Today, MCLD hosted our Side Event for the UN Commission on Social Development on Financing Community-led Action for Inclusive, Resilient Post-Covid-19 Recovery.
Resilience is inherently a community-level attribute as community leaders are always the first responders to any shock. Yet, many local governments in low-income countries and community-based organizations lack any reliable source for core funding. Meeting this challenge requires an entire ecosystem of funding, including devolution of national budgets, pool funds from donors, local taxation, and community philanthropy.
We heard from an expert panel on both the challenges and emerging opportunities for ensuring that local communities are able to mobilize the resources they need in order to “build back better” post-Covid-19.
Panelists:
Amita Gill
Core Government Functions and Local Government, UNDP
Zipporah Wambua
Director of Citizen Engagement and Participation, Makueni County, Kenya
Jamie Boex
Managing Director, Local Public Sector Alliance
Jenny Hodgson
Director, Global Fund for Community Foundations
Arjun Tasker
New Parnership Initiative Portfolio Manager, USAID
Lansana Kondeh
Lead Head, Mansofinia Agric Farmers’ Organisation (MAFO) and MCLD Sierra Leone Member
The event also featured a video by The Hunger Project-Ghana.
Facilitators: John Coonrod and Gunjan Veda.
Event Recording
Key Takeaways Coming Soon
Featured photo: John Coonrod/THP