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It’s time to turn dialogue into action.
Join delegates from across the Commonwealth at the 2026 People’s Forum: an opportunity for civil society’s voice to be heard by Commonwealth leaders.
Bring your ideas, stories and experience, and weave them into something bigger.
Register now:
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Closing soon: don't miss the funding deadline 📢
Applications for our grants open call close at 1pm GMT on Monday 26 October.
If you have questions about your application, we encourage you to visit the frequently asked questions section on our website.
If you require support from our team, we strongly advise that applicants requiring help reach out to us as soon as possible. We receive a large volume of last-minute requests for help, and we cannot guarantee responding to them all in time.
Learn more:
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Across the Commonwealth, people are building the future.
This November, civil society leaders, artists, activists, and thinkers will come together at the Commonwealth People’s Forum in Antigua and Barbuda. They will share ideas and experiences on some of the most pressing issues of our time: including climate justice, freedom of expression and economic inclusion.
This is a chance to contribute to something bigger. Whether joining us from Antigua and Barbuda or following online, you can be part of it: actionnetwork.org/forms/stay…
We're accepting applications for funding under the first grants call of our new strategy.
Grants range from £15,000 up to £30,000 per year for up to two years. The deadline for eligible civil society organisations to apply is 26 October.
Applications must address one or more of our three priority themes: climate and environmental justice, economic inclusion and freedom of expression.
These areas often overlap, and we encourage applicants to explore the connections between them. There should also be demonstrable consideration of gender and intersectionality.
Learn more about what we fund here: commonwealthfoundation.com/g…
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The Pacific Pre-COP in Fiji has put the priorities of climate-vulnerable island nations at the centre of preparations for COP31 in Antalya, with a focus on keeping 1.5 degrees within reach, elevating the ocean-climate nexus and accelerating access to finance.
As Pacific countries call for climate action that reflects the realities facing their communities, the challenge for the Commonwealth is to turn international commitments and legal obligations into meaningful implementation.
The ICJ’s landmark Advisory Opinion on climate change offers an important framework for this work. Civil society has a vital role to play in using legal and policy tools to strengthen advocacy, monitor implementation and advance environmental accountability.
These conversations will continue at our upcoming People’s Forum session, International Court of Justice (ICJ) Landmark Ruling: One Year On, exploring how the Opinion can strengthen environmental accountability and amplify civil society advocacy across the Commonwealth.
Learn more: commonwealthfoundation.com/e…
📣 Speaker announcement!
We’re excited to reveal the first group of expert speakers joining the 2026 Commonwealth People’s Forum in Antigua and Barbuda
From 2–4 November 2026, they’ll join more than 200 delegates from across the world to share knowledge, exchange ideas and explore solutions to common challenges.
Look out for updates from the Forum on this channel. You can also sign up to receive daily summaries straight to your inbox:
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Over August and September, we have shared our platform with three inspiring guest writers.
Neha Dixit, Richardo Aiken and Vishal Prasad have offered thoughtful reflections on the challenges facing freedom of expression, economic inclusion and climate and environmental justice. Bringing insight from their respective communities and backgrounds, their blogs have sought to illuminate a way forward for civil society during a convergence of crises.
In the final blog of our series, Commonwealth Foundation Director-General, Razmi Farook, shares her own thoughts on these mounting challenges.
Read her blog on our website now:
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Your voice. Your Commonwealth. Your opportunity to drive change.
The Commonwealth People’s Forum brings together people from across 56 countries to share ideas, experiences and solutions – and help turn dialogue into action.
Delegates’ ideas, perspectives and lived experience will be shared with government decision-makers.
Register to join us in November. Registration closes 30 September: commonwealthfoundation.com/2…
Join people from across the Commonwealth at the 2026 Commonwealth People’s Forum in Antigua and Barbuda, 2-4 November.
Ready to turn dialogue into action?
Apply to be a delegate by 30 September: commonwealthfoundation.com/2…
Our annual open grants call is now accepting applications.
Grant funding provides support for civil society projects addressing our three strategic impact areas: freedom of expression, climate and environmental justice, and economic inclusion. We are particularly interested in hearing from youth-led and creative organisations.
This year, the Commonwealth Foundation are excited to award grants under two streams:
Individual Organisation Grants for standalone projects.
Collective Action Grants for networks of civil society actors delivering shared projects.
Please read full details on eligibility and application processes on our website:
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Applications close on 26 October 2026, 1pm GMT.
We are delighted to welcome Maluseu Doris Tulifau as the Commonwealth Foundation’s new Civil Society Advisory Governor for the Pacific.
A Samoan American feminist leader and founder of Brown Girl Woke, Doris has spent over 15 years advancing gender justice, youth leadership and economic empowerment across Pacific and diaspora communities.
Through her work with regional feminist networks and international forums, including the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, she has championed grassroots Pacific voices and strengthened opportunities for young people to shape change.
As a Civil Society Advisory Governor, Doris will help guide the Foundation’s continuous improvement and contribute to shaping the programme for the Commonwealth People’s Forum in Antigua and Barbuda in 2026.
Our 2026–27 grants call opens next week.
This year we're offering two grants' streams:
- Individual Organisation Grants for eligible civil society and creative organisations
- Collective Action Grants for networks, coalitions, alliances, platforms and creative collectives
We’re looking to support projects that advance climate and environmental justice, economic inclusion and freedom of expression through constructive engagement with governments and other decision-makers and/or creative advocacy.
The application guidance is available to read now. If you’re considering applying, we encourage you to check the eligibility criteria and read the guidance before applications open.
Applications open: 23 September 2026, 12pm GMT
Deadline: 26 October 2026, 12pm GMT
Find out what we fund, who can apply, how to apply and read the guidance documents:
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Civil society has an opportunity to shape the conversation when Commonwealth decision-makers meet in Antigua and Barbuda this November.
Priorities and outcomes from the Commonwealth People’s Forum will be shared as part of our engagement at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.
Join us for the People’s Forum in Antigua and Barbuda and add your voice to the conversation.
Ready to help shape what comes next?
Apply to be a delegate: commonwealthfoundation.com/2…
For communities across the Pacific, climate change is not a distant threat.
It is already reshaping homes and livelihoods, threatening food and water security, and putting entire cultures and societies at risk.
But communities on the frontlines are not simply victims. They are generating solutions, building resilience and demanding greater accountability.
Climate and environmental justice is one of the key areas of focus in our new 2026–2031 Strategic Plan.
Vishal Prasad, Director of Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change and a member of the International Court of Justice climate advisory opinion campaign, reflects on the power of youth leadership, community collaboration and collective action in advancing climate justice.
Read the full blog here: commonwealthfoundation.com/b…
What does climate justice mean for you and your community? Share your thoughts below. 👇
'Merely recognising creativity is not enough. To truly support creatives to thrive, we must form strong and lasting partnerships.'
This week, Director-General Razmi Farook welcomed partners to the Commonwealth Creative Industries Alliance Public Launch Roundtable at Marlborough House.
The roundtable brought together government representatives, industry leaders, investors, creators and Commonwealth institutions to explore how the Commonwealth can unlock the potential of its creative economy.
Razmi highlighted the importance of strengthening access to finance, skills, markets, technology and intellectual property protections, while ensuring creators retain value from their work.
With CHOGM approaching, the Alliance provides an opportunity to turn dialogue into practical action and place the creative economy firmly within wider Commonwealth conversations on growth, trade, young people and sustainable development.
At the Commonwealth People’s Forum in November, the Foundation will continue this conversation with creatives themselves: commonwealthfoundation.com/e…
