| Stop 03 – Power from the Ground Up THE QUESTION: What Does Locally-Led Funding Look Like in Practice? |
When cuts in traditional aid sent shockwaves across movements, Amina Evangelista Swanepoel, co-founder of Roots of Health, leaned into local insurance reimbursements, turning services already being delivered into dependable income. Welcome to Stop 03 on Women Strong’s six-part Learning Journey, where they explore what locally-led funding looks like in practice. Amina, in the Philippines, shares how local insurance reimbursements opened up a new funding stream for her organization, Roots of Health. Gopika from the Association for Women’s Rights In Development (AWID) explores the meaning of autonomous resourcing and gives us a sneak peek at AWID’s soon-to-be released Resourcing Roadmap. Join Defunded an Thriving on Stop 03 of our six-stop Learning Journey to learn more about Amina’s experience, alongside Gopika Bashi of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID), who reminds us of the innovation and ingenuity feminist organizations have demonstrated for decades in funding their work. |
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