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About Us

The Feminist Fund was established in 2018. It was a time when the far right ruled in Poland and when attacks on the rights of women and other marginalized groups were the order of the day. It was also a time of incredible feminist awakening – several months earlier, hundreds of thousands of women and persons took to the streets of cities and towns across Poland, protesting against the government’s attempts to introduce a total ban on abortion. Magda, Justyna and Marta – the founders of the Fund – were part of this movement. We knew each other from work and activism, and we were united by the desire to support feminist movements and groups in Poland in partnership.

We dreamed that the feminist movement in Poland would be strong, independent, diverse, and solidary. However, we did not expect that the creation of the Fund would be met with such great enthusiasm! Over the last 6 years, we have supported thousands of people, donating over PLN 5 million to 335 initiatives from all over Poland. We work with girls, village housewives , abortion activists, women with disabilities, refugees, former nuns, sex workers, athletes, local activists, and queer persons. Together we are changing the world so that each one of us can decide for herself, be free and safe!

Ania Deryło (she/her)

At FemFund, I am responsible for individual fundraising and communication: from co-creating strategies to campaign planning, through burrowing in the depths of CRM. I finished my master’s degree in Cultural Encounters & Communication in Denmark, and before that I studied Polish philology with a specialization in anthropology and culture at the Jagiellonian University. I have been associated with the Feminist Fund throughout all my post-graduation professional life, although before that I was engaged in running social media and day-to-day communication with the community. I come from Ostroda.

Ewa Hotloś (she/her)

At FemFund, I am responsible for communication, mainly designing and publishing content on social media and contacting our community. I have a master’s degree in art from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, and I am currently studying at the University of Arts in Poznan. I grew up on queer activism, thanks to which I started working in the third sector. In the past, I organized Torun equality marches, participated in consultations on the bill on civil partnerships, and worked in Krytyka Polityczna, which I still love with all my heart. Currently, I am raising a pack of two cats and a dog with my partner. For pleasure I design, and I am currently returning to painting after several years of burnout. In the future, I would like to set up an open, queer cottage in the countryside with my friends. I come from Torun and divide my life between there and Warsaw.

Gosia Dymowska (she/her)

At FemFund, I work in the grant program. I deal primarily with MiniGrants and relations with Grant recipients. I have been associated with the third sector all my professional life. I worked, among others, as a social skills and anti-discrimination trainer, project coordinator, organization manager, and animator. For me, working at FemFund is a return to the feminist commitment from which I started my activist-professional path and an opportunity to implement the values that are important to me. I live in Warsaw with my cat, Helena.

Gosia Leszko (she/her)

At FemFund, I am responsible for grants, especially the Feminist Emergency Service, and longer cooperation with groups after completing the MiniGrant. On a daily basis, I make sure that the money for feminism goes where it needs to go quickly and efficiently, and besides, I develop relationships with Grant recipients, that is, I spend a lot of time talking on the phone. I am also a member of the FemFund Board. My heart is halfway between activism and education– for many years I have worked as an anti-discrimination trainer and in education for diversity and equality, among others at the Polin Museum and the Center for Civic Education. For pleasure, I ride a bicycle, play the trumpet, and fantasize about the end of patriarchy. I am from Osiedle Przyjazn in Warsaw.

Ilia Makówka (they/them)

At FemFund, I am responsible for the coordination of finances by creating Excel files and arranging transfers, checking accounting, and cooperating during the audit. I also support the team in fundraising. Currently, I value privacy and prefer not to give away too much private information in bios. I am from Silesia, I live with Węgiel, who is the cat of my life.

Justyna Frydrych (she/her)

At FemFund, I combine tasks from different areas, working in the grant team and in the communication and fundraising team. I am responsible for relations with Grant recipients (primarily as part of the Feminist Emergency Service) and with Donors, developing individual fundraising. I am a co-founder of the Fund and a member of the Board. I studied political science, and – post-graduate – Gender Studies and Non-violent Communication. I worked, among others, at the Batory Foundation, the Ocalenie Foundation, and the Center for Civic Education. I am also the author of materials on gender equality in education. I gained my activist experience in the March 8th Women’s Consensus, co-organizing Manifa in Warsaw, as well as in collectives working for refugees and for access to abortion. I have also worked as an educator and animator of nature for several years. I spend my free time in the forest, in the garden or with a book. I come from Krosno.

Magda Pocheć (she/her)

At FemFund, I am responsible for, among other things, strategic international partnerships and I care for the development and financial security of the organization. I am the originator, author of the concept, co-founder, and member of the Fund’s Board. I am an intercultural psychologist, I am involved in the development of participatory and progressive philanthropy in Poland (FemFund), in Europe (FundAction) and in the world (Phenomenal Funds). In my free time, I regenerate, practice slow jogging, catch up on reading for pleasure, and draw strength from contact with nature. I was born in Baghdad, raised in the suburbs of Warsaw, and I have lived in Muranow in Warsaw for years.

Magda Wróbel (she/her)

At FemFund, I am responsible for administration, keeping documents in order and making sure that mundane matters quickly disappear from the team’s list of tasks. My entire professional life has been related to project management in business. In the Fund, I pursue my dream of acting in the third sector for matters that are the most important to me. Privately, I take care of the human-dog-cat pack and plant vegetables. I come from Sosnowiec and live near my beloved Warsaw.

Martyna Leśniak (she/her)

At FemFund, I am responsible for communication, especially regarding political and social topics. I finished my bachelor’s degree in Political Science in Amsterdam, and my need for action has – so far – won with the vision of gaining my master’s degree and further academic pondering. Since high school and the Youth Climate Strike, I have been a member of the climate movement, and now, when I am off work, I sit on the street with the Last Generation. In college, I was involved in activities against sexual violence, although I have been a feminist since I could talk (or before). In my free time, I search for a reality TV dating show with a queer representation, I go to raves with friends and for long walks alone. Born (and left my heart) in Wroclaw, I currently live in Warsaw’s Wola district.

Marta Henzler

Councelling supervisor, trainer and social animator, working every day in BORIS Association, also a member of NGO Trainers Association. Since 2004, working in capacity building for institions and organizations, informal groups, neighborhood’s communities and partnerships, supporting them in creating educational spaces which teach, empower and build relationships. Likes people and life.

Aneta Kluszczyńska

Part of the non-governmental organisation community for many years, with a primary focus on financial settlement of EU, EEA and American funding. Not too fond of sharing private information… opting to remain slightly mysterious.

Aleksandra Muzińska

LGBT+ activist, board member and deputy chairperson of the Love Does Not Exclude (Miłość Nie Wyklucza) Association in the years 2016-2018. Committed to financial management at non-governmental organisations and social entrepreneurship development for over 9 years.