ActionAid Nigeria invites Expressions of Interest from eligible Women’s Rights Organizations to participate in the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership Project.
Issued by: ActionAid Nigeria (AAN)
Donor: Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Project: Renewed Women’s Rights and Leadership (RWVL) Project
Project Location(s): Benue and Imo States
The Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Project
ActionAid Nigeria with funding from Global Affairs Canada, is implementing a five-year project – the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Project from 2025 – 2029. The project’s goal is to increase enjoyment of human rights by women and girls in all their diversity and the advancement of gender equality in Nigeria. The project is designed in response to issues in the challenging environment in which Women Rights Organizations (WROs) operate. Through sustained technical and financial support, the RWVL Project will strengthen the ability of WROs to develop and deliver inclusive, gender-transformative programmes; enhance women and girls’ access to opportunities and services; influence policy and legislation; and amplify the voices of women and girls. The project will contribute to national, regional, and global priorities such as the implementation of the National Gender Policy, the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act, the Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5), the Maputo Protocol, and the Optional Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa.
Scope of the Call
This call is for WROs registered and operating in Benue and Imo States.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
As an organization, your eligibility to work with the RWVL team means that:
Your organization must be women-led with a female Executive Director and female majority in leadership positions.
- You must be legally registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission and located in Benue State or Imo State with proven work in the mentioned states
- You must be a women’s rights/feminist organization with a mandate that includes gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in their diversity.
- Your organization should have a proven track record on advancing gender equality, women and girls’ rights, gender justice and contributing to systemic change.
- Your organization must show demonstrable strength in Women, Peace and Security Programming with experience of working with women and girls in conflict settings.
- Your organization must have the capacity to engage with Government Stakeholders and advocate for policy reforms on women and girls’ rights.
- Your organization should demonstrate strong capacity to mentor CSOs.
- Your organization should demonstrate the ability or willingness to collaborate with other WROs, networks or movements for collective impact.
Submission Requirements
All interested organizations should use the attached template to respond to the call. The completed template should be sent alongside an organizational profile with relevant registration documents, list of past and current projects.
Please Note:
- Only women-led organizations will be considered.
- Only one application per organization will be considered.
- Applications that are not on the attached template will be disqualified.
- Only shortlisted organizations will be contacted due to the volume of applications received.
- AAN will not be responsible for any cost you may incur in the application process.
Annual Budget: Twelve Million Naira Only (N12,000,000.00)
Deadline
All applications should be sent via email: RWVL.MultiYrGrant@actionaid.org on or before February 10th, 2026, with the title of the call and State in the subject line, example “RWVL – Application for WROs – Benue”
Download Below
Expression of Interest Application Template for Women’s Rights Organizations in Benue and Imo States
RWVL WROs Application Submission Template (98 downloads)
Budget Template
RWVL WRO MultiYear Budget Template (62 downloads)
