Tesmerelna Atsbeha is a senior program officer on the Women’s Rights team at Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, a private foundation supporting the advancement of Human Rights globally. Her grantmaking portfolio includes supporting Reproductive Rights movements in Latin America and global prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls research and programming. Prior to joining Wellspring, she worked […]
Born and raised in Colombia, mónica is a queer migrant who lives in New York and has been working for gender justice and LGBTQI rights for fifteen years, including seven years in progressive and feminist philanthropy focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to FJS, mónica worked for Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice as […]
For nearly twenty years, Maitri Morarji has leveraged resources in support of global women’s rights movements through grantmaking, fundraising, and philanthropic advocacy. Prior to joining Foundation for a Just Society, she was a senior program officer at Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, where she coordinated the land and property rights initiative and oversaw grants for international women’s […]
Tariro Tandi was the Head of Partnerships and Development at Urgent Action Fund Africa. Prior to joining UAF-Africa, Tariro lectured in Gender, HIV&AIDS and the Law at Great Zimbabwe University. She worked at Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA) as the Transformative Justice Manager as well as at Plan International and Musasa Project in various coordination […]
Alfonsina Peñaloza is the Director of Programs for Co-Impact’s Latin America and global grantmaking, brings more than twenty years of experience in gender, development and public policy. Prior to joining Co-Impact, Alfonsina was a Program Officer at the Hewlett Foundation, where for nearly a decade she was responsible for grants in Women’s Economic Empowerment and […]
Joy L. Chia is the Executive Director of the Astrea Lesbian Foundation for justice. She previously served as the Team Manager with the Women’s Rights Program at the Open Society Foundations, and leads its work on “Power of the Collective” which supports feminist activism, community mobilization and advocacy to be more independent, resilient, vibrant, and inclusive. Joy was previously the […]
Ana was Deputy Director of Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds, where she worked to strengthen women’s funds and promote engagement among members of the Network. Previously, Ana was Executive Director of EQUIS Justice for women, a Mexican organization dedicated to promoting access to justice for all women. Originally from former Yugoslavia, Ana has lived and worked in […]
K.K. holds a PhD in social sciences with a research focus on social movements, democracy and human rights. K.K. has been the Executive Director of ELAS, the only Women’s Fund in Brazil, since 2014. In this role, she mobilizes resources in the global philanthropy community and is a passionate advocate for the rights of women and the […]
Magda is the Initiator and Co-founder of FemFund, the community-led and participatory feminist fund operating in Poland since January 2018. She is passionate about transformative philanthropy, mobilising resources and supporting intersectional progressive movements. Magda previously engaged with FRIDA The Young Feminist Fund and FundAction, an experimental and participatory fund managed by activists in Europe. She […]
Rose Marandu is the Co-Executive Director of the Women Fund Tanzania Trust (WFT-T) since October 2020, expecting to transition fully to the Executive Director Position by March 2022. Prior to this current position, Rose served as a WFT-T’s Deputy Executive Director responsible for Organizational Resource mobilization and Sustainability programs. Previously, she worked as a Deputy […]