These grants aim to advance gender equality and women’s leadership in transboundary water governance, strengthening the role of women in decision-making and fostering resilient freshwater ecosystems. Gender Mainstreaming Grants support River Basin Organizations and transboundary water institutions in integrating gender equality into their governance and operations. Women Leadership Grants focus on women-led or women-focused initiatives that enhance women’s leadership capacity in freshwater governance, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable management of shared basins. These projects are designed to embed gender equity into institutional structures and decision-making processes at multiple levels of water governance. Women Leadership Grants support initiatives that empower women to take active roles in freshwater management.