About Futura Foundation

Born in Portugal, Futura is a diverse community of future thinkers, dreamers and doers supporting audacious and talented women to shape the emergence of a newly-imagined world.

We imagine a future where possibility and imagination are endless, democracy is thriving, societies prioritize ecological regeneration, justice is restored, people live equitably, and women pave the way.

FUTURA is exploring possible futures & imagining how they may unfold. FUTURA is the place for future thinkers, dreamers, & leaders. FUTURA is supporting women to shape the future. FUTURA is collective intelligence. FUTURA is praxis, the place where theory and practice meet. FUTURA is inner restoration for outer regeneration. FUTURA is creating conditions for the Great Turning. FUTURA is emergent, unfolding, adaptive, responsive, & alive. FUTURA is different frequencies, perspectives & energies, woven together to birth the new. FUTURA is a home; a place for belonging. FUTURA is a blueprint for the new world. Futura is the future.

At Futura, we value:

Female Leadership

When women lead, everyone benefits. Globally, women represent only 30% of leadership positions; we’re out to change that.

Imagination & Dreaming

To truly create new futures for our world, we must tap into the creative energy of imagination and dreaming, and to be open to the ideas that will emerge.

Future
Thinking

Imagining possible futures will unearth what we as people can do now to design, strategize, and build a new world.

Collective Intelligence

We work through participatory processes in everything Futura, from internal organization design to citizen engagement.

Local &
Global

We support local solutions to global challenges, and global solutions to local challenges. We know this relationship is interdependent.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are intergenerational, interdisciplinary, international, interdependent. Our diverse perspectives, energies, and lived experiences are the key to creating what doesn’t yet exist. 

Social
Equity

We believe this world can be a thriving, healthy, and just place for ALL people and global citizens, and not just the few.

Ecological Regeneration

We are part of the natural world and we all have a role to play to protect and regenerate ecological systems and our Mother Earth.

Democracy & Global Citizenship

We stand for democracy — not as a given, but as a living project. We invest in the next generation of global citizens who will build a fairer future for all.