Where to find us
- Main Office:
123 Slater St.
Ottawa, Canada ON K1P 5H2
Tel. +1 613 408 4091
The events that shaped 2024 startled the social justice and funding ecosystems. Today’s realities demand that we reassess our strategies and responses to continue supporting women’s, girl’s and LBTQI+ movements in all of their diversity. To safeguard the financial security, integrity, and well-being of these movements, we must once again adapt to a dire and challenging context.
As a Global South and East network, we have navigated turbulent waters for years, and we are confident that, once again, we will not just endure but thrive. Prospera will remain sharp, seize new opportunities, and continue bringing and mobilizing resources. No matter the circumstances, we will not lose our strength, stay true to our values and remain steadfast in our commitment to women’s movements and social, gender, and environmental justice.
Our members played a visible and influential role in regional and global advocacy spaces, helping to amplify the unique role of the women’s and feminist funds model. Prospera and our members actively shaped conversations and agendas at key gatherings like CSW, HRFN, OECD DAC Gender Net, Asia Venture Philanthropy Network, Ariadne, Africa Philanthropy Forum, Philea Forum, and the Africa Philanthropy Network.
To adapt to the current context, we continue to convene collective spaces for intelligence sharing, reflection, and strategizing—ensuring our members remain connected and resilient amidst a rapidly shifting global political and funding landscape.
As part of these efforts, we launched a learning series on investment strategies designed to demystify the investment landscape and promote equitable access to financial and investment knowledge. These series facilitated the exchange of tools, strategies, and insights among members, contributing to enhanced financial resilience and more effective resource mobilization across the network.
As part of our collective efforts and external engagement with strategic partners, we co-organized Moving Money, Building Movements along with AWID, Gender Funders Co-Lab, Count Me In!, and The Alliance for Feminist Movements. The funders’ event was held just before the AWID Forum in Bangkok in late 2024—a catalytic space for activists to connect, strategize, and collaborate with bilateral donors, individual wealth stewards, and private, family, and corporate foundations. This convening helped lay the groundwork for stronger and more effective resource mobilization.
Last year, we supported the creation of the First Response Fund. Prospera played a key role in developing this pooled fund mechanism by leveraging its ecosystem to establish an effective channel for directing humanitarian funding to women’s and feminist organizations.
In 2024, Prospera and our partners invested deeply in visioning and planning the Climate and Gender Justice Summit and our XIII Biennial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. These spaces were designed to galvanize collective action at the intersection of climate, gender, and social justice, as well as to center the unique role of Women’s and Feminist Funds.
While unforeseen circumstances led to the cancellation of the in-person gathering, the process itself showcased the strength, care, and agility of our team and community. Our collective response centered care and integrity, prioritizing the wellbeing and safety of participants. It also laid the groundwork for lasting improvements in our policies and processes, with stronger transparency and accountability. Importantly, several key outcomes were still achieved, including the publication of Seeds for Harvest: Funding for Gender, Climate, and Environmental Justice, developed in partnership with GGF, HRFN, and GAGGA, which maps critical funding gaps at this vital intersection.
Another milestone in 2024 was the successful completion of our leadership transition. After a careful and transparent recruitment process led by our Board, Prospera welcomed Laila Alodaat as our new Executive Director in November. This transition reflects the governance progress made since the launch of Noor, our 10-year strategic vision.
To learn more about Laila’s vision, we invite you to read her letter: A Vision for the Future: Strengthening our Collective Power for Lasting Change.
While today’s volatile political context and ongoing crises present mounting challenges, our collective vision remains clear: to reinforce the resilience of feminist movements and drive systemic change for gender, social, and environmental justice globally.
Prospera is a key actor in the feminist philanthropic ecosystem and has a major role to play as we all work to meet this challenging moment. With the right support, we can stand firmly with our members as they face setbacks, sustain critical initiatives, and build long-term resilience.
Discover the insights, data, and stories that defined 2024 through our members’ experiences across the network:
123 Slater St.
Ottawa, Canada ON K1P 5H2
Tel. +1 613 408 4091