Dialogues on Feminist Funding for Climate Justice
DAR ES-SALAAM, TANZANIA
*October 3rd will be an exclusive day for Prospera INWF members
Over the last twenty years, Women’s and Feminist Funds have increased our power, influence, and impact to significantly raise more and better resources to create enabling environments for gender equality and human rights. As feminist funders, our main collective purpose is to support women, girls, trans, intersex, and non-binary people’s groups, organizations, collectives, and feminist movements to thrive.
We are committed to ending all economic, social, political, and environmental injustice. We imagine a world where equity, well-being, and peace prevail for everyone, not just for a few privileged. We yearn for different ways of decision-making, shifting and holding power, and re-distributing resources in equitable and socially just ways.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, AS CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS LIFE ON THE PLANET, WE ARE DETERMINED TO WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE, IMPLEMENT, AND EXPAND FEMINIST CLIMATE SOLUTIONS TODAY TO FULFILL OUR COLLECTIVE DREAM OF REACHING A FEMINIST WORLD TOMORROW.
While feminist funds have only supported climate justice work for the last decade, we understand that the root causes of climate crises are not isolated but intertwined with various forms of intersecting inequalities. Moreover, the climate crisis is a direct consequence of patriarchy, which enables a system where certain groups benefit from the overexploitation of natural resources at the expense of the planet and the majority of its peoples.
Much of the Women’s and Feminist Fund’s current climate support is delivered through rapid response grants to environmental and land defenders, indigenous peoples, and their communities, particularly in Latin America. We recognize an urgent need to double down in all regions to support climate action. The multiple environmental challenges we are facing in terms of food security, ocean and land protection from deep sea and land mining, clean energy and a just transition (particularly in the Global South), water management, and the displacement of communities and populations —are all dependent on massive investments in public infrastructure, regulation of the current uses of natural resources within planetary boundaries, and the protection of the remaining natural resources and the indigenous peoples that protect them. In addition, there is an urgent need to re-examine the macroeconomic and global governance architectures that allow deepening inequalities between the North and the South in the name of new or green economies.
In a time when Global South countries are increasingly indebted, where civil society movements and organizations are being criminalized for organizing, environmental activists are being persecuted, killed, and disappeared, and artificial intelligence is transforming day-to-day life as we know it, we need to urgently and collectively address the structural and intersecting inequalities that underlie climate issues through a feminist approach.
FROM OCTOBER 1 TO 3*, IN DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, THE PROSPERA INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF WOMEN’S AND FEMINIST FUNDS WILL HOLD ITS XIII BIENNIAL.
In our gathering, we will explore concrete actions to resource innovative thinking and efforts in such adverse contexts. We invite funders, governments, allies, and activists to join us in these dialogues to strategize together to adequately fund, support, and partner with other feminists and indigenous women to achieve a gender and environmentally-just world.
*October 3rd will be an exclusive day for Prospera INWF members.
Participant Agenda
We invite funders, governments, allies, and activists to join us in these dialogues to explore concrete actions to fund, support, and partner with other feminists and indigenous women to achieve a gender and environmentally-just world.
*October 3rd will be an exclusive day for Prospera INWFF members.
Pre-Biennial day - Sept 30
6:30 PM Welcome Dinner
(National Museum and House of Culture)
Day 1 - Tuesday October 1st
9:00 – 11:00 AM: Opening and Grounding (Kibo room)
- Opening by Women’s Funds Tanzania and Prospera
- Climate and Gender Justice Summit Takeaways
- Centering African Feminist Voices in Climate Justice Discourses
11:00 – 11:30 AM: Coffee Break
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Breakout sessions on Gender, Climate, and Environment Justice Breakout Groups
- Feminist Climate Finance: strengthening advocacy to direct more funding to feminist movements.
- Defending Climate with Care: care for people and the planet as a key intervention by feminist and Indigenous defenders in environmental and climate justice work.
- ‘Tok Story’: A World of Possibilities: bring together audacious storytellers who are to cultivate and reimagine an advocacy agenda to move money for feminist action and climate justice.
1:00 – 2:30 PM: Lunch
2:30 – 4 PM: Breakout sessions on Gender, Climate, and Environment Justice Breakout
- What Does Feminist Climate Justice Work Require?
- Women’s Rights and Environmental Justice in Practice: the challenges and opportunities
- Climate Resilience to Climate Justice: interregional dialogues from the Global South
4:00-4:15 PM: Coffee Break
4:15 – 5:00 PM: Closing of Day 1 (Kibo room)
7:00 PM: Dinner
Day 2 - Wednesday October 2nd
8:00 – 9:30 AM: Fenomenal Funds: KIT learning process Prospera members only session (Kibo room)
9:30 – 10:00 AM: Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:15 AM: Plenary: Feminist Funding for Contexts of Crises: Resourcing feminist movements during poly-crises (spotlight on Africa-MENA region) (Kibo room) (15 mins to move rooms)
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Breakout session on the Life of the Prospera Network
- Women’s and Feminist Funds in Action: Innovative Approaches and Mechanisms for Polycrisis Response
- Avenues for Collaboration: Harnessing the Collective Power of Women’s and Feminist Funds to Support Gender Justice Movements
- Feminist Funding in a World in Crisis: Redefining Risk in Philanthropy from a Global South and East Perspective
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Lunch
2.30-4PM: Plenary: Power of Allyship for the feminist funding ecosystem (Kibo room)
4:00 – 4:30 PM: Closing Panel (Kibo room)
7:00 PM: Dinner
Day 3 - Thursday October 3rd (Prospera members only)
9:00am – 12 PM: ‘Meeting the Moment’ as a Network (Kibo room)
10:15 – 10:30 AM: Coffee Break
9:00am – 12 PM: ‘Meeting the Moment’ as a Network (Kibo room)
12:00 – 1:00 PM: Lunch Break at the Hyatt Hotel
1:00 – 3:00 PM: Visit to Nandiwe Feminist Wellness & Coaching Centre.
- Transportation to the Centre (60min)
- Guided tour of the centre (60min)
3:00 – 5:00 PM: Closing and Celebration
ACCOMMODATION
Prospera’s XIII Biennial, Rising Temperatures, will take place at the Hyatt Kilimanjaro in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from October 1st to the 3rd, 2024. October 3rd will be an exclusive day for Prospera INWF members.
CONFERENCE FEES
All conference fees include attendance at Prospera’s XIII Biennial events and meals.
* Prospera members, please email biennial@prospera-inwf.org for more information on accommodation.
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After registration, you will receive a confirmation email from Prospera. We will then contact you with payment details.
FAQ
English
When and where are these events happening?
Prospera INWF XIII Biennial, Rising Temperatures: Dialogues on Feminist Funding for Climate Justice, will be held from October 1 to October 3 at the Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam, The Kilimanjaro, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The Gender Justice Climate Summit will occur from September 27 to September 29 and will be by invitation only.
- How many people from my team can come to the Biennial?
Friends of Prospera, partners, and allies: we kindly request a maximum of two representatives per organization to attend.
- Are there any discounts if I bring more than one person from my organization?
Unfortunately, Prospera INWF doesn’t offer any discounts at this time, but we do offer packages for shared rooms.
- What is the registration fee for Friends of Prospera, partners, and allies, and what does it cover?
We have different packages for you to attend the Biennial, from September 30th to October 3rd, 2024.
Package 1 Biennial fees + accommodation in a standard room $1,600 USD
Package 2 Biennial fees + accommodation in an upgraded room $1,800 USD
Package 3 Biennial fees with no accommodation $500 USD
We also have some availability for shared rooms. If you are interested in this option, please contact us for further information.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email, please check your spam folder in case you do not receive it. For further questions, please email us at biennial@prospera-inwf.org.
Will childcare be available?
Childcare can be available upon request before May 30th. Please indicate your childcare needs when you register.
- Payment details
After you register, you will receive a confirmation email from Prospera. Following this, we will contact you with payment details.
- Where can I find information about visas to Tanzania?
You can find information about visa requirements on the Tanzania Government’s official website: https://visa.immigration.go.tz/guidelines. If you require an invitation letter from Prospera INWF, please do so upon registration or by email at biennial@prospera-inwf.org.
- What is the conference cancellation policy?
All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing via email to registration@prospera-inwf.org with the subject line “Cancellation Request.”
– Cancellation Deadlines:
Up to August 31st: Full refund, minus administrative fees.
After September 1st: No refunds will be issued.
– Substitutions
If you are unable to attend, you may send a substitute attendee at no additional cost. Substitution requests must be submitted in writing to registration@prospera-inwf.org at least one week prior to the conference.
How is the M-pox Outbreak taken into consideration?
The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the M-pox virus across Africa triggered the World Health Organization (WHO) to [declare] it once again a public health emergency of international concern on August 14, 2024. While the recent information on the virus does not indicate a significant concern to the participants of the Summit as the numbers are still low if compared with the overall population. The organizers of the Summit, however, are closely following the development of the M-pox outbreak and will share updates as needed. As of August 20th, one case was confirmed on the border of Tanzania; so far most cases report transmission through sexual contact. WHO indicates that there may be other modes of transmission through physical or close contact as well as zoonotic exposure. Please check [this link] for all that you need to know about the latest information.
In all cases, the organizers are taking all the measures to ensure a safe environment during the conference, including disinfection of materials and encouraging the use of masks. This wouldn’t preclude participants from applying any extra measures as they see convenient for their own safety and comfort.
Español
- ¿Cuándo y dónde se celebran estos eventos?
La XIII Bienal de Prospera INWF, Rising Temperatures: Dialogues on Feminist Funding for Climate Justice, tendrá lugar en Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, en el Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam, The Kilimanjaro, del 1 al 3 de octubre.
La Gender Justice Climate Summit se llevará a cabo del 27 al 29 de septiembre, por invitación solamente.
- ¿Cuántas personas de mi equipo pueden asistir a la Bienal?
Friends of Prospera, socios y aliados: les pedimos de la manera más atenta que sólo asistan un máximo de dos representantes por organización.
- ¿Hay descuentos si asisto con más de una persona de mi organización?
No, Prospera INWF no ofrece descuentos por el momento, pero sí contamos con paquetes de habitaciones compartidas.
- ¿Cuál es la cuota de inscripción Friends of Prospera, socios y aliados, y qué incluye?
Las cuotas de inscripción a la XIII Bienal de Prospera incluyen asistencia a todos los eventos y comidas. Del 30 de septiembre al 3 de octubre, 2024.
Paquete 1 Cuotas de inscripción Bienal + Alojamiento en habitación estándar $1,600 USD
Paquete 2 Cuotas de inscripción Bienal + Alojamiento en habitación mejorada $1,800 USD
Paquete 3 Cuotas de inscripción Bienal sin alojamiento $500 USD
* Miembros de Prospera, por favor envíen un correo electrónico a biennial@prospera-inwf.org para obtener más información sobre el alojamiento.
Después de registrarte, recibirás un email de confirmación. Por favor, revisa tu carpeta de spam en caso de no recibirlo. Si tienes más preguntas, envíanos un correo electrónico a biennial@prospera-inwf.org.
- ¿Habrá servicio de guardería?
Habrá servicio de guardería si se solicita antes del 30 de mayo. Favor de indicar sus necesidades de guardería al momento de inscribirse.
- ¿Dónde puedo encontrar información sobre visados para Tanzania?
Puedes encontrar información sobre los requisitos de visado en la página oficial del Gobierno de Tanzania: https://visa.immigration.go.tz/guidelines. Si necesitas una carta de invitación de Prospera INWF, solicítala al momento de inscribirte o por correo electrónico a biennial@prospera-inwf.org.
Français
- Quand et où se déroulent ces événements?
Prospera INWF XIII Biennale Rising Temperatures : Dialogues sur le financement féministe pour la justice climatique se tiendra à Dar es Salaam, en Tanzanie, au Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam, The Kilimanjaro, du 1er au 3 octobre.
Le sommet climatique sur la justice de genre (sur invitation uniquement) aura lieu du 27 au 29 septembre.
- Combien de personnes de mon équipe peuvent venir à la Biennale?
Amis de Prospera, partenaires et alliés : nous demandons un maximum de deux représentants par organisation.
- Y a-t-il des réductions si j’amène plus d’une personne de mon organisation?
Non, Prospera INWF n’offre malheureusement pas de réductions pour le moment, mais nous proposons des forfaits pour les chambres partagées.
- Quels sont les frais d’inscription pour les amis de Prospera, les partenaires et les alliés, et que couvrent-ils
Nous proposons différents forfaits pour vous permettre d’assister à la Biennale. Pour 3 nuits, du 30 septembre au 3 octobre, 2024.
Forfait 1.- Frais biennaux + hébergement en chambre standard 1600 USD
Forfait 2.- Frais biennaux + hébergement dans une chambre surclassée + Chambre d’hôtel surclassée 1800 USD.
Forfait 3.- Frais biennaux sans hébergement 500 USD.
Nous avons quelques disponibilités pour des chambres partagées, si vous êtes intéressé par cette option, veuillez nous contacter pour plus d’informations.
Après votre inscription, vous recevrez un e-mail de confirmation, veuillez vérifier votre dossier spam au cas où vous ne le recevriez pas. Pour toute autre question, veuillez nous envoyer un courriel à l’adresse suivante : biennial@prospera-inwf.org
- Des services de garde d’enfants seront-ils disponibles ?
Une garde d’enfants peut être disponible sur demande avant le 30 mai. Veuillez indiquer vos besoins en matière de garde d’enfants lors de votre inscription.
- Où puis-je trouver des informations sur les visas pour la Tanzanie?
Vous trouverez des informations sur les exigences en matière de visa sur le site officiel du gouvernement tanzanien : https://visa.immigration.go.tz/guidelines. Si vous avez besoin d’une lettre d’invitation de Prospera INWF, veuillez le faire au moment de l’inscription ou par courriel à l’adresse biennial@prospera-inwf.org.