About the Event
There are more than a dozen dialogues and processes happening right now on how to reform and restructure official development assistance. Are we headed for a “post-ODA world” and what will it look like? Yet, just when activists are highlighting the urgency of supporting women's and feminist funds and movements, these processes are silent on financing for gender equality.
Join us at Women Deliver 2026 for a strategic discussion on how we can bring feminist analysis and priorities into these conversations.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM (AEST)
Location: Resourcing Hub — Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
*NOTE: To attend this event, you must have a confirmed registration to participate in the Women Deliver 2026 Conference.
Sponsors
Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds
Alliance for Feminist Movements
Hivos, Walking the Talk
Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative
Speakers
Fadekemi (Kemi) Akinfaderin, Chief Global Advocacy Officer, Fòs Feminista
Alison McLachlan, Assistant Director, Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia
Benjamin Overton, Senior Project Manager, SEEK Development
Beth Woroniuk, Senior Fellow, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative; Resourcing Expert, Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds
Biographies
Fadekemi (Kemi) Akinfaderin |
Chief Global Advocacy Officer, Fòs Feminista
Fadekemi (Kemi) Akinfaderin (she/her) joined Fòs Feminista as Chief Global Advocacy Officer to lead the organization’s Global Advocacy for Change Unit. Kemi is a feminist thought leader and connector in women’s sexual and reproductive justice movements whose intersectional feminist voice and deep experience in movement building and trust-based grantmaking energize Fòs Feminista’s national, regional and global advocacy work and partnerships.
Kemi brings more than 20 years of experience working in partnership with women’s rights organizations, funds and feminist and social justice movements in Africa and globally. Throughout her career, she has been an activist for sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice and has built close relationships with feminist sexual and reproductive health and rights organizations and leaders in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Pacific. She has the drive to “positively disrupt the status quo” and the commitment to elevate the voices of feminist activists globally. Learn more about Kemi’s background here.
Alison McLachlan | Assistant Director, Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia
Alison McLachlan (she/her) manages the Accelerating Investment in Women’s Rights and RiseUp! partnerships in the Gender Equality Disability and Social Inclusion Branch at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Accelerating Investment in Women’s Rights is Australia’s flagship investment in women’s rights organisations and networks in the Indo-Pacific. RiseUp! is Australia’s key investment in Young Women’s Leadership. Alison has worked in Australia’s international foreign affairs, trade and development program since 2011, specialising in Gender Equality and Social Inclusion.
Benjamin Overton | Senior Project Manager, SEEK Development
Benjamin Overton (he/him) is a Senior Project Manager at SEEK Development. His experience spans over 10 years in philanthropy, resource mobilization, and impact investing within the non-profit, government, and private sectors. At SEEK, he leads our work in Climate Adaptation and Global Education.
Benjamin has extensive experience in leading strategy development processes, resource mobilization efforts, and multi-stakeholder dialogues and partnerships, enabling him to work in close partnership with clients to explore strategic questions and to effectively manage complex processes.
Benjamin’s previous experience has focused on the intersection of human rights, economic empowerment, and effective development assistance. He worked most recently as Partnerships Manager at Yunus Social Business, where he gained experience managing large institutional funding contracts and innovative financing models for development. He also brings extensive experience in philanthropy and corporate social responsibility gained as a Programme Officer at the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Benjamin began his career in resource mobilization for the International Crisis Group and Humanity in Action, a human rights education organization.
Benjamin has a Master’s of Public Administration, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Asian Studies, and a Certificate of Nonprofit Management from the University of Washington.
Beth Woroniuk | Senior Fellow, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative; Resourcing Expert, Prospera
Beth Woroniuk (she/her) has worked to advance gender justice and feminist approaches to policymaking for over 35 years. She is particularly interested in financing for gender equality, feminist foreign policies and women, peace and security. Beth has advised and worked with bilateral aid agencies, women’s funds, UN entities, international NGOs and feminist organizations, strengthening their work on gender equality and women’s rights. She has developed analytical tools, supported policy development, carried out research, blogged, conducted evaluations, organized, lobbied and testified before the Canadian Parliament. Until early 2024, Beth served as the Vice President of Policy at the Equality Fund. In 2025, Beth received the King Charles III Coronation Medal and served on the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council. She is currently a Senior Fellow with Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative.
As part of the inaugural class of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative’s Visiting Fellows Program, Beth's thought leadership focuses on current feminist foreign policy discussions — both globally and in Canada — and financing for gender equality.