Name of the Event: L’Oréal Fund for Women
Last Date of Application: 17 October 2024
Link to Apply:
The L’Oréal Fund for Women is a charitable fund launched in 2020 to support frontline organizations in their efforts to help women get out of poverty, and prevent domestic, sexual and gender-based violence against women. The Fund supports women’s and girls’ empowerment, particularly through projects favouring social or professional integration and education. Specific attention is paid to refugee women and women with disabilities.
List of Documents to Attach:
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Project description
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Accreditations of your organization (mandatory)
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Presentation of your organization
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Detailed budget of your project (mandatory)
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Last annual report of your organization (mandatory)
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Last annual budget of your organization (mandatory)
Eligibility Criteria:
Relevance of the organization-
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Grassroot non-profit or not-for-profit organization, of general interest, with official accreditation and eligible to philanthropic funds.
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organization that cannot distribute any part of its revenues to its members, directly or indirectly.
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organization with more than two years of official existence (unless the organization has a strong documented innovative component responding to a specific need).
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Organization with a minimum of 200 beneficiaries per year.
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In France, structure able to issue tax receipt.
Nature of the activity/project for which the request is made-
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The final beneficiaries must be highly vulnerable women or girls: In situations of poverty/underprivileged (absence or lack of revenues, homelessness, single parent, Isolation In rural areas or the suburbs, etc.), victims of violence, refugees or in situations of disability. For structure-based outside the EU, and in order for the territoriality exception to apply, the final beneficiaries must be women or girls in vulnerable, precarious ou emergencies. Beyond emergency relief, the activity focuses on women’s or girls’ empowerment, encouraging especially social and professional integration or access to education.
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Beyond emergency relief, the activity focuses on women or girls’ empowerment, encouraging especially social and professional Integration, or access to education.
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Activities can take the form of a service, an instrument with a social purpose or a field operation.
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Requests must be over €5,000 and under €300,000 (or multi-year support only).
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The requested budget is consistent with need and doesn’t exceed 30% of the structure’s budget.
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Applications may be for annual or pluri-year support (maximum 2 years).
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Other sources of funding have been obtained, applied for or identified.
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One year’s support must be requested for a first-time application or renewal of support.
Scope-
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The Fund is opened internationally and can support activities/projects based locally or in another country.
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Projects can be in the design/ideation phase, in the implementation phase, or already in the operation phase.
