What’s it like working as a network of funders trying to create change? Where do funders sit in a wider ecosystem of movements and civil society groups working towards fundamental reform? Continuing on with our learning focus on systemic change, we spoke with Jonathas Azevedo, Programs Advisor at the Brazilian-based Comuá Network, a group of funders working in the fields of socio-environmental justice, human rights and community development. Jonathas shared his learning about what it means to put communities in the driving seat, funders being partners rather than gatekeepers for change and more. Many of the themes we discussed with Jonathas resonated with our own work and that of our members here in the UK – engaging and learning with colleagues across the world help shape our own thinking as we look to how collectively tackle some of the challenges we need to face together, from the climate crisis to poverty and injustices facing London’s communities.
