Gender Grants support artists and creatives who use the arts and culture to address the challenges faced by women, gender minorities, and other marginalised communities. The grants enable impactful creative work that raises awareness, amplifies underrepresented voices, and strengthens the agency of those at the margins of the gender movement in Nepal.
In 2023, we awarded 14 Gender Grants to individuals and organisations across Nepal for projects taking place in 29 different locations. The projects explored various art forms—visual arts, music, film, theatre, and dance drama—and creative approaches, including media-based storytelling, participatory workshops, and research.
In March 2024, we organised Equal Together: Creative Gender Actions, a one-day event that brought together Gender Grant recipients, gender advocates, artists, creatives, and supporters of the broader WOW—Women of the World Festival in Kathmandu. The event served as a platform to strengthen collective learning, celebrate creative approaches to gender justice, and deepen connections across Nepal’s growing community of changemakers.