Tensions, funding, and sustainability: Young feminist organizing’s relations with donors and key stakeholders

Authors

Anel Bobadilla
Paulina Márquez
Esperanza Basurto
Natalia Tenorio
Sonia Cruz
Ricardo Regules, Population Council

Document Type

Brief

Publication Date

10-2025

Abstract

Although young feminist women are an important part of the feminist movement in Mexico, there is very little information written from their perspective about their relationship with larger organizations, foundations, and national and international donor organizations, and with key actors at the institutional level, as shown by the results of the Rapid Evidence Assessment on the panorama and impact of young feminist organizing in Mexico.

This brief highlights the complexity of the relationships between young feminist organizations (YFOs) and collectives in Mexico and foundations and donor organizations as well as government institutions, while recognizing good practices. We analyze and synthesize the reflections that the young participants in the project shared with us through focus groups and interviews, as well as including their own testimonies. In this way, we seek to show the perspective they themselves have on their relationship with other civil society organizations (CSOs), government and private institutions, donors, international organizations, and foundations.

Comments

Also available in Spanish

Recommended Citation

Bobadilla, Anel, Paulina Márquez, Esperanza Basurto, Natalia Tenorio, Sonia Cruz, and Ricardo Regules. 2025. “Tensions, funding, and sustainability: Young feminist organizing’s relations with donors and key stakeholders,” Research Brief. Mexico City: Population Council.

Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

DOI

10.31899/sbsr2025.1036

Language

English

Project

The Power of Young Feminist Organizing in Kenya and Mexico; GIRL Center