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Girl Up: Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders
In the third edition of the Movement for Community-led Development’s monthly column, Movement Matters, Sera Bulbul dives into the essential role of young leaders in gender advocacy and the role of youth in community leadership with Anita Dywaba (Girl Up Leader, Journalist, and Human Rights Activist, South Africa) and Sia Nowrojee (Senior Director, Global Community…
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10 Learnings from MCLD Leaders on International Youth Day
In the Movement for Community-led Development, we know that young people can transform their communities. Meaningfully including youth makes communities more resilient to crises, as youth are the key to lasting change. We celebrate the power of youth voices. In our July monthly call, we had the opportunity to hear from three youth Movement members…
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July Monthly Call: Youth!
MCLD is committed to powerfully including youth in our Movement. This month we heard from three youth Movement members on how youth are shifting the power across the globe. We also heard from our chapters as they prepare for International Youth Day (August 12). Speakers Left to Right: Alexandre Agbozoh-Guidih (Togo), Gloria Legorreta (Mexico), and…
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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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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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My Introduction to CLD: Unlearning What I Thought I Knew About Development
Blog Post by Ibrahim Sultan, Research and Advocacy Intern, MCLD Before beginning my internship with the Movement for Community-Led Development (MCLD or the Movement), I thought I understood what International Development and working to make the lives of people around the world better meant. I now know that I did not, at least not fully.…
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Watch! #ShiftThePower means #ShiftTheMoney!
Today, MCLD hosted our Side Event for the UN Commission on Social Development on Financing Community-led Action for Inclusive, Resilient Post-Covid-19 Recovery. Resilience is inherently a community-level attribute as community leaders are always the first responders to any shock. Yet, many local governments in low-income countries and community-based organizations lack any reliable source for core…