Category: Benin
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Monthly Call: Creating our Vision for 2024
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…
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Béranger Tossou, Youth Service Africa (YSA)
Béranger Tossou est un acteur du changement social au Bénin et un membre actif de l’Association nationale du MDPC Bénin.
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October 25, 2023 Global Call – Halting Gender-based Violence
The first priority of MCLD is to ensure voice and agency for women in the decisions that affect their lives.
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Youth and Peace — our April Global Call
Our monthly call spotlighted youth-led organizations and the recent successful campaign to prevent electoral violence in Nigera.
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How to Develop Partnerships!
On this month’s global MCLD Zoom Call we learned key principles and inspiring stories from three of our colleagues who had successfully established partnerships and funding through “friend raising” — establishing strong human relationships. Each had reflected on their experiences and shared key principles. Our guest speakers: Arthur Nkosi, Country Director, CorpsAfrica, Malawi Caren Wakoli,…
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Celebrating Women and the Environment in Benin
Some 100 women celebrated International Women’s Day in forest — emphasizing the importance of gender equality to environmental sustainability. The event was organized by the the national women’s association and The Hunger Project, and it received coverage (below) in the national media.
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Cross Learning Workshop involving the Togo and Benin MCLD Chapters
Leaders from two West Africa chapters held a first joint in-person workshop to deepen their understanding of CLD and review progress.