Feminist, Holistic, and Radical Resource Redistribution (FHR3)
In the current political context, the problem is not simply about access or funding but about the absence of infrastructure for visibility, protection, and sustainability. It is about the failure to recognize that communications and digital security are not secondary functions, but primary conditions for democratic participation and people power.
At Comms for a Cause, we approach this challenge through an integrated, movement-rooted infrastructure model. We understand that in order for movements to be visible without being vulnerable, they must be equipped with strategic resources, narrative clarity, and digital resilience. Our approach operates an act of redistribution and resistance: Feminist, Holistic, and Radical Resource Redistribution (FHR3).
The FHR3 model is a political methodology that combines strategy, care, and accompaniment to build the narrative and technological infrastructure movements need to thrive. It is rooted in trauma-informed practice, intersectional power analysis, and the belief that those closest to the violence are also closest to the solutions.
At the core of our work lies a principle we hold firm: Narrative Defense is Movement Defense. In the face of authoritarian storytelling, algorithmic suppression, and digital repression, movements must have the tools and strategies not just to speak, but to be heard, protected, and sustained.
To identify and support the movements most in need of this infrastructure, we partner with feminist funding institutions and networks that use participatory grantmaking models. This model is central to our approach: it redistributes decision-making power to those with direct knowledge of regional realities, movement ecologies, safety risks, and political urgency.
Through these partnerships, organizations are nominated based on a range of factors, including:
- Regional and political context
- Current communications and security capacity
- Urgency of visibility needs
- Type of advocacy work and thematic alignment
- Level of exposure to digital repression or surveillance
- Strategic potential for alliance-building or influence
Each selected organization is onboarded into a one-year structured accompaniment cycle, which begins with an in-depth contextual workshop and continues through strategic planning, ongoing collaboration, and capacity-building. This full-year engagement ensures that support is not fragmented or transactional, but part of a long-term process of strengthening communications and security infrastructure through care, creativity, clarity, and co-creation.
Once selected, each organization receives close accompaniment under the FHR3 model.