The Yves Rocher Foundation’s €10,000 Grant Opportunity for Women around the world
Deadline: 30 November 2022
The Terre de Femmes International Award is a thematic prize now open to all citizens of the world involved in projects with strong environmental, social and societal impact. This award rewards field actions carried out by a woman or a group of women, in a non-profit structure.
The fifth edition of this prize is on the theme: “Wetlands, natural areas at risk!”.
Jacques Rocher created the Terre de Femmes prize of the Yves Rocher Foundation, recognized as being of public utility, which accompanies nearly 500 women around the world who act daily for the preservation of nature.
Award Information
Amount of the endowment: 10000 €.
Topics
Among the topics that can be addressed:
Conservation of wetlands’ unique biodiversity.
Restoration of blue carbon ecosystems (mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and coastal marshes).
Preservation of peat bogs and the species that depend upon them.
Sustainable water use projects.
Cleaning rivers and wetlands.
Sustainable agriculture projects in wetlands.
Integration of wetlands in urban environments.
Raising awareness among local communities and future generations to preserve these fragile ecosystems.
Management, preservation and awareness work on RAMSAR sites in France or elsewhere.
Participation in the conservation of species linked to wetlands (flora & fauna).
Projects related to the recognition of a site as a wetland and its conservation.
Criteria
You are an adult woman worldwide involved in a project that helps to protect wetlands through a non-profit organisation.
Your project has a strong environmental and social impact (involvement of local communities).
Your structure is an NGO, an association or a foundation.
You need some help for your project.
For more information, visit https://www.yves-rocher-fondation.org/en/international-award/