What Global Alliance For Green And Gender Action (GAGGA) does

Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA) is a non-profit funding alliance founded in 2016 and led by Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres (FCAM) Foundation based in San José, Costa Rica, with co-leading Alliance Members Both ENDS and Mama Cash (both based in the Netherlands). It functions as a funder, convener, and catalyst for gender-just climate action across 60 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific. Over its 10-year history, GAGGA has distributed more than €50 million to 2,360+ partners and strengthened the capacities of 2,590+ community-based organizations, facilitated 175+ peer-to-peer learning exchanges, and launched over 2,360 advocacy initiatives.

GAGGA's core operational model is a decentralized, participatory grantmaking architecture. Rather than making funding decisions centrally, the alliance channels resources through its three registered Alliance Members and a broader network of women's funds, socio-environmental justice funds, NGOs, and women-led community-based organizations. These partner funds use their own due diligence and participatory processes to identify and resource local organizations addressing water justice, food sovereignty, land rights, ecosystem protection, and climate adaptation. GAGGA does not sell products or services; it recruits institutional donors and philanthropic funders and distributes grants to frontline partners. Revenue is sourced from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (under the 'Power of Voices' framework), Global Affairs Canada (Can$11M over 3.5 years), Irish Aid, UK FCDO, Ford Foundation, Fondation CHANEL, re:arc institute, Dutch Postcode Lottery, and DANIDA.

The alliance's key programmatic offerings include the 'Women Leading Climate Action' program (2020-2031), the 'Autonomy and Resilience Fund,' the 'We Women Are Water' campaign (2017), the 'Roots Rising' campaign ($100M target by 2026, co-led with Global Greengrants Fund and WEDO), the 'Fund Forward' campaign (2026), a Knowledge Hub of research and advocacy resources, peer-to-peer learning exchanges, and a Gender Just Climate Solutions Interactive Map (2024). GAGGA's primary technology footprint consists of a website, multilingual newsletter (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese), social media channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube), and basic data tools — no proprietary software, API, or AI/ML capabilities. The core 'technology' is the relational and grantmaking infrastructure itself.

Name

Global Alliance For Green And Gender Action (GAGGA)

Legal name

Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action

Website

https://gaggaalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GAGGA is a non-profit funding alliance that channels climate finance from institutional donors and foundations through three lead organizations to women-led community-based organizations across 60 countries, serving frontline feminist and environmental justice movements in the Global South.

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Product category

Climate Justice Advocacy and Grantmaking

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB), Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

Keywords

• Climate justice funding
• Gender equality advocacy
• Community grantmaking
• Environmental justice grants
• Capacity building networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Institutional Donor Funding: GAGGA receives significant financial support from institutional donors such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and Global Affairs Canada. These partnerships provide the necessary resources to implement programs and initiatives under frameworks such as the 'Power of Voices' policy. Funding is distributed through alliance members to women-led CBOs in the Global South.
2. Foundation and Philanthropic Funding: Foundations dedicated to climate solutions, environmental justice, gender equality, and sustainable development (e.g., Fondation CHANEL, Ford Foundation, re:arc institute, Dutch Postcode Lottery) sustain and strengthen the existing ecosystem built by women, trans, intersex, and non-binary leaders. This funding supports both operational activities and grant distribution to frontline partners.
3. Strategic Partnership Contributions: Strategic partners including Irish Aid, FCDO, and DANIDA contribute funding under multi-year agreements to support specific programs such as the Women Leading Climate Action program and initiatives supporting Women Environmental Human Rights Defenders (WEHRDs).

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GAGGA functions as a funder, convener, and catalyst for gender-just climate action. It channels institutional donor and philanthropic funding through a decentralized network of three registered Alliance Members (FCAM Foundation, Both ENDS, Mama Cash) and partner funds to distribute grants to women-led community-based organizations across 60 countries in the Global South. The alliance also facilitates peer-to-peer learning exchanges, advocates for gender-just climate finance in global forums, and produces knowledge resources through its Knowledge Hub.

Product overview

GAGGA is not a technology company but a global alliance that functions as a funder, convener, and catalyst for gender-just climate action. The organization operates through a network structure led by FCAM Foundation, Both ENDS, and Mama Cash, channeling climate funding to women-led organizations across 60 countries. GAGGA's core 'products' are its programs (Women Leading Climate Action), grant funds (Autonomy and Resilience Fund), advocacy campaigns (We Women Are Water, Roots Rising, Fund Forward), and knowledge tools (Interactive Climate Solutions Map, Knowledge Hub). The alliance also facilitates peer-to-peer learning exchanges among climate partners.

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Brands

• We Women Are Water: GAGGA's flagship campaign highlighting the intersection of gender justice and water justice, featuring stories of women-led climate solutions from the GAGGA network.
• Women Leading Climate Action
• Autonomy and Resilience Fund (ARF)
• Roots Rising

Products and services

• Women Leading Climate Action Program A five-year strategic program supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, designed to support women-led climate action worldwide and advocate towards donors, policymakers, and investors for decisive gender-just climate action.
• Autonomy and Resilience Fund (ARF) A one-time funding initiative addressing urgent needs of women environmental defenders and their communities through strengthening community-driven systems of resilience and autonomy based on principles of equity, solidarity, and collective care.
• We Women Are Water Campaign Flagship advocacy campaign led by GAGGA partners in Latin America, highlighting the vital intersection of gender justice and water justice, building bridges across movements and amplifying women's voices in environmental advocacy.
• Roots Rising Campaign Campaign launched at COP28 in partnership with Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) and WEDO, aiming to mobilize at least $100 million for transformative gender-just climate action by 2026, with significantly more by 2030.
• Fund Forward Campaign Launched in 2026 to mark GAGGA's 10th anniversary, inviting funders to see funding not as a one-to-one transaction but as a multiplier that scales collective climate action.
• Peer-to-Peer Learning Exchanges Facilitated knowledge exchange sessions connecting climate partners across regions, including 175+ in-person and virtual cross-learning sessions to strengthen collective capacity and share successful climate solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Distributed more than €50 million in funding to 2,360+ partners in the Global South
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered strategic_ally, campaign and core.

• Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)strategic_allyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021WEDO is a global advocacy organization working for a just world that promotes and protects human rights, gender equality, and environmental integrity. It connects feminist civil society organizations with governments and intergovernmental organizations including the UN to ensure women's human rights are at the heart of global policies.
• 350.orgstrategic_allyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021350.org is an international movement working to end the age of fossil fuels and build world of community-centered renewable energy for all, calling for a deeper transition that places energy justice at the heart of its values.
• Prospera – International Network of Women Fundsstrategic_allyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Prospera is a global political network of 48 bold, intersectional, diverse, and autonomous women's and feminist funds that nurture transformation by resourcing, supporting, and accompanying movements led by women, girls, trans, intersex, and non-binary people primarily in the Global South and East.
• We Women Are Water Campaign PartnerscampaignStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017The 'We Women Are Water' campaign is a GAGGA flagship initiative spearheaded by partners in Latin America, highlighting the intersection of gender justice and water justice. The campaign builds bridges across various movements, fostering collaboration and amplifying women's voices in environmental advocacy. In 2023, campaign stories were narrated by women from affected communities in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
• Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres (FCAM) FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016FCAM is a feminist organization based in Costa Rica that works for a Central America where girls, women, and trans and non-binary people actively participate in creating favorable environments for their lives. FCAM leads the GAGGA Alliance and serves as the primary grant signatory for institutional donors, managing funding within its geographic and thematic focus.
• Both ENDScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Both ENDS is an independent NGO that works towards a sustainable future by identifying and strengthening civil society organizations in the Global South that develop sustainable and fair solutions for environmental and human rights issues. Founded in 1986, Both ENDS has supported hundreds of organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Central/Eastern Europe.
• Mama CashcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Mama Cash is an international fund conceived in Amsterdam in 1983 that supports women's, girls', trans and intersex people's movements worldwide. It funds and supports self-led groups working at local, national, and international levels by advocating, breaking down sexist stereotypes, and building cultures of peace, justice, and respect.
• Global Greengrants Fund (GGF)strategic_allyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Global Greengrants Fund is one of the world's leading funders supporting communities on the frontlines of environmental crisis. Founded in 1993, it has funded over 17,000 grassroots initiatives in 168 countries with approximately 2,000 grants made in its most recent financial year alone. GGF co-leads the 'Roots Rising' campaign with GAGGA and WEDO.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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