Virtual launch of The Global South House takes place on July 30, ahead of its in-person debut at COP30 in Belém (Brazil)

July 2025 — A bold new platform is emerging to reshape the flow of resources and power dynamics within the field of climate and environmental funding and philanthropy from the perspective of the Global South. Called The Global South House, this initiative will be presented in an online event that will bring together philanthropic actors from across Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia on July 30, 2025.

Samdhana Institute, a non-profit organization and working with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Southeast Asia for 21 years, shares this news on other events that civil society and the philanthropy community can look forward to in the coming UNFCCC Conference of Parties 30 in Brazil. 

The Global South House is a joint creation of the Alianza Socioambiental Fondos del Sur (Socio-Environmental Funds of the Global South) and Rede Comuá. Conceived as a space for political articulation, mobilization, knowledge production, and collaboration, the platform aims to strengthen the leadership of philanthropic actors rooted in the Global South and their mission to support communities on the ground in the pursuit of socio-environmental justice.

“Our goal is to place Southern solutions — by and for the South — at the center of global debates on climate, nature, and people-centered funding,” says Juliana Tinoco, Executive Coordinator of Alianza Fondos del Sur and one of the driving forces behind the project.

“Mechanisms such as socio-environmental justice funds are examples of solutions for more just climate and biodiversity financing aligned with the demands and struggles of communities. At COP30, the debate on finance will be central, and these philanthropic actors from the Global South have much to contribute,” says Jonathas Azevedo, Executive Director of Rede Comuá.

Towards COP30

The first physical edition of The Global South House will take place during COP30, in Belém (Brazil), in partnership with the Network of Community Funds of the Brazilian Amazon (Rede de Fundos Comunitários da Amazônia Brasileira) and the #ShiftThePower movement. The initiative will be hosted at Canto Coworking, a historic and central venue in the city of Belém, and will feature seven days of programming.

Event Details
Date: July 30, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (UTC-3)
Format: Online, with simultaneous interpretation in Portuguese, Spanish, and English

The launch will include short remarks from leaders of territorial, Indigenous, youth, local, and thematic funds, including a short message from Cristi Marie C. Nozawa, Executive Director of Samdhana Institute. These voices will share reflections on how Global South communities are already organizing, financing, and expanding locally-led responses. The event will also mark a joint political call to action in preparation for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Belém.

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About Alianza Fondos del Sur

A pioneering network that connects philanthropic funds for socio-environmental justice across Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia—strengthening their local action, amplifying their voices globally, and shifting power dynamics in international philanthropy. Samdhana Institute is a founding member of Alianza. 

About Rede Comuá

Brings together independent grantmaking organizations working in the fields of socio-environmental justice, human rights, and community development. Its member organizations mobilizes diverse resources to support grassroots groups, movements, and civil society organizations in the defense of rights.