A seasoned feminist leader with two decades of experience in advocacy, movement building, and a proven track record as a litigator and strategist, Laila Alodaat joined the feminist peace movement through the International Women’s League for Peace and Freedom, where she held different positions and was appointed Deputy Secretary General in 2021. Laila is from Syria, and has extensive experience spans across women’s rights, resource distribution, and effective governance. She has served in various advisory and governance roles, including as a Trustee of the Feminist Review Trust since 2019. Laila holds a law degree from Damascus University and an LLM in Human Rights, Conflict, and Justice from the School of Oriental and African Studies. Laila is a mother of two, a qualified Forest School and Natural Reservation leader, and an active community organizer.
Chhavi holds a master’s degree in Media, Communication and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science where she wrote a thesis on trans-activism in India. Prior to Prospera, she has worked with the Aga Khan Foundation in Badakhshan, Afghanistan and London, UK on strategic partnerships and regional strategy for their core sectors including gender, health and education. Chhavi has also previously worked with community radios from India, Nepal and Bangladesh for a project on rural migration and urban governance at UNESCO. As a Young India Fellow, she worked at the People’s Archive of Rural India with women migrants from Gujarat, Haryana and West Bengal. In her free time, Chhavi enjoys reading and writing poetry.
Sofia is a Greek feminist, optimist by choice, passionate about the intersection of gender, data, and climate justice.
As Research & Advocacy Manager at Prospera, she shapes data-informed advocacy narratives to support the network’s external positioning and produces research on women’s funds and feminist funding practices. She builds strategic partnerships with diverse philanthropic actors, represents Prospera at convenings, and contributes to publications.
Before taking on her current role, Sofia spent six years doing programmatic work at Prospera: designing and facilitating communities of practice, accompanying and advising members with institutional strengthening, advocacy, and resource mobilisation. A believer in ethical tech and digital rights, she was part of the founding team of the Numun Fund.
Before joining Prospera, she worked as an EU funding consultant for high-impact startups (conducting feasibility studies, designing business models, and managing EU grants), at the European Commission’s DG Budget, and also led international communications and operations teams for big tech companies.
She holds a BA in English and an MA in Art Management, where she explored AI and its authorship as an art agent. Fluent in Greek, English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
In her free time, she enjoys bringing people together over food, going to the theater, experimenting with art and writing, and tending to her plants.
Rebecca holds a BA in business from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. She is now based in Yucatan, Mexico. Rebecca has a lifelong commitment to feminist values and social justice. She’s driven by a deep intolerance for injustice and a practical instinct for building systems that help people do their best work—especially in complex, fast-moving environments.
After running her own successful business for 10 years, Rebecca moved into the feminist philanthropy ecosystem, where she now oversees Prospera’s operations. In this role, she supports a growing, globally distributed team by turning big plans into solid processes, keeping people connected across time zones, and making sure the organization runs smoothly—always with a steady, human touch and a much-needed sense of humor.
Juana has more than 10 years of working experience in accounting. Prior to joining Prospera, she worked in the Automotive industry assuming many responsibilities including; Preparing and posting of daily deposits, maintaining petty cash account, preparing miscellaneous cheques as required, and reconciling accounts payable/ receivable ensuring accuracy and compliance. Working for a feminist organization is more aligned with Juana’s values and she enjoys processing payments and performing other accounting tasks and feels she supports the mission of Prospera and its members from her little corner in Ottawa, Canada.
Camila is a feminist who has always confronted injustices and inequalities, even before she knew what feminism was. Before joining Prospera, she worked as a corporate lawyer in Brazil for seven years.
In 2015, she moved to Portugal to pursue a new academic and professional path, earning a degree in International Relations and a Masters in Political Studies. In her free time, she enjoys photography, gardening, attending concerts and festivals, and cuddling with her two cats.
Yara is a committed feminist with a passion for issues related to gender, economic justice and migration. She holds a master’s degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford and bachelor’s degree from the American University of Beirut. Prior to joining Prospera, she worked with the Global Alliance for Care and the National Women’s Institute of Mexico, where she led care-centered advocacy strategies, membership engagement processes, and gender-responsive policymaking. She has also led research initiatives on promoting economic justice, resourcing feminist movements, and financing sexual and reproductive health rights in the Middle East and North Africa.
Yara grew up in Lebanon and is currently based in Mexico City. In her free time, she enjoys reading, visiting museums, and staying active.
Elda holds a bachelors degree in Politics and Social Management from the Metropolitan Autonomous University of Xochimilco, and a masters degree in Gender and Public Policy from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO-Mexico). Over the past years she has worked as a parliamentary administrative assistant at the Mexican Congress, and with the local women’s funds of Mexico, Semillas and Remisoc. She has also participated in various research projects on social policy in Mexico (UAM-CONACYT). Elda has worked as the Administrative Associate for Prospera, the International Network of Women’s Funds since 2011.
