The SAGE Fund

A much deserved award! Read more about the breakthrough legal cases CAJJ helped workers to bring below.

ICYMI, check out this impressive report from SAGE grantees on the cost of Cobalt mining in DRC. "We all need a sustainable future, but this must apply equally to those in the global North as well as to those in the DRC" - Emmanuel Umpula, African Resources Watch AFREWATCH

A great blog about the amazing work two of SAGE's grantees, Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) and CAJJ, are doing to support workers and secure rights in DRC's industrial cobalt mines using innovative legal strategies.

Feminist data analyst contractor #JobAlert! We are looking for candidates with experience in data visualization tools to support the Gender Justice Data Hub. Women, people of color, and LGBTQI candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.   https://lnkd.in/d9WGRgXM 

Did you know? Although they cover only around 6% of the Earth’s land surface, 40% of all plant and animal species live or breed in wetlands. More than a billion people across the world depend on wetlands for their livelihoods – that’s about 1 in 8 people on Earth. (Source: UN) 🐟 🌿 Read more about how coastal communities in West Africa are increasingly threatened by rising sea levels and coastal erosion. https://lnkd.in/dPnXPx8R

Final Call for SAGE’s Care RFP: If you haven’t already done so, please submit your application to the SAGE Fund online portal by January 29.     Access the portal and apply here: https://lnkd.in/ebw8yNaU

Care systems and economies are defined by racial, ethnic, gender and class hierarchies, thereby requiring focus on a full range of drivers and impacts to redress inequality and envision alternatives. SAGE’s Care RFP seeks concept notes that address structural barriers to care worker protections, with a focus on improving the working conditions, economic security, social protection, and recognition of paid and unpaid care work.   Read the full RFP and criteria and apply here: https://lnkd.in/ebw8yNaU

New Year Reminder: SAGE with the Ford Foundation FOW is inviting concept notes from Global Majority orgs, movements, unions and cooperatives to develop care strategies, agendas, and movement building, grounded in local, national or regional opportunities. Apply by January 29. Get additional info here: https://lnkd.in/ebw8yNaU

SAGE’s Care RFP Application Portal is Open: The portal is now taking applications for this funding opportunity for care proposals.   Get access to the portal, the full RFP, instructions and application form here: https://lnkd.in/ebw8yNaU. #CareRFP #RightToCare #InvestInCare

🌿#GAGGAatCOP28: Insights & Voices from Our Partners! #COP28 Read how Aadhimalai's Adivasi women are advancing gender just climate solutions by amalgamating traditional wisdom with sustainable practices in a report by GAGGA partner Keystone Foundation.