Help us shape feminist futures in Madrid, 8th-10th October 2025
Despite some progress, no country has achieved gender equality. Feminist movements and civil society organizations are essential for driving change but often face limited resources, particularly in the Majority World. With the Financing for Feminist Futures conference, we aim to integrate feminist practices into foreign and development funding strategies following the fourth International Financing for Development Conference, the G7, and the upcoming G20 Summits.
For every action we take we are creating a new world, where we have power in all decisions affecting out lives and are safe to speak up without fear and harassment. That is the world we want
Christina
Are you an activist, researcher, policymaker, donor, or member of a civil society organization who wants to make gender equality a reality for all? Join us for the Financing for Feminist Futures conference in Madrid to connect, share knowledge, and strategize on ways to secure more and better funding for feminist futures.
Key information
- When: 8th – 10th October 2025
- Where: Madrid, Spain
- Financial support: To support the participation of (young) feminists from the Majority World, we are offering financial assistance.
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Our goals for the conference
- Facilitate dialogue: enable the engagement of decision-makers, researchers, activists, donors, and civil society organizations to put funding for feminist movements at the center of the financing agenda.
- Launch a Common Ask Framework: introduce a Common Ask Framework outlining the resources needed to achieve gender equality goals.
- Weave feminist movements together: connect and amplify the demands of civil society organizations, think tanks, women’s funds, academia, and grassroots groups.
- Share and amplify research results: exchange experiences, tools, and opportunities to improve gender-transformative financing with leaders and decision-makers in the field.  
As part of the conference, 13 innovative research projects exploring strategies for advancing feminist funding globally have been selected. Their results will be presented at the conference. Discover the research proposals and their main themes
