Author: Sera Bulbul
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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
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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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?
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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MCLD at the European Evaluation Society Conference
To #ShiftThePower in international development, we need to ensure data is by the people, of the people, and for the people. For too long our monitoring and evaluation systems have been extractive processes, designed to fill out reports for development partners (aka funders). As we re-examine what monitoring and evaluation should look like in the […]
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Reflection: The Story of the Movement for Community-Led Development in Sierra Leone
By: Lansana Kondeh and Aiah MarrahJune 3, 2022 The Movement for Community-Led Development in Sierra Leone began discussions among individuals in April 2019, Mansofinia Agric Farmers Organization started contacting both signed up members and interested members to start face to face meetings in Freetown, fortunately, the Sierra Leone Association of Non-Governmental Organizations consented to offer […]
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Skoll World Forum Event: Community-Led Development for a Partnership-Based Society
We partnered with OneVillage Partners to co-host an event at the Skoll World Forum! Together, we unpacked buzzwords like localization and capacity strengthening. It is essential to #ShiftThePower from the traditional binary of “experts” imposing knowledge on the “non-experts” for participatory #CommunityLed development. We heard the exciting journeys of community-led development champions, ranging from community leaders in […]
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NGO CSW Parallel Event: Climate Disruptors
We have all heard of Greta Thunberg, but did you know thousands of young women around the world are also taking action for Climate Justice? On March 23, the Movement for Community-led Development co-hosted a Parallel Event to the 2022 UN Commission on the Status of Women diving into how four young women are engaging […]
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Challenges to #ShiftThePower
Power dynamics within the development sector have been under scrutiny for years and advocates for change have long called for the decolonization of aid. The emergence of movements for shifting the power calling for community-led development and local ownership has breathed new life into the debate. However, little progress has been made in changing deep-rooted structural inequalities. We partnered with The Hunger Project Sweden to co-host a […]
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Strengthening Community Resilience and Gender Equity
In preparation for International Women’s Day (March 8th), February’s Global Monthly Call focused on two of our five Movement goals – Voice for women in decision making and strengthening community resilience to climate change and other shocks. Panelists: Danielle Jolicoeur, Global Resilience Director, Mercy Corps Samuel Mutambo, National Program Director THP Zambia & MCLD Zambia […]
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