{"id":2633,"date":"2026-04-27T18:23:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betterfunding.org\/?p=2633"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:23:29","slug":"case-study-a-feminist-and-decolonial-approach-to-funding-im-swedish-development-partner-in-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betterfunding.org\/es\/case-study-a-feminist-and-decolonial-approach-to-funding-im-swedish-development-partner-in-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study | A feminist and decolonial approach to funding: IM Swedish Development Partner in practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This case study explores how IM Swedish Development Partner translates feminist, anti-racist and decolonial values into concrete funding approaches \u2013 reconfiguring how decisions are made, how relationships are built, and how accountability is understood in practice.<br><br>Through examples such as flexible core support, <em>Power Funding<\/em>, and collective resource allocation, the study reveals what becomes possible when control is reduced, trust is operationalised, and partners shape their own priorities. 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