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The world is in permacrisis — a continuous, compounding state of conflict, instability, and upheaval.
Feminist movements are the first responders. They always show up to support their communities and are often the only source of care.
Yet current funding falls far short of what they need to keep going. Our report Resourcing Strategies in an Age of Permacrisis is for donors who want to change that — and are ready to ask hard questions about how.
Why This Report Is Important
From Palestine to Lebanon to Sudan, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Venezuela, feminist movements are caring for their communities.
Their responses to crisis are rooted in lived experience and trusted relationships that help communities survive, rebuild, and safeguard the future.
Feminist movements don’t just address urgent needs, but also implement long-term approaches to dismantle the oppressive systems that drive crisis in the first place. This is why they are effective.
Yet despite their proven impact, unique expertise, and indispensable role in crisis response, feminist movements receive very little funding.
Resourcing Strategies in an Age of Permacrisis is a new report from the Urgent Action Funds and the Centre for Applied Human Rights that sets out what funders, institutions, and allies must do to close this resourcing gap. Read on for its key lessons.
Funding crisis response like a feminist
How to confront this era of permacrisis
The Principles lay out what makes crisis response funding feminist. The Strategies that follow are your action guide for how to live these Principles.
Strategies
These Strategies translate the Principles into practice. They move funding closer to the diverse, holistic, and urgent needs of communities living through crisis.
Our Vision
Funding like a feminist in this era of permacrisis means to transform the very foundational ideas that shape how we understand and support movements. If we truly shift meaningful power and resources to frontline feminist responders, we can move beyond an era of ongoing, overlapping crises to a more just and equitable world.
