General Purposes
Women's Hope, Education and Training (WHEAT) Trust
- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Enhancing Community Philanthropy
- Grant Amount $120,000
- Grant Period March 1, 2015–February 28, 2017
- Location Cape Town, South Africa
- Geographic Focus South Africa
About this grant
The Women’s Hope, Education and Training (WHEAT) Trust is an intermediary grantmaker that supports community-based organizations in South Africa. It provides training and makes small grants to organizations that work to empower the most marginalized groups in poor communities. Past support has enabled the grantee to provide training to community-based organizations in order to strengthen their ability to respond to the daily struggles of the communities they serve. The grantee has also produced publications that highlight the plight of women in poor communities, strengthened its partnerships with local businesses, hosted events to raise awareness on issues of inequality, and convened partners to create learning opportunities and receive feedback. This grant will support the grantee to continue making grants and implementing programs that promote gender equality, economic empowerment, health, and the protection of the environment. In addition, it will advance efforts to protect the rights of refugees and migrants.