In a context of shrinking civic space, anti-rights backlash and defunding in Central America, this session centers those who, with limited resources, uphold rights, communities and transformative agendas. Although only 2% of official development assistance reaches feminist and women’s organizations directly, they are the ones ensuring tangible progress in the most challenging areas of the region.

This session will bring together feminist leaders and allied international organizations to outline—through data, experiences and collective learning—a clear map of the obstacles they face and, most importantly, to propose concrete pathways to redistribute power and transform funding into a tool that strengthens their autonomy, resilience and collective capacity for action.

Supporting feminist and women’s organizations is not only an act of justice—it is a political commitment to defend democracy, ensure equality and sustain civil society ecosystems in the region.