Category: Movement Matters
-
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.
-
Francis Oyat Otoo – Family Harvest Foundation
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…
-
Rose Mbone – The Legend Kenya
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…
-
John Maton – Lawyer, Dispute Resolution Specialist, Peace Advocate and Activist
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.
-
Sheku M. Gassimu Jr. – OneVillage Partners
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.
-
Anne Praxyeda Gidudu – Support Agency for Intellectual Disabilities
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 – ONG AIL
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.
-
Loren Reyes – Ikapitbisigmo
This month’s column features Loren Reyes of Ikapitbisigmo. Loren is an advocate for inclusive development, and co-founder of Ikapitbisigmo Cooperative. Loren shares about the power of building a strong network, how she began following a community-led approach, and more.
-
Emmanuel Singa – l’Engagement Communautaire et de Mobilisation Sociale
Emmanuel Singa works on issues of community engagement and social mobilization that enable the community to take local initiatives for development while building on available local resources. In this month’s article, Emmanuel unpacks his vision for MCLD-RCA and his conception of community-led development.
-
Young Agro-Green Africa Network (YAGANET): Leveraging Community Resources
Baluku Isaya is from the Rwenzori sub-region in Mid-Western Uganda. He is passionate about community-led initiatives and grew up in a farming background, where he cultivated his love of nature. In this month’s column, Baluku shares his journey to founding YAGANET, an organization focused on community-based interventions and unleashing the power in young people and…