For Prospera, 2023 has been a year of new beginnings as we start to implement our bold, collective vision for the next decade<\/a> and that was the result of a fully participatory and feminist process.<\/strong> As exciting as this moment has been for us, we have also enjoyed reconnecting with feminist funders and movements throughout the year by participating in collective spaces in Women Deliver, Global Summit of Collaborative Funds, UNGA, Climate Week, the African Philanthropy Forum, the African Philanthropy Conference, the Women\u2019s Funding Network Biennial, Wings Forum, EDGE Conference, Feminist Foreign Policy Conference, Shift the Power Summit and the AVPN Summit, we recognize that the world is transforming as we speak.<\/strong> The aftermath of the COVID pandemic, the rise of authoritarian, right-wing, militarization and fascism around the globe -most recently in Europe-, mounting financial and legal restrictions on civil society, and an increasing climate crisis are just some of the trends that threaten humanity. The rise in anti-gender and anti-rights forces requires immediate and bold action from private philanthropy,<\/strong> and we are proud that Prospera members\u2019 On The Right Track Initiative<\/a> is one of the leading alliances working with communities on countering fundamentalisms in Latin America and Europe. The resourcing of feminist movements supported by consortiums such as Leading From the South<\/a>, the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA)<\/a>, and the Urgent Action Funds Sisterhood<\/a> are also increasingly showing how funding communities based in the Global South and East<\/a> are crucial to provide resources in ways that are relevant, rapid, and responsive to the needs and contexts of groups.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Throughout multiple crises and devastation from Ukraine<\/a> to Armenia<\/a> and from Sudan<\/a> to Palestine and Israel<\/a>, the Prospera network has a renewed sense of collective power and unstoppable will to transform the flow of resources to reach diverse activists fighting for human rights, equality, and justice for all. We know that we are stronger because we are together.<\/strong> As the global network of women\u2019s and feminist funds, we are creating new and collective strategies to have greater impact in philanthropy, development aid, and feminist foreign policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We are excited to begin our \u201cFriends of Prospera\u201d alliance next year.<\/strong> Through this alliance we are looking to partner with funding organizations and actors that are resourcing social movements and marginalized communities all over the world and with whom we hope to strategize and collaborate in the coming years to create collective responses to the poly-crises of our times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prospera is also looking forward to holding two milestones next year- the\u00a0Gender and Climate Justice Summit<\/strong>– together with our long-time partner\u00a0Global Greengrants Fund<\/a>, and\u00a0Prospera’s XIII Biennial<\/a><\/strong>. Both will take place at the end of September and early October in 2024 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.\u00a0We\u00a0will bring together feminist, environmental, and human rights funders, activists, and organizations together to collectively strategize for the years to come, paying particular attention\u00a0to the UNFCCC CoP to be held in Belem do Para, Brazil, in 2025. We are excited to bring our communities together and ignite the crucial political will and financial commitments needed\u00a0to\u00a0continue building a\u00a0world that is in harmony with people and the planet.\u00a0We invite you to join us.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wishing you all radical rest and peace as we enter a new year,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alexandra Garita<\/strong> Our Strategic Framing for the next decade!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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