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In preparation for #MovingMoneyBuildingMovements, Urgent Action Fund - Africa and the Urgent Action Sister Funds, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Alliance for Feminist Movements, and an Anonymous Sudanese Organization make a case for how better linkages between the humanitarian sector and feminist philanthropy can improve global humanitarian responses in these urgent times. https://lnkd.in/dT3u9znS

Listen to "The (mis)use of evidence in contested rights: the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls’ report on “prostitution and violence”" by SRHM Podcast https://lnkd.in/e4ZYYuS5

Do you know four reasons why strong feminist movements are essential for healthy democracies? More reasons to click and read the full article on Alliance magazine https://lnkd.in/esiE9N37 #MovingMoneyBuildingMovements #AWID2024

Recommended Read: Leading up to the #MovingMoneyBuildingMovements in this Alliance magazine article, Faye Macheke (Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID), Monica Aleman Cunningham (Ford Foundation) and Lisa Mossberg (SIDA) explore the current status of feminist funding and why it is an important moment to fund with gender justice lens. #AWID2024. https://lnkd.in/eCtGmQ3g

Here is our fourth story showing how and why feminist activism works. Despite being a crucial part of the broader struggle for gender equality, sex workers are often side-lined in mainstream feminist and human rights movements. Read the experience when sex workers demanded their rights in global advocacy spaces like #WomenDeliver. #FundWhatWorks ✨ Click to read the complete story: https://shorturl.at/Gizph   

What if philanthropy was in service to Black feminist movements? What if philanthropy flanked the feminist movements are building alternative ways of being that are restorative for people and the planet? This is the political project the Black Feminist Fund is journeying through. As we prepare for #MovingMoneyBuildingMovements, we ask funders, committed to a just and joyful world, to join us. https://lnkd.in/eydx3ANf 

LGBTQI+ communities have always been familiar with safety protocols. Ahead of the #MovingMoneyBuildingMovements convening, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice asks how philanthropy can better advocate for our communities’ changing security needs during times of political upheaval. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e8qN3ya3 

We are proud to share the third story that shows that feminist activism works! Feminist activism relentlessly works to ensure justice and rights for all. ✊ In 2018, intersex activists from ten Asian countries came together with a ground-breaking vision. They formed Intersex Asia– the first regional network to champion and protect the human rights of intersex individuals across Asia. #FundWhatWorks ✨ 🔗 https://shorturl.at/gysRC

In the coastal Indonesian city of Makassar, the government has embarked on a harmful project to create five artificial islands in the sea. This is one of the latest examples of how communities grapple with the relentless encroachment of extractive industries in Indonesia. And while the environmental degradation is stark, what’s more insidious are the powerful forces behind these projects—political and financial interests that prioritise profit over people. Activists speaking out against extractive injustices have faced persecution in the form of media vilification, casting them as uneducated and anti-development. Despite these daunting challenges, resistance has not only persisted but evolved. #FundWhatWorks ✨   🔗 Read the complete story here: https://lnkd.in/ekc6k7hZ With JASS (Just Associates) Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) Mama Cash CREA Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism Urgent Action Fund-Africa Red Umbrella Fund WO=MEN, Dutch Gender Platform

Young people are not often consulted while making decisions about gender-based violence. Read this story of a crucial platform for young activists from five South Asian countries to voice their unique perspectives and experiences regarding #GBV. #FundWhatWorks ✨ https://shorturl.at/7FZzX CREA JASS (Just Associates) Mama Cash Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism Urgent Action Fund-Africa Red Umbrella Fund WO=MEN, Dutch Gender Platform