As we continue to build the portfolio of work supported by the Gender Fund, we’re excited to share our sourcing approach and focus for 2024.
Many public and market systems do not work for women and girls because outcomes are inequitable and discrimination is (often unconsciously) baked into their design and delivery.
As a result, despite spending billions, these systems fail to reflect the needs of women and girls. Co-Impact advances just and inclusive systems change to achieve impact at scale by providing large, long-term, and flexible funding and support to locally-rooted organizations with proximate and representative leadership.
In March 2022, we launched our Gender Fund with the aim of raising and disbursing USD 1 billion to predominantly women-led locally-rooted organizations, in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The Fund’s design was informed by consultation with our program partners, the gender equality and feminist community, our funding partners, advisors, and other experts.
Through several rounds of funding, we have committed over $353 million to more than 100 initiatives across the Gender Fund and the Foundational Fund.
