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Philanthropy in Freefall: Reimagining Feminist Futures in a World on Fire

Commentary Aid Gender Health Philanthropy Politics Campaigns Partnerships Strategies
3 October 2025
by Comotion Team
2 minutes of reading
The era of predictable aid is ending. Trust in institutions is faltering, and multilateralism itself feels like it’s in freefall. For feminist movements, the stakes have never been higher.

What if we could redraw the map for social progress? What if we built new funding pathways that are as resilient and revolutionary as the movements they support?

As #UNGA80 closed, we hosted a side event to convene the leaders who are building what comes next. This is a frank and fearless dialogue about money, power, and solidarity in a world on fire.

In this recording, hear from Latanya Mapp (Author, The Everyday Feminist), Kavita Nandini Ramdas (Activist & Strategist), and Melanie Hui (CEO, Luminate), in a conversation moderated by Dr. Leanne Levers, PhD (Comotion).

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