Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains 2026

Applications are open for the Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains 2026, a funding opportunity supporting women led and non binary led community based organizations working to strengthen the health, safety, livelihoods and economic resilience of women and communities connected to global value chains.

The 2026 funding round focuses specifically on organizations based in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and Vietnam. The Fund is seeking organizations whose work connects women’s health, safety and economic resilience with community led climate adaptation and the rights and wellbeing of women workers and communities connected to global value chains.

Selected organizations will receive flexible and unrestricted funding ranging from US$15,000 to US$50,000 over two years. In addition to financial support, successful grantee partners will have opportunities to connect, learn and share experiences with other organizations through the Resilience Fund’s Learning Hub.

The Fund recognizes that climate impacts such as extreme heat, flooding, drought and changing weather patterns can have significant consequences for women’s health, safety, livelihoods and economic security. Its approach places resources and decision making closer to women led organizations and the communities they serve.

About the Opportunity

The Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains brings together companies, foundations, women’s funds, civil society organizations and women leaders to support community based solutions.

The Fund uses flexible funding, participatory grantmaking and shared learning to support organizations that understand the priorities of the communities they serve. Its work connects women’s health, safety and economic resilience with climate risks and the changing conditions affecting workers and communities within global value chains.

For the 2026 funding round, applicants should demonstrate meaningful experience across the three interconnected areas below.

Programme Areas

• Women’s health, safety and resilience, including health, workplace safety, livelihoods, financial security, leadership, decision making and freedom of movement

• Community led climate adaptation addressing climate and environmental impacts such as extreme heat, flooding, drought, storms and changing weather patterns

• Connection to global value chains through work with women workers, other workers or communities connected to global value chains

Opportunity Benefits

• Flexible and unrestricted funding of US$15,000 to US$50,000

• Funding provided over a two year period

• Opportunities to connect with other Resilience Fund grantee partners

• Participation in the Resilience Fund Learning Hub

• Opportunities for shared learning and knowledge exchange

• Support for locally led approaches to women’s resilience and climate adaptation

• Funding that can be adapted to organizational and community priorities

Eligibility Criteria

• Open to women led and non binary led community based organizations

• Organizations must be based and operating in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India or Vietnam

• Organizations must be formally registered

• Organizations must be authorized to receive foreign funding

• Organizations must have established relationships with the communities they serve

• At least 50 percent of organizational staff must be women or non binary people

• Organizations should be embedded in and representative of their communities

• Annual organizational income must be at least US$10,000

• Income from 2024, 2025 or 2026 may be used to determine financial eligibility

• Applicants should have experience addressing women’s health, safety and economic resilience

• Applicants should demonstrate experience with climate adaptation or community resilience

• Applicants should work with women workers, workers or communities connected to global value chains

• Organizations may work with formal or informal workers, migrant workers, domestic workers or communities around factories and farms

Areas of Organizational Experience

Applicants may demonstrate experience in areas such as:

• Women’s health and safety

• Economic resilience and livelihoods

• Women’s leadership and agency

• Unpaid care and domestic work

• Financial access and resilience

• Freedom of movement and safe migration

• Climate adaptation

• Worker rights and wellbeing

• Garment and apparel value chains

• Agriculture and food production

• Mining and energy

• Electronics and manufacturing

• Informal work

Required Application Information

The Phase 1 application requests information about the organization and its work, including:

• Primary contact information

• Executive director or chief executive information

• Organizational experience

• Experience in women’s health, safety and economic resilience

• Experience with climate adaptation

• Experience working with global value chains

• Main sectors and communities served

• Primary and secondary target groups

• How workers or communities are represented within the organization

• Previous Resilience Fund grant history

• Requested funding amount

• Brief explanation of how the requested funds would be used

• Description of the organization’s problem, target population and approach

• Additional information about the organization.

Selection and Application Process

The Resilience Fund uses a two phase application process.

Phase 1: Organizations submit an initial application providing information about their organization, mission, experience and proposed funding needs.

Phase 2: Organizations that are longlisted will be invited to submit a second application with additional information.

The application timeline includes Phase 1 applications from September 18 to October 12, 2026. An application support webinar is scheduled for September 30, 2026. Longlisted organizations are expected to be invited to Phase 2 toward the end of October, with final selections expected in December 2026.

Organizations can also access application support for language translation, questions and assistance with completing the online application. Support is available in Hindi, Tamil, Bangla, Odia, Marathi, Khmer and Vietnamese.

How to Apply

1. Review the Resilience Fund eligibility requirements and confirm that your organization is based in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India or Vietnam.
2. Confirm that your organization meets the registration, foreign funding, community based and organizational leadership requirements.
3. Review your organization’s experience across women’s health and economic resilience, climate adaptation and global value chains.
4. Prepare concrete examples demonstrating your organization’s work and the communities it serves.
5. Determine the amount of funding you are requesting, ensuring that it falls between US$15,000 and US$50,000 and does not exceed 150 percent of annual organizational revenue.
6. Complete the Phase 1 online application with accurate organizational and programme information.
7. Submit the application before October 12, 2026.
8. If your organization is longlisted, prepare and submit the Phase 2 application when invited.