Principles
Adopt intersectional resourcing
Fund in ways that reflect people’s lives and identities, understanding that crises often deepen existing injustice and inequality.
Why It Matters
Authoritarianism, armed conflict, climate disaster, economic collapse, or pandemics don’t wait for each other to pass. They compound, collide, and cascade. And when they do, the harm is not distributed equally. Gender, ability, ethnicity, sexuality, age, race, nationality, caste, class, and other aspects of people’s realities all shape the extent of harm crises cause.
By prioritizing funding for communities that were systemically marginalized even before the crisis, donors can ensure that support reaches everyone, including those most likely to be hit hardest.
90% of women-led groups in crisis settings have been affected by recent cuts to foreign aid.