Vision: A society where every girl and child lives in a safe, fulfilled and egalitarian environment, benefiting from all their fundamental rights, including access to quality education, adequate health care, and to protection against all forms of discrimination and violence.

CEAVAC (Educational Continuity of Vulnerable Adolescent Girls Affected by the Crisis) started in September with the aim to take into account supports 355 young girls who are vulnerable and affected by security and humanitarian crises. The project operates in the Hauts-BASSINS region in BURKINA FASO

Vision: To advocate for the women and girls to improve their living conditions, education and access for facilities on Water, Hygiene and Sanitation. AFAIRD is one of promoter of washable napkings in Cameroon, Chad and expect to move at international level.

Since 2016, AFAIRD support adolescent girls on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) to improve their school retention through WASH facilities.

Vision: Empower underserved children, especially girls, by providing transformative educational resources and support, enabling them to overcome challenges and achieve their full potential.

The Beyond Her Odds Initiative is focused on empowering girls by raising awareness of their rights, challenging restrictive social norms, and fostering confidence in them to advocate for themselves. Through mentorship, education, and community-based programs, BHO helps girls develop the skills and confidence they need to overcome obstacles, break barriers, and become leaders in their communities.

Vision: An inclusive world, where every individual, regardless of their abilities, can achieve their full potential.

Founded in 2013, the Association Action pour un Monde Meilleur (AMM) is the result of the determination of a group of women with disabilities determined to create a significant impact in their community. The AMM is a collective force that believes in inclusion as the key to building a just and equitable society. Together, let's shape a better world where the rights of women with disabilities are celebrated and protected.

Vision: Reduce gender-based discrimination that limits women’s and girls' employment, access to economic resources like land, education, and credit, reinforcing dependence and limiting family and decision-making roles. Also address physical and psychological violence (e.g., domestic violence, sexual abuse) and harmful social norms, which, along with low education, religious, and economic factors, worsen these issues.

Contribute to significantly reducing the vulnerability of young adolescent girls in the Kadiogo province by improving their access to education and protection against gender-based violence (GBV).

Vision: Promoting the rights of women and girls by fighting all forms of violence to which they are subject and by promoting the values positive, while calling for their increasing inclusion in the bodies and decision-making process at local and national level.

Our project with IGNITE aims to contribute significantly to the achievement of SDGs 4 and 5, by promoting schooling and empowering adolescent girls living in the peripheral environment of Kinshasa through prevention and the fight against inequalities gender in education caused by retrograde social norms.

Vision: To create a world where every child in rural and remote communities has equal access to quality education, fostering a foundation for limitless possibilities and breaking barriers to educational equity with a focus on rural girls and children with disabilities.

Mar-Bridge Academy is an alternative free school for out of school girls, who have been forced to drop out due to teenage pregnancy, early marriage, financial challenges, displacement , religious and cultural practices etc. Through the academy, they access accelerated program that helps equip them with core competence with the aim of reintegration into mainstream schools at an age appropriate class.

Vision: CFAD's mission is to contribute to the sustainable improvement of the living conditions of vulnerable people.

Our project is entitled "All together for the education of adolescent girls and other marginalized groups in Kalonge in the Kalehe territory". This project aims to improve access to quality education for adolescent girls in the Kalehe3 educational sub-division in the Kalonge Health zone in Kalehe territory with a focus on marginalized adolescent girls whose age varies between 10 and 19 years old.

Vision: Our vision is that of a society where women's rights are fully recognized and respected; where every woman can live with dignity and freedom.

Vision: To “pursue any action seeking a sustainable progress of
children’s rights and well-being such as development or humanitarian projects.

Our IGNITE project aims to provide comprehensive support to marginalized adolescent girls in the Central and North Gondar Zones of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. The project focuses on girls who have experienced gender-based violence (GBV), early marriage, or disability, and are at risk of dropping out of
school. 

Vision: An African continent where every woman is a driving force for change, fully autonomous and invested with all its potential to shape a more just and prosperous future

IRAP, IGNITE research and advocacy project supported by IGNITE, is dedicated to understanding the complex interplay between social norms, education, and sexual and
reproductive health rights among internally displaced adolescent girls in Douala and Limbé. IRAP aims to shed light on the significant impact this crisis has had on internally displaced adolescent girls, empowering their voices and those of their community leaders with strong scientific background.

Vision: Empowering adolescent girls and young women through access to education to make informed decisions about their health and rights

Through the IGNITE Grant, Girls Excel aims to increase the institutional capacity of Girls Excel to challenge social and traditional norms that disempower adolescent girls and limit their ability to access education such as poverty, period poverty, gender-based violence, child, forced and early marriages etc.

Vision: To work for a more inclusive world with particular emphasis on taking gender into account, and it promote and implement actions that provide responses to the problems of populations in distress.

As an implementing partner, HURAC aims to address the challenges of low enrollment, which are heightened by tensions, crises, and conflicts in the North-West and South-West (NOSO) regions, as well as by religious and cultural pressures within Cameroon’s minority and conservative communities. This project primarily targets young girls from the Bororo minority community, with 80% coming from conflict regions and 20% from the MIFI Department in Cameroon’s West region.

Vision: We envision a world where every teenage mother and at-risk girl is given a second chance to thrive, gain control of her life, and reach their desired future.

Her Voice Foundation (HVF), formerly known as Campus Babe Initiative (CBI), is tackling the increasing number of out-of-school girls as a result of teenage pregnancy by providing at-risk girls with Sexual and Reproductive Health Education (SRHR) and combating harmful cultural practices that affect girls’ ability to live free from all forms of Gender-Based Violence and lead their best lives.

Vision: A Congo without poverty thanks to the engagement of young people in agriculture.

The project supports the education and economic empowerment of 300 adolescent girls (including 30 with disabilities) aged 10-19 who are at risk of dropping out, along with 100 vulnerable young mothers aged 16-23. It also involves 8 pilot gender-neutral secondary schools, 1,200 secondary students, and 5,000 households in the intervention areas. With $80,000 in funding over 18 months, the project is implemented in Kinshasa (Kimbanseke) and Kongo Central (Kasangulu).

Vision: JDO wishes to see strong social attachment, economically developed, well educated and healthy society in Ethiopia.

JDO is implementing 2 projects with financial support from IGNITE. The first project aims to address the socio-economic and demographic factors to education faced by adolescent girls in Ethiopia, particularly in Hawassa Zuria, Wolaita Zuria, and Arba Minch Zuria. The second project focuses on addressing various socio-economic and cultural issues that hinder girls' education. 

Vision: To become a leading non-profit organization dedicated to empowering vulnerable communities, particularly women and girls. By empowering households, we aim to improve children's health, nutrition, and overall development, helping future generations achieve their full potential and contributing to meaningful poverty reduction.

Our project focuses on three key objectives: incorporating gender equality, life skills, and empowerment into education through sustainable gender clubs in schools; fostering collaboration among stakeholders like schools, community leaders, and law enforcement to create a protective environment for girls; and enhancing the capacity of government services to keep vulnerable girls in school.

Vision: To see communities in Cameroon that are empowered, equitable, sustainable and living in harmony by accelerating growth opportunities for women, youth and children, leveraging grassroots initiatives.

Our project seeks to promote adolescent girls’ access to education that enables them to enjoy their full potential, equal status with boys and become agents of change by enhancing the skills of teachers in delivering gender-responsive education, fostering an inclusive learning environment, giving voice to adolescent girls and harnessing multistakeholder commitment for advocacy.

Vision: To promote socio-economic empowerment for women and girls, aiding them in income generation, access to resources, and participation in development initiatives.

This project, in partnership with IGNITE's "Action to Combat School Dropout in Young Girls," aims to address challenges such as low school attendance, dropout rates, and associated issues like early marriage, unplanned pregnancies, and STIs, including HIV. It is an integrated initiative focused on protecting girls from the consequences of child marriage, sexual and domestic violence, gender-based violence, and female genital mutilation, with a strong emphasis on safeguarding those who are already married or at risk.

Vision: To contribute to the emergence of a civil society firmly committed to the promotion and protection of the well-being of citizens.

The “Advocacy and Local Actions for the Schooling of Indigenous Bagyeli and Bakola Girls and Adolescents” project aims to empower the Bagyeli people, focusing on young girls’ education. Its main objective is to enhance access to education for young indigenous Bagyeli and Bakola girls. This includes promoting the value of education and vocational training (Objective 1), fostering a collaborative network between schools, training centers, and communities (Objective 2), and encouraging stronger community support and involvement.

Vision: ECYDO envisions seeing a safe, clean, and happy environment for every child and youth in Ethiopia to grow in; with access to education, health services, and equal opportunities.

Since 2019, ECYDO has been implementing the Girls Empowerment project known as BEST Girls - Being Empowered, Strong, and Together in Adama City Administration, specifically in the area formerly known as Logo sub-city, Bika Kebele. Over the past six years, the BEST Girls Project has significantly impacted the lives of adolescent girls in this community.

Vision: We envision a world where indigenous girls, young women, and other marginalized groups truly hold power: have autonomy over their bodies, participate actively in decision-making, and enjoy equal access to services, resources, and opportunities. 

The "Power, Voice, and Resources for Girls" Project aims to promote gender equality by supporting the education and empowerment of girls. This initiative will build the skills of indigenous Pygmy adolescents and other vulnerable girls, enabling them to exercise their rights and participate actively in decision-making on education and empowerment.

Vision: A society of justice, equity and dignity which guarantees the rights of children and social development

A consortium of three associations (SOS ENFANTS, RAMZIYA, and AEJF) received the IGNITE grant to foster collaborative efforts aimed at improving access to education and supporting girls' retention in Burkina Faso’s education system. SOS ENFANTS will focus on providing direct support to vulnerable girls and strengthening mothers' associations; RAMZIYA will handle capacity building and advocacy with educational authorities and community leaders in the Hauts Bassins and Cascades regions; and AEJF will receive institutional support on gender and governance to better manage programs that benefit young girls’ education.

Vision: To advocate for the protection of rights of women, girls and children with disabilities, and mainstreaming of disability inclusive programs into government strategy in Nigeria.

Increasing Access to Education for Out of School Adolescent Girls with Disabilities in Nigeria.

Vision: Empowering youth and women in conflict-affected communities to heal from trauma, foster lasting peace, and create sustainable opportunities that uplift their lives and transform their communities.

The Sahel Girl’s Power Project in Cameroon focuses on empowering girls in conflict-affected communities by enhancing their education and life opportunities. Through training teachers on gender equality and positive discipline, the project ensures schools are safe, respectful, and protective environments for girls. It also promotes community engagement by organizing dialogues and campaigns to raise awareness of the importance of girls' education, tackling barriers like poverty, insecurity, and cultural norms.

Vision: A Congo without poverty thanks to the engagement of young people in agriculture.

The project supports the education and economic empowerment of 300 adolescent girls (including 30 with disabilities) aged 10-19 who are at risk of dropping out, along with 100 vulnerable young mothers aged 16-23. It also involves 8 pilot gender-neutral secondary schools, 1,200 secondary students, and 5,000 households in the intervention areas. With $80,000 in funding over 18 months, the project is implemented in Kinshasa (Kimbanseke) and Kongo Central (Kasangulu).

Vision: ABAAD– Resource Center for Gender Equality is a UN ECOSOC accredited
organization that aims to achieve gender equality as an essential condition to
sustainable social and economic development in the MENA region.

ABAAD advocates for the development and implementation of policies and laws that enhance women’s effective participation, through a rights-based approach that
would bring about tangible change to gender justice. With the purpose of ending gender-based violence, ABAAD adopts a holistic care approach to provide protection and support services to GBV survivors/right holders during times of peace, war and disasters.

Vision: Abnaa Saida Association (ASA) envisions empowered and inclusive communities where human rights, dignity, and equal opportunities are upheld for all.

The association is committed
to deliver holistic programs in protection, education, arts, cultural exchange, and livelihood support. Guided by core humanitarian principles such as neutrality, integrity, and independence, ASA fosters a safe, inclusive environment that promotes gender equality, community engagement, and lifelong learning — all in pursuit of sustainable development and social justice.

Vision: Akkarouna aims at achieving sustainable socio-economic growth through empowerment of women, children, and youth by building their capacities, enhancing community networks, implementing development projects and spreading awareness about rights and citizenship.

Vision: Social Relief and Welfare Association also known as Al Moasat is a non-profit association in charge of charity, culture, social activities, health, education, productivity and training workshops that deal with community service.

Currently, it has 125 employees, mostly women who are heads of their households. The association started in the 1960’s through a Free Clinic founded by young people from Saida. Its aim was to serve the community in Saida and its neighborhood.

Our mission is to ensure decent services and support for the underprivileged members of the community without any discrimination.

Vision: The Arab Renaissance for Democracy andDevelopment (ARDD) was founded in 2008 in Amman, Jordan, to contribute to forming a new renaissance project in the Arab world, grounded in the fundamental issues concerning Arab affairs, within their local, regional, and international contexts, prioritizing independence and authenticity.

This contribution is driven through the implementation of development programs, scientific research projects, and practical solutions. ARDD's overarching vision is an Arab world where everyone enjoys fair, inclusive, and sustainable rights and opportunities.

Vision: We are a NGO focusing on the development of youth in North Lebanon. Our projects revolve around capacity building and empowerment, with focus on young age groups.

Vision: "Dunia for Sustainable Development" sets ambitious goals as an integrated group aimed at promoting inclusive and sustainable development, and overcoming the obstacles and challenges that hinder its achievement. The organization operates based on the core pillars and components of development: society, economy, environment, and culture in all their dimensions.

Vision: FEMALE is a community based non-profit grassroot feminist organization that works towards a just and safe world for women and girls in all their diversities through driving social-behavioral changes, movement building, knowledge production and dissemination, and policy reform. Women and girls in all their diversities live with dignity in a just world, free from patriarchy.

Vision: Habaq Foundation for Human Rights and Development (حبق للتدريب على حقوق الإنسان والتنمية) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting human rights and sustainable development. While their official vision and mission statements are not explicitly stated in the provided sources, their programs and initiatives suggest a commitment to:

1. Raising awareness of human rights.
   Building and strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations.
2. Promoting community engagement and sustainable development.
3. Empowering people with disabilities and supporting organizations working with them.

Vision: Ensuring women's right to inheritance, removing economic and social barriers, and combating all forms of violence against women, aiming to reach a society that recognizes women as equal partners, decision-makers, and owners of their rights rather than followers.

 

Vision: The Jordanian Women’s Union Association, a national feminist institution that believes in full equality between all citizens and between males and females, and calls for the abolition of all forms of discrimination against women in all social, political and economic contexts. It also believes in the right of full citizenship for both men and women and the integration of non-stereotyped roles in order to create an existing civil society on equal rights and civil values.

Vision: Liwan Youth Space (Liwan) provides a physical (safe) space where young people and supports capacity development, mobilization, and organizing in a ‘safe space’ where youth can freely convene, meet, discuss, debate and co-create and organize into groups and initiatives in an environment that stimulates individual growth, are free from discrimination and control and where the agenda is youth-led. This enables youth to take an active part in social change and democratic action towards issues of concern.

Vision: Madanyat stands out for its unwavering commitment to fostering a society where every voice is heard and valued. Through innovative programs and initiatives, Madanyat drives impactful change, inspiring and empowering the next generation of leaders to build a brighter, more equitable future for all.

Vision: Madrasati creates safe and dynamic learning environments that significantly contribute towards improving the quality of education. Social and emotional learning is embedded throughout our interventions, which promote social cohesion among students from different nationalities and backgrounds, as well as reinforce positive prosocial behaviors, reduce violence among students, making a positive impact on students’ interpersonal acceptance. All Madrasati schools have undergone comprehensive maintenance and renovation to make them safer and more conducive learning environments.

Vision: Michel Daher Social Foundation (MDSF) is a Lebanon-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering the people of the Bekaa region through accessible healthcare, economic support, and workforce development. The foundation provides high-quality health services to all, regardless of background, and invests in upskilling the local population through vocational training, entrepreneurship support, and job readiness programs. MDSF also promotes environmental awareness and extends aid to individuals and families facing economic or health-related hardships — all with the aim of fostering a sustainable and prosperous future for Lebanon.

Vision: At “Toward a Better tomorrow”, we believe that our strength lies in our people. From visionary leadership to innovative team members, each person plays a pivotal role in our mission to empower and develop. Get to know the committed individuals who are shaping a better tomorrow.

Vision: The Princess Taghrid Institute (PTI) envisions a society where all women, especially orphaned and underprivileged girls, are empowered to lead independent, dignified, and productive lives. It strives to create a future where marginalized women have equal opportunities to develop their skills, achieve economic independence, and actively contribute to their communities.

Vision: The Women's Humanitarian Organization (PWHO) envisions a just society where dignity, rights, and well-being are guaranteed for all. It strives to create a future free from poverty and injustice, empowering vulnerable communities—especially women and children—through accessible health services, education, protection, and sustainable livelihood opportunities.

Vision: The program established food processing centers owned by women and that were linked to the newly formed Rural Delights Cooperative for marketing their produce. Since then, Rural Delights coop implemented numerous projects to enhance the women’s production and services marketed under our brand names as well as other projects to empower rural communities.

Vision: By breaking apart the typical hierarchies of theatre and classrooms, Seenaryo creates playful spaces for the meaningful participation of under-served communities in Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine.

Vision: Promote and protect the rights of women and girls, elevate their status and increase their opportunities, roles and participation in various areas of life, based on international standards and covenants of human rights and the Jordanian constitution.

Vision: Gaining support for applying the law fairly, amending legislation, and contributing to the formulation of public policies for justice and equality, towards parity and equitable sharing of roles and responsibilities.

Vision: The WO-MAN Association promotes gender equality by fostering collaboration between women and men, emphasizing that women’s issues are a shared societal responsibility. It works across educational, cultural, economic, and developmental sectors through training, research, and partnerships—both locally and internationally. The association also advocates for child rights, combats gender discrimination, and documents its work to inform and empower communities.