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  • Majority World Voice: Organizing convening spaces on LLD

    Majority World Voice: Organizing convening spaces on LLD

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


  • #WorldRefugeeDay: Refugees are Community Leaders

    #WorldRefugeeDay: Refugees are Community Leaders

    By Mary Elizabeth Margolis, Senior Director of Communications, Church World Service We often hear about the unbelievable challenges refugees face in their journeys to find… Read more


  • “Adapting CLD Processes to Covid 19 Brainstorm Session 3: Scenario Planning for Crisis Response”

    “Adapting CLD Processes to Covid 19 Brainstorm Session 3: Scenario Planning for Crisis Response”

    Wednesday, June 17th at 10:30 am – 12:00 pm (EST) Facilitators: Gunjan Veda (MCLD) and Nelly Mecklenburg (ISE)  The Movement for Community-Led Development (MCLD) organized… Read more


  • #WorldEnvironmentDay – Communities are the key!

    #WorldEnvironmentDay – Communities are the key!

    Happy World Environment Day! Rural communities are playing a vital role in restoring our natural environment – they are the people most dependent on a… Read more


  • Unicef’s new Minimum Standards for Community Engagement

    Unicef’s new Minimum Standards for Community Engagement

    A founding goal of our Movement has been to raise the profile of Community-led Development in mainstream development discourse. Unicef has taken a major step… Read more


  • Adapting CLD Processes for Covid19 and Beyond – Part 2

    Adapting CLD Processes for Covid19 and Beyond – Part 2

    Adapting CLD Processes for Covid19 and Beyond Wednesday, May 20th at 10:30 am – 12:00 pm (EST) Facilitators: John Coonrod (MCLD) and Nelly Mecklenburg (ISE) … Read more


  • Measuring Social Capital and Social Cohesion

    Measuring Social Capital and Social Cohesion

    April 2020 Monthly Global Meeting of the Movement for Community-led Development. This month, a team of researchers from Mercy Corps and the University of Washington… Read more


  • COVID-19 Brainstorm – 21 April

    COVID-19 Brainstorm – 21 April

    Purpose: To collectively consider the barriers to CLD programming during COVID-19 preparation, response and recovery, and to brainstorm solutions. Some 98 practitioners from around the… Read more