The Urgent Action Sister Funds
Meet the Sisterhood
Meet the Sisterhood
In 1997, Urgent Action Fund was founded when frontline feminists called for a new grantmaking model: one that would provide access to fast, flexible funding so they could mobilize quickly and effectively in response to unexpected risks and opportunities.
Today, there are four independent Urgent Action Sister Funds: UAF-Africa, UAF-Latin America & the Caribbean, UAF-Asia & Pacific, and our organization, Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism, which funds in the Middle East, Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Turkey, Central Asia, Russia, Canada and the United States.
Our Collective Work
Our Collective Work
Collectively, the Urgent Action Sister Funds support feminist activism led by individuals, organizations and movements in more than 160 countries through rapid response grants, coalition-building, collective care and protection, and feminist advocacy. Since our founding, the Sister Funds have together provided $50 million USD in rapid response funding to thousands of women, trans and non-binary frontline activists around the world.
Collaborative, co-equal and geographically distinct, the UAF Sisterhood is the only global consortium of independent funds with a mission to sustain feminist activism worldwide by providing rapid response funding to women, trans and non-binary frontline activists.
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Grants Awarded
160
Countries Worldwide
$50M
USD Granted
700+
Advisors Worldwide
where we fund
Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism offers support to women, trans, and non-binary activists in the Middle East, Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Turkey, Central Asia, Russia, Canada, and the United States. Our Sister Funds offer support to activists in other regions worldwide.