY NOW!

- 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: http://bit.ly/42gILAQ
-𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲: https://bit.ly/3E3KFLM

02/04/2025