Category: monthly
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Special Year End Call: Achievements of 2022 and Vision for 2023
As MCLD evolves into an independent, global network of networks, members came together to share what their national MCLD associations have achieved in 2022 and their aspirations for 2023. Here is the recording. We are in the process of compiling the inputs and will add them to this post in coming days.
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Co-creating the future of MCLD — November 30, 2022 Global Zoom Call
As CLD gains traction with policy makers, we have new opportunities for impact and influence that surpass our current structure and budget. This month’s call was to launch a global process to create a new organizational structure! This call followed up a workshop in early October, at which representative subgroup of MCLD leaders and outside…
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USAID’s New Local Capacity Strengthening Policy
For this month’s call, we were joined by Colleen Brady and Arjun Tasker from USAID to update us on the new Local Capacity Strengthening Policy and how the inputs from MCLD and others have been incorporated.
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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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Democracy and Justice
Our August 2022 Global Call On our monthly call for the Movement for Community-led Developmentand as we prepare for International Day of Democracy and the UN General Assembly, we heard from two inspiring leaders: Christina Ruhinda, executive director, Tanzania Network of Legal Aid Providers(TANLAP) and Maybin Machalo, Director of Corporate Services, Local Government Association of…
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Ending Hunger and CLD
On May 25, 2022 the Movement for Community-led Development discussed our role in ending world hunger. This call leads up to the World Hunger Day social media campaign on May 28. The Hunger Project recently conducted a comprehensive literature review on the causal links between CLD and ending hunger. We encourage you to review the…
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National Chapters Develop Strategies for 2022
December 15, 2021 – At its last monthly meeting of 2021, members from around the world heard from experts on key priorities for 2022 and discussed the “three pillars” of their strategies for 2022.
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Nutrition for Growth Side Event: Community Ownership Key to Good Nutrition
November 24, 2021 – More than 95 activists for community-led nutrition action met to emphasize key community-led strategies and share three case studies. Good nutrition requires not only affordable access to nutritious food, but an entire local system of community-owned programs – what has often been termed a “food environment.” As identified in the Lancet…
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Community-led Climate Action
On our October 2021 global call and in preparation for the COP26 Climate Summit, the Movement for Community-led Development came together to distill their experiences.
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Engaging Governments
Our September 2021 Global Call was a co-creation of principles for how CLD organizations can effectively engage governments. We were pleased to hear introductory remarks from Jeff Thindwa, Program Manager, Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA). Ann Hendrix-Jenkins presented a framework for the discussion (see slides below) and then breakout groups each created 3-4 guiding…