Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism

Since February 2022, we have awarded more than $3 million to feminist activists in Ukraine. Our grants have helped communities evacuate, provided necessary supplies, sustained media and other local businesses, and helped LGBTQI groups in this time of need. https://lnkd.in/er82vRam

?? Attention all #AWID2024 attendees! Mark your calendars! On December 3, 11:45am-1:30pm GMT+7, Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism and Women Enabled International are launching our interactive report analyzing the work of activists working at the intersection of disability and gender justice in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The report incorporates interviews with over 50 activists representing 40 organizations led by women and/or gender-diverse people. This #AWID2024 event provides a platform for activists and funders to connect and reflect on how funding practices can be responsive to activists’ priorities while promoting cross-movement collaboration and collective care. Join the conversation. RSVP now: https://lnkd.in/gKnGKj5V

Our short film, The Chorus We Carry, features the voices and perspectives of feminist funders across the globe, to showcase the critical role philanthropy plays in supporting the long-term sustainability of feminist movements. Watch it now to learn more about the role feminist funders play in shifting power, resources, and protection directly into the hands of frontline feminist movements through trust-based philanthropy. https://lnkd.in/eBqWbEVs

Across the globe, feminist activists are on the frontlines fighting for human rights, democracy, justice, and our planet at great personal cost. Every day, Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism receives requests from feminist activists seeking support to build a more just and equitable world. This year alone, we have awarded over 575 grants totaling more than $6 million to feminist activists and movements in 45 countries. Yet, there is still more to do. With your help, activists can continue to respond to real-time and emergent threats, challenge oppressive systems, and take care of themselves and their communities. Give today and sustain hope.https://https://lnkd.in/gTVauJ7a

Building stronger connections within the broader feminist movement helps create a more unified and coordinated approach, making sure that different perspectives are considered in crisis responses. #FundWhatWorks Read more: https://shorturl.at/7AiRL

In the lead up to #AWID2024, the Urgent Action Sister Funds weigh in on why it's time for the humanitarian sector to join forces with feminist philanthropy in Alliance Magazine. https://lnkd.in/dT3u9znS

Will you be at #AWID2024? See below to connect with the Urgent Action Sister Funds!

See you at the 15th AWID International Forum! As Sister Funds that resource feminist movements across 160 countries, we are excited to announce that all four of our regional feminist funds will be participating in #AWID2024 in Bangkok, Thailand and collectively hosting a Rest and Resist Nest from December 2-5. Join discussions on how frontline activists are integrating and interacting with care and healing as a regenerative tool to sustain their movements in times of crisis. Rising Together begins with placing #CareAtTheCenter.

Realms of Kintsugi is an interactive virtual space created by our sisters at Urgent Action Fund Asia and Pacific that showcases the work, aspirations, and resistance of five artists from Asia and the Pacific. This video features Ayesha, a multi-disciplinary artist from Pakistan. She is also an author and illustrator of a graphic novel published by Penguin titled ‘Sarah: The Suppressed Anger of the Pakistani Obedient Daughter.’ Moved by improvised theatre, she hopes to bring the ethos of abundance and rawness to her art practice. Explore Ayesha’s work in the Realms of Kintsugi: https://lnkd.in/djgBrHTp

In the face of backlash and reprisals, fearless feminist activists are building a more just and equitable world. A world without fear. See how they’re building a more just and equitable world.