Women around the world have lived experiences that are different from men, informed
by norms that perpetuate gender inequality. This gender inequality in turn underpins multiple forms of violence that
women and girls are exposed to across their lives. In humanitarian settings, certain types of violence against women
and girls, (VAWG, also referred to as gender-based violence, or GBV) can increase. Women’s rights organizations
(WROs) and women-led organizations (WLOs) with expertise in addressing GBV are often best placed to identify and
meet the needs of women and girls affected by GBV in their communities, as well as to undertake contextually
relevant strategies to prevent GBV.
This document was developed to identify potential sources of funding for local WROs and WLOs in order to
support the scale-up of their work on GBV