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  • Majority World Voice: How to organize convening spaces on LLD

    Majority World Voice: How to organize convening spaces on LLD

    Learn more about and join the commitment letter from majority world CBOs on convening spaces for LLD.

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  • Corps Africa: Locals Helping Locals

    Corps Africa: Locals Helping Locals

    In the second edition of the Movement for Community-led Development’s monthly column, Movement Matters, Arthur Nkosi (Director, CorpsAfrica Malawi) unpacks the links between CorpsAfrica and MCLD’s values and shares learnings from experiences in a leadership role at MCLD’s Malawi Chapter.

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  • July Monthly Call: Youth!

    July Monthly Call: Youth!

    MCLD is committed to powerfully including youth in our Movement. This month we heard from three youth Movement members on how youth are shifting the power across the globe. We also heard from our chapters as they prepare for International Youth Day (August 12). Speakers Left to Right: Alexandre Agbozoh-Guidih (Togo), Gloria Legorreta (Mexico), and…

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  • NEW COURSE: Domestic Resource Mobilization Course In Partnership with the Change the Game Academy 

    NEW COURSE: Domestic Resource Mobilization Course In Partnership with the Change the Game Academy 

    In response to demand from our chapter members, as reflected in our Umbrella Strategy, we hope you will join us in this exclusive new course, led by the Change the Game Academy, a practical, experienced group that offers so much, and in so many languages to boot. We will be honored to learn from our course leader, Sharon Olang, who will…

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  • Pause and Reflect: The Participatory CLD Assessment Tool

    Pause and Reflect: The Participatory CLD Assessment Tool

    In January 2021, MCLD launched the Participatory CLD Assessment Tool, and so began an unprecedented learning journey. Organizations of all types, sizes, and focuses from all over the world have used the tool in many different and creative ways. It has been adopted by CSOs and government agencies in a myriad of contexts and in…

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  • UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2022

    UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2022

    When the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched (along with MCLD) in September 2015, the UN committed to host a “High-Level Political Forum” each year to review progress. Each year, there is a focus on particular SDGs and country can provide Voluntary National Reports (VNRs). The theme for the 2022 HLPF is “Building back…

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  • Restless Development: Doing Development Differently 

    Restless Development: Doing Development Differently 

    In this first edition of the new column, Jean Manney (US Director, Restless Development) shares her learnings from being a Movement member and illustrates the power of youth-led and community-led development.

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  • What’s Next for MCLD Chapters Across the Globe?

    What’s Next for MCLD Chapters Across the Globe?

    June 29th marks the halfway mark in an amazing year for community-led development.  What have we each achieved? What is our highest priority by the end of 2022?  What messages should MCLD take to the July UN Review of the SDGs? Participants in MCLD’s June Global Call heard about a new 3-year campaign in Ghana to strengthen local…

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