{"id":7795,"date":"2024-09-27T17:42:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T17:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/?p=7795"},"modified":"2024-09-27T17:42:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T17:42:34","slug":"underfunded-yet-unstoppable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/2024\/09\/27\/underfunded-yet-unstoppable\/","title":{"rendered":"Underfunded Yet Unstoppable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Channel Foundation is pleased to share research from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/grants\/global-greengrants\/\">Global Greengrants Fund-<\/a>a former grantee partner, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/prospera-inwf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prospera International Network of Women&#8217;s Funds<\/a>, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrfn.org\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Human Rights Funders Network-<\/a>where we are a member, reveals both the critical role and severe underfunding of women-led climate and environmental initiatives. The report &#8220;Seeds for Harvest: Funding gender, climate, and environmental justice&#8221; published on September 26, 2024 provides compelling evidence for increasing support to this crucial intersection.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>\u201cWe can\u2019t separate it. Climate happens in spaces that are in dispute; territories that<\/i><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>are in dispute due to forms of appropriation that have not recognized women\u2019s rights<\/i><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>or leadership nor the rights of the Indigenous Peoples living in those territories\u201d.<\/i><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key Findings:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Only 1.2% ($50.2M) of $4.1B in human rights funding for 2019 considered gender, climate, and environment<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Just 5% of nearly 27,000 grants addressed this intersection<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aid donors spent ten times more on administrative costs ($11.2B) than on women&#8217;s rights organizations ($964M) in 2022<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Public foundations, particularly women&#8217;s funds and environmental funds, provided 91% of grants at this intersection<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Success Stories That Demand Support:<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">International Indigenous Women\u2019s Forum (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/grants\/fimi\/\">FIMI<\/a>)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 Through its AYNI Fund, FIMI allocates over 40% of its budget in Peru towards gender and climate initiatives, supporting Indigenous women in land governance and community-led climate resilience projects. Guaran\u00ed women in Paraguay have successfully mobilized water recovery efforts, expanding their impact across communities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Women\u2019s Fund Fiji (WFF)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 As the Pacific\u2019s first national feminist fund, WFF uses flexible grants to fund locally-led climate initiatives, including disaster recovery and climate-resilient agriculture. WFF partners with Indigenous women, fostering decision-making roles in resilience projects and strengthening disaster response capacity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UAF-Africa<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 Focuses on supporting environmental defenders across Africa, addressing intersecting issues of water and land justice, anti-extraction efforts, and broader socio-economic and reproductive justice. Their eco-feminist vision emphasizes recovery and Indigenous knowledge to maintain harmony with ecosystems.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The report outlines five crucial recommendations:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"5.333333333333333px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"5.333333333333333px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mobilize multi-year, flexible resources for organizations working at gender and climate intersections<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335572071&quot;:4,&quot;335572072&quot;:4,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:4,&quot;335572076&quot;:4,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:4,&quot;335572080&quot;:4,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:4,&quot;335572084&quot;:4,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:4,&quot;335572088&quot;:4,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;single&quot;}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"5.333333333333333px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"5.333333333333333px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Break down funding silos between climate and gender justice<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335572071&quot;:4,&quot;335572072&quot;:4,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:4,&quot;335572076&quot;:4,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:4,&quot;335572080&quot;:4,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:4,&quot;335572084&quot;:4,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:4,&quot;335572088&quot;:4,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;single&quot;}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"5.333333333333333px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"5.333333333333333px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Invest in feminist climate movement infrastructure<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335572071&quot;:4,&quot;335572072&quot;:4,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:4,&quot;335572076&quot;:4,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:4,&quot;335572080&quot;:4,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:4,&quot;335572084&quot;:4,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:4,&quot;335572088&quot;:4,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;single&quot;}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"5.333333333333333px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"5.333333333333333px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Create spaces for cross-movement dialogue and strategy development<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335572071&quot;:4,&quot;335572072&quot;:4,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:4,&quot;335572076&quot;:4,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:4,&quot;335572080&quot;:4,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:4,&quot;335572084&quot;:4,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:4,&quot;335572088&quot;:4,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;single&quot;}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-ccp-border-between=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"5.333333333333333px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recognize and support Indigenous women&#8217;s leadership and traditional knowledge<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335572071&quot;:4,&quot;335572072&quot;:4,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:4,&quot;335572076&quot;:4,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:4,&quot;335572080&quot;:4,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:4,&quot;335572084&quot;:4,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:4,&quot;335572088&quot;:4,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;single&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;single&quot;}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Channel Foundation recognizes that the climate crisis disproportionately affects women and marginalized communities, yet these same groups are developing innovative solutions with minimal support. We are committed to advancing the report&#8217;s recommendations and encourage other foundations to join in supporting this critical work.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the report emphasizes, the collaborative ecosystem of feminist, women&#8217;s rights, and environmental funds is ready to receive at least $100M annually for gender-just climate action in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The time to act is now.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read the full report <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/word-edit.officeapps.live.com\/we\/link\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and join us in supporting gender-just climate action.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Channel Foundation is pleased to share research from Global Greengrants Fund-a former grantee partner, Prospera International Network of<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[13,122,118,135],"class_list":["post-7795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports","tag-fimi","tag-global","tag-gg","tag-swfm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}