Cuso International

Published purpose

This project is part of Canada’s Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Program. It supports local and regional women’s rights organizations (WROs), vulnerable groups and feminist networks working to promote the rights of women and girls and advance gender equality globally. It provides multi-year core funding and rapid responsive funding, strengthens institutional capacity and bolsters feminist movements, as WROs and feminist movements are critical change agents. The Program continues to respond to the globally recognized and significant gap in funding and support for WROs and feminist movements worldwide. It includes enhanced support for WROs and women human rights defenders (WHRDs) working in crisis- and conflict-affected settings and a more intentional approach to reaching structurally excluded groups. In Tanzania, Cuso International is partnering with three local organizations to strengthen the capacity, sustainability, and collaboration of WROs, YFOs, and vulnerable groups. Project activities include: (1) providing organizational capacity-strengthening support in areas such as fundraising, financial management, risk management, and governance; (2) delivering multi-year core grants and rapid response funding; and (3) supporting networking, advocacy, and movement-building initiatives. The project is expected to directly benefit approximately 80 organizations and networks, as well as 5,000 women and young women, and indirectly reach more than 40,000 people.