Category: news
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Local Action, Global Accountability
On September 20, 2024 hundreds of activists joined us in person or virtually for a hybrid webinar co-organised by CIVICUS, Movement for Community-Led Development (MCLD), NEAR, Peace Direct (PD), and WINGS. The event was held on the sideline of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79) for “Local Action, Global Accountability”, was…
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Sep. 25: Let’s Debrief the Summit of the Future
The UN has called the Summit of the Future a “once-in-a generation opportunity.” MCLD was there. We co-hosted a side event and participated in many of the meetings. Our September Global Zoom call reviewed what happened and what it means for our work. On the call, we followed those discussions by brainstorming what accountability on…
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Majority World Voice: How to Organise Inclusive Events
A guidance document from local actors on designing events on locally-led development, with local actors, by local actors, and for local actors. Since November 2023, over 1800 Majority World actors and community-based organizations have come together in one voice to lay out what inclusion would look like for convenings on locally-led development. INGOs and funders…
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Rwanda Justice and Development (RJD)
Article by Yvette Kambabazi Featured Photo Credit: Rwanda Justice and Development. Yvette Kambabazi is a passionate lawyer and young activist who works for the Rwanda Justice and Development (RJD), a young women-led NGO established in 2015 in the Gisagara district. With a mission to address social injustice and promote peace, RJD focuses on advocating for…