We are the ones who know the causes [of our problems]; we are the ones who can create change, who have the solutions, and we are the ones who can speak with traditional leaders to change the situation. We are the agents of change. Julienne Lusenge, Fonds pour les Femmes Congolaises As the only women’s […]
“The process of institutional strengthening ensures sustainability and resilience of any organization. This is also one of the most under-resourced areas of need, especially for feminist organizations and women’s funds.“ Anisha Chugh, Women’s Fund Asia Women’s Fund Asia (WFA) works across 18 countries in Asia to cultivate a vision of a just, equal, and democratic […]
“With this grant, Fondo Alquimia, has addressed its own sustainability, invested in its team, and created conditions that allow it to continue amplifying those at the margins of activism in the territories.” Sara Mandujano Méndez, Fondo Alquimia Fondo Alquimia (FA), the only women’s fund in Chile, is committed to mobilizing resources for feminist movements and […]
Over the last decade, the Association of Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) convened a series of discussions around funding for the feminist movement. Through analysis and discussion, they developed and refined the concept of a funding ecosystem that emerged from a vision of funding aligned to the principles and values of feminist movements. In Toward […]
In order to make feminist futures a reality, the feminist movement needs to be relentless in the struggle for women’s rights. Smashing the patriarchy requires systemic change, which takes time and resources. Yet data from the Association of Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) shows that just a trickle of funding allocated to gender equality reaches […]
Fenomenal Funds started 2020 with a plan to provide core unrestricted funding to build up the institutional infrastructure of women’s funds, with a focus on members of the Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds (INWF). The collaborative understood that if women’s funds are to channel more and better resources to feminist movements, their systems and […]
By Alfonsina Peñaloza My eight-year term as a Program Officer at the Hewlett Foundation came to an end in December 2020. Like all Hewlett program officers, I knew the end date when I was hired; I did not know it would come in the middle of a global pandemic. So much of this job is about building […]
“We are the ones who know the causes [of our problems]; we are the ones who can create change, who have the solutions, and we are the ones who can speak with traditional leaders to change the situation. We are the agents of change.” Julienne Lusenge, Fonds pour les Femmes Congolaises As the only women’s […]
“Staying flexible and responsive to what feminist movements truly need by offering core support is a profound gesture of genuine solidarity.“ Magdalena Pochek, FemFund Established in 2018 in response to the growing backlash against women’s rights in Poland, the Feminist Fund (FemFund) is the only grantmaking organization in Poland that focuses on feminist philanthropy. FemFund […]
“With this grant, Fondo Alquimia, has addressed its own sustainability, invested in its team, and created conditions that allow it to continue amplifying those at the margins of activism in the territories.” Sara Mandujano Méndez, Fondo Alquimia Fondo Alquimia (FA), the only women’s fund in Chile, is committed to mobilizing resources for feminist movements and […]