Building Power for Animals

About

We help build stronger local farmed animal advocacy movements in order to achieve greater impact within their societies.

AGORA works by bringing key activists together in leadership retreats, connecting wider movements through national conferences, and generating shared strategies that strengthen collaboration and impact.

MOVEMENT BUILDING

Local

Your peers, your language, your context

Global events often cannot cater to the realities activists face on the ground due to language barriers, cultural nuances, and distinct political landscapes. AGORA fills that gap by collaborating directly with local organizers to design convenings that reflect their unique challenges and opportunities.

Global

Empowering movements everywhere

AGORA partners with movements in any country, whether they are just coming together or already highly developed. Emerging groups gain clarity, shared purpose, and concrete first coalitions. Established movements come together to realign, deepen trust, and unlock new forms of collaboration. By tailoring our support to the specific moment each movement is in, we help increase impact every time.

Connected

Bridging local and international communities

Many activists work in isolation and are disconnected from international networks, funding, and knowledge. AGORA ensures pathways to strengthen connections with foreign iniciatives and organizations. This creates a culture of learning, visibility, and solidarity that empowers movements everywhere to grow together rather than apart.

Researched

Based on proven principles, but always learning

By building each intervention on evidence and best practices, we help ensure that all efforts strengthen the foundations for long-term impact. This approach will lead to more resilient movement ecosystems, capable of amplifying their outcomes on a national level.

TEAM

Founders

Tim De Smet

Long time activist. Founder of IMAE, a Spanish meta-activist organization strengthening the local movement. Experienced in organizing meta-projects including movement building events. Background in moral philosophy and operations management.

ZARA VALENTINOVA

Social scientist and data analyst with extensive experience in multi-disciplinary research, evaluation, and project management. Expert in qualitative and quantitative study design and implementation. Strong understanding of the development landscape.