Empowering Women through Good Health and Wellbeing
We are inviting applications for Rural Women's Health funding proposals.
Since we have reduced the number of projects that we fund each year to one per funding stream we really want to make sure that people only apply if they have a reasonable chance of getting funding. We know how much time and effort, as well as hope, is put into grant applications so we’ve tried to create clear criteria so you can understand if the fund is a good fit for your group.
Please also see the FAQ page for further explanations and definitions of the criteria.
As part of our commitment to ensuring a fair and balanced distribution of funding across our members, we are unable to accept applications from India or Tanzania in this funding round. We have funded multiple projects in these countries in recent years and, with a limited number of grants available annually, are prioritising geographical balance at this time.
Rural Women's Health
Rural women’s health is vital for the wellbeing of the individual, families, and the community as a whole. ACWW prioritises projects which centre on a holistic approach to healthcare that reduces the burden of ill health on women. We are focused on increasing rural women’s access to comprehensive, gender responsive, and accessible healthcare. This includes (but is not limited to) nutrition, mental health, sexual and reproductive health and rights, access to healthcare and provision for women as they age.
- Reproductive and maternal health
- Menstrual health
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights
- Nutrition education and initiatives
- Family welfare, primary health, and first aid training
- Health education and training
- Awareness raising for communicable & non-communicable diseases
- Please note that ACWW will not fund abstinence-based sex education.
Deadline for proposals is the 1st of November 2026.