The DECJUBA Foundation has committed AUD $450,000 over three years to the Co-Impact Gender Fund as part of a new global partnership aimed at supporting women-led organisations across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Announced ahead of International Women’s Day, the funding will support locally led groups working on structural barriers to gender equality across health, education and economic opportunity.
The investment places the Australian fashion brand’s philanthropic arm alongside other major funders backing the initiative, including MECCA M-POWER, the Minderoo Foundation and Fondation CHANEL.
The Co-Impact Gender Fund is aiming to mobilise $1 billion by 2030 from foundations, corporations and philanthropists to support large-scale gender equality initiatives.
DECJUBA Foundation owner and chair Tania Austin said the partnership reflects a long-term approach to philanthropy focused on backing local leadership.
“At DECJUBA, we believe in backing women — not just in words, but in action. Our commitment to Co-Impact reflects our belief that real change happens when women have the power, resources and platform to lead in their own communities,” Austin said.
“This multi-year commitment is about backing that leadership for the long term — investing in changemakers, learning as we go, and playing our part in shifting the systems that have held women and girls back for far too long. When women lead, communities thrive — and that’s the future we’re proud to stand behind.”
Co-Impact founder and CEO Olivia Leland said the partnership reflects growing collaboration between philanthropic organisations seeking to scale funding for gender equality.
“We are so excited and grateful to partner with DECJUBA Foundation. This partnership is about more than funding. It’s about shared values: a belief that progress happens when we trust local leaders, collaborate across sectors, and act with urgency and ambition,” Leland said.
“At a moment when women’s rights and gender equality are under increasing pressure globally, partnerships like this matter more than ever.”
The Gender Fund connects donors with women-led organisations and networks working to drive systemic change, with a focus on long-term, locally driven programs.