{"id":2697,"date":"2021-06-15T09:23:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T09:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.womenwin.org\/win-win-strategies\/news\/announcements\/free-fund-apply-now\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T17:45:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T17:45:15","slug":"free-fund-apply-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womenwin.org\/win-win-strategies\/news\/announcements\/free-fund-apply-now\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE Fund &#8211; Apply Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The FREE (Financial Resilience and Economic Empowerment) Fund opened a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefreefund.org\/\">call for applications<\/a> on 9 June 2021!<\/p>\n<p>FREE aims to ensure long-term investment in the economic empowerment of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who have been heavily impacted by COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>While there are existing funds that offer short term support, FREE will offer long-term financial resilience and economic empowerment for AGYW. 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