Call to Action on Funding Activism in Afghanistan and other Humanitarian Crises
Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds supports gender justice activism around the world and mobilizes action in the funding communities that we are a part of to secure that feminist activists, groups, organizations, movements, and human rights defenders are protected, safe, and able to continue their work, including in situations of multiple crises. What we […]
10% to women’s funds!
About Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds brings together 44 autonomous and independent women’s funds working across 177 countries, giving grants to over 5,000 groups every year, and collectively mobilizing close to $120M USD yearly for feminist movements. Prospera members come together before the Generation Equality Forum in Paris […]
Weaving the network
More active than ever While the work to support communities at the forefront of social change has been increasingly challenging, the pandemic has not stopped us; we are more active than ever. Prospera’s members continue to partner with activists and organizations on the ground and to identify new and creative ways to support their work. […]
Feminist Funds for Feminist Futures:
A Call to Action for the Generation Equality Forum About Prospera – International Network of Women’s Funds Prospera – INWF brings together 44 autonomous and independent women’s funds. Women’s funds are led by and for women, girls, trans, intersex, and gender non-binary people in all their diversity. As women’s funds, our core values are feminist […]
Prospera in Retrospective
A brief look into 2020 To our partners, advisors, allies, and friends, Greetings in 2021 from Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds! As we begin this year with big hopes for funding feminist futures, we are excited to share with you some of our highlights of 2020. Even with all the difficulties, challenges, and pain […]
2021 in retrospective: highlights of the year
2022 Greetings!Amidst these multiple and global crises, organized and collective responses are more urgent than ever. For Prospera INWF, 2021 was a ride full of action. Our 44 diverse and autonomous members continue to be innovative, flexible, and adaptable in a time when the future and present have become highly unpredictable and in constant change. […]
10% for women’s funds
Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds brings together 44 autonomous and independent women’s funds working across 177 countries, giving grants to over 5,000 groups every year, and collectively mobilizing close to $120M USD yearly for feminist movements. Prospera members come together before the Generation Equality Forum in Paris to demand that 10% of all gender-equality […]
Adjusting our sails in new directions
by Alexandra Garita December 17 2020 Dear Prospera community, As we look back and reflect on what we have learned from navigating 2020’s agitated waters, it is clear that we are all in the same storm, steering different boats. Through this time, we continue to share a joint purpose to strengthen our feminist funding architecture, […]
European cluster
Knocking on EU’s door: An exploration of EU funding for gender equality In 2016, members of the Prospera internationalnetworkcametogethertocreate “Women’s Funds Europe” (WFE), a loosely- structured coalition of 12 women’s funds from 10 countries. Collectively, we launched “Knocking on EU’s Door,” an initiative centred on building our capacity to engage with and influence European grantmakers. […]
Newsletter: Transitions
September 16, 2020 As Prospera moves into a new cycle in unprecedented times, we acknowledge, recognize, and are grateful for the persistence, care, hard work, integrity, and patience that Emilienne’s leadership, guidance, and wisdom has enabled for us to become the network we are today. Ten years have passed, and Emilienne’s footprints are firmly grounded […]