Meet Moses Otim Augustine, a dedicated and unwavering advocate for the youth of Uganda and founder and Executive Director of Noble Youth Foundation (NOYU) Uganda.
Gunjan Veda set the tone for this call: “In 2015, MCLD started out with a dream. A dream to transform this very top down-colonial system that we are a part of… 2023 was the year when the world adopted our dream … that it has to shift towards locally led development… And 2024 for me… Read more: Monthly Call: Creating our Vision for 2024
Today November 16, 2023, 35 officials from Makueni County graduated with a certificate in Community-Led Development at a ceremony graced by the County’s leadership led by Her Excellency Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili alongside MCLD Founder Dr. John Coonrod and a host of civil society groups. This inaugural cohort, comprised of Ward Development Officers, kicked off… Read more: First Cohort of School for Devolution and CLD Graduates Today in Makueni
View the recording in English / Voir l’enregistrement en français / Ver la grabación en español. Come back soon for the compiled report of recommendations! / Revenez bientôt pour consulter le rapport compilé des recommandations ! / Vuelva pronto para ver el informe recopilatorio de recomendaciones.
Movement Matters #14 – Francis Oyat Otoo Francis Oyat Otoo is committed to strengthening community-led development in Uganda. Working with Family Harvest Foundation, a community-based organization dedicated to providing hands-on skills, and with MCLD Uganda, Francis is inspired by the people he encounters every day. Read more to learn about Francis’ work and his reflections… Read more: Francis Oyat Otoo – Family Harvest Foundation
What a month! Africa held its first Climate Summit – accompanied by a People’s Climate Summit – and the UN declares localization as a key enabler to rescue the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Watch the recordings in both English and French to catch up on the conversation with those who were in the rooms where… Read more: Debrief the Summits!
Movement Matters #13 – Rose Mbone, The Legend Kenya Meet Rose Mbone, a visionary peacebuilder from Nairobi. Rose founded The Legend Kenya, fostering nonviolent conflict resolution and amplifying the voices of youth and women in peace efforts. Rose is dedicated to holistic change. For those newer to MCLD, Rose offers advice to embrace the space… Read more: Rose Mbone – The Legend Kenya
With support from One Village Partners, MCLD-Sierra Leone carried out a successful campaign to prevent violence in the run up to the June 24, 2023 general election. They carried out the following activities: Read the full report here!
The August 2023 monthly zoom call focused on preparations for September’s SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Summit, at which the UN Secretary General has called for a “Rescue Plan” so that the world can “win in the second half.” Our special guest on this call was Massimo Perrino, Policy Officer at United Cities and Local Governments… Read more: Half-Time! MCLD Prepares for the SDG Summit
This month’s column features John Maton and his work in Nigeria. We discuss John’s inspiration, love of learning, and understanding of community-led development.
Par Becky Irakiza, entretien avec Béranger Tossou du 4-07-2023 Please find English translation below. C’était en 2010 quand Béranger a rencontré la directrice du centre culturelle américain de l’époque lors d’une mobilisation pour un appel au volontariat , marquant le début de son parcours de leadership communautaire. Lui et ses pairs sont reconnaissant d’avoir eu… Read more: Un jeune champion du volontariat et de l’outil d’évaluation participative du DPC nous parle
Par Becky Irakiza, entretien avec Sessi Hypolite Yobodo du 4-07-2023 Please find English translation below. Sessi Hypolite Yobodo est un jeune planteur et négociant d’affaires à l’Espace Toyigbena, une initiative du réseau Agro-opportunity œuvrant à l’intégration enthousiaste des jeunes dans l’entrepreneuriat agricole. Créé en 2014, l’association Agro-Opportunity a pour objectif d’aider les jeunes élèves… Read more: Sessi, le jeune entrepreneur qui se sert de l’agro-business pour créer des opportunités pour la jeunesse béninoise.
In January 2023, MCLD and member Peace Direct hosted a call with USAID, and Community-based Organizations (CBOs) and local peace makers to discuss metrics for how USAID would measure its commitment that by 2030 “”at least half of every dollar we spend, will need to place local communities in the lead to either co-design a… Read more: How USAID will measure the “50% Commitment”
French Audio Slides Each July the world community reviews progress on the 2030 Agenda — the Sustainable Developments (SDGs). As we approach “half-time” it is clear that the world is doing very badly. Very few targets are on track and some are regressing. The Secretary General has called for a “Rescue Plan” at the September… Read more: Watch our July 26, 2023 Call — Can Communities Rescue the SDGs?
A strong delegation from the Movement for Community-led Development (MCLD) was invited by USAID to share insights and organize a workshop on centering local knowledge and resources in HDP practice.
Sheku M. Gassimu Jr. is inspired by the passion and energy that flow within communities. He has worked with OneVillage Partners (OVP) since 2014, and in this month’s Movement Matters column, he shares with MCLD insight into his career and the shifts that OVP has made to become more community-led.
A new article in the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies highlights MCLD’s transformation process and the learning journey that we have been on together as a Movement.
Recently, MCLD and the Taita Taveta County in Kenya unveiled the 2023 Joint Work Plan which is critical in the actualization of the five-year MoU signed in March 2023.
Watch the recording of our discussion on the greatest challenge of our day – Climate Change – and the recommendations from more than 100 key agencies to #ShiftThePower to local communities.
Anne Praxyeda Gidudu believes every individual needs the opportunity to reach their full potential through inclusion, have a supportive family who can encourage them and manage their disability, and also participate in their community with as few barriers as possible.
Essi Mansan Séna Chakpla draws inspiration from the people she has the opportunity to work with – especially young people and women. In this month’s Movement Matters column, Essi shares the wisdom of her 21 years of experience working on community-driven development in Togo.
On today’s global call, we heard the 30 organizations in the MCLD Associaion in Nigeria, known as Strategy Action for Community Development – SACD-Nigeria, conducted a successful campaign across 13 states of the country, reaching 1 million people directly and 10 million through the media. As they report, “we saved lives.” Introduction Nigeria’s 2023 presidential… Read more: Preventing Election Violence in Nigeria
In March 2023, MCLD signed its second county partnership, this with Taita Taveta County. MCLD-Kenya Executive Director Steve Ogutu has recent held meetings with the county leadership and staff. Following the second meeting, H.E. Christine Saru Kilalo, Deputy Governor, provided this message.
March 16, 2023 marked the official launch of the Makueni School for Community-led Development headlined by H.E. Multula Kilonzo Junior, Governor Makueni County, and Dr. John Coonrod, MCLD Co-Founder.
Listen to the recording of our March 29th call, to noted Indian Muslim feminist Dr. Syeda Hameed on the transformative power of women’s leadership, and from MCLD-Kenya’s Steve Ogutu and Makeuni County director for citizen engagement Zipporah Wambua.
On the virtual sidelines of this second global Summit for Democracy, The Movement for Community-led Development wants everyone to appreciate the wisdom of the old saying — “All Politics is Local.”
March 17, 2023 – Wote City, Makueni County, Kenya – Today was the first session of the first School for Community-led Development in Africa! Hear from the Director for Citizen Engagement and public participation, Zipporah Wambua: There are enormous challenges facing the people of Makueni, and they did exercises (which they will recreate locally) to… Read more: Training of Trainers for the School for CLD – Session 1!
Thursday, March 16, 2023 marked the official launch of the School for Community-led Development in Makueni County, Kenya. The day included the signing of a revised Memorandum of Understanding with the governor H.E. Multula Kilonzo Junior, CBS elected in 2022. The signing was followed by a very inclusive public event featuring remarks by the governor… Read more: Makueni County launches School for CLD
How do you define knowledge? In MCLD’s two newly published articles by Pascal Djohossou, Ann Hendrix-Jenkins, and Sera Bulbul, we explore this question with over 300 members of our Movement.