Letsike represents SA at the feminist financing conference in Spain

Letsike represents SA at the feminist financing conference in Spain The Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, will represent the South African Government at the Financing for Feminist Futures (F4FF) Conference, taking place at La Casa Encendida in Madrid, Spain, from 8–10 October 2025. Held under the theme: “Resourcing Resistance and Building Feminist Solidarities”, the global conference is convened by the Walking the Talk Consortium, comprising Hivos, Equipop, Restless Development, ODI Europe, and Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung, and co-hosted by La Coordinadora, Spain. The event brings together feminist leaders, funders, policymakers, and movement-builders to reimagine the future of feminist financing, amid deep cuts to global aid and the rising backlash against women’s and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) rights. Building on outcomes from the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) and the Compromiso de Sevilla, the F4FF conference calls for expanded investment in the care economy, gender-based violence prevention, and the sustainable resourcing of feminist movements worldwide. Letsike said the South African government is “walking the talk” by focusing on translating the gender-responsive budgeting, fiscal policies, and investment frameworks that address women s specific needs and promote gender equality, thereby fostering inclusive and equitable economic development. “Our approach is through strategies that focus on gender-responsive budgeting, fiscal policies, and investment frameworks, to address women s specific needs and promote gender equality, thereby fostering inclusive and equitable economic development,” the Deputy Minister said. During the conference Letsike will contribute to two key sessions:
• The Strategic Session – Track 3, themed: “Strengthening Feminist Funding for Gender Equality: Building on Financing for Development 4 and Exploring New Possibilities.”
• The Closing Plenary, themed: “Resourcing Resistance and Building Feminist Solidarities.” In both sessions, the Deputy Minister will highlight South Africa’s leadership in advancing feminist economic justice and inclusive public finance, rooted in the principles of substantive equality and social transformation. Her participation underscores the central role of feminist financing in achieving the National Development Plan (NDP 2030), the African Union’s Agenda 2063, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Feminist financing is not charity but structural reform. Every budget is a moral document that reveals who we value and what future we choose. Our task is to ensure that the global financing architecture reflects the principles of justice, care, and equality,” the Deputy Minister said. – SAnews.gov.za GabiK Thu, 10/09/2025 - 14:25 46 views

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