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New Book: Community-led Development in Practice
We are excited to announce the release of a new edited volume that brings together the insights of over 30 experts – from seasoned community practitioners to respected scholars – from around the globe. The book has been released by Routledge. Key features of the book include: The volume is edited by Elene Cloete (Outreach…
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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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Women Deliver 2026: Community, Care and Collective Learning
Reflections by Gunjan Veda, MCLD Global Secretary It has been a month since Women Deliver (WD), the biggest gathering of feminists from around the world, took place in Naarm (Melbourne). This four-day celebration of feminism – it feels somehow wrong to reduce it to a mere conference – was bustling with energy, ideas and most…
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Voices of the Decade: Dr. John Coonrod
For the past decade, MCLD’s work has been shaped by incredible people. Voices of the Decade is a new interview series featuring the leaders, partners, and changemakers who helped build our community. Their answers are human, thoughtful, and an encouraging reminder of MCLD’s impact. In this interview, our founder, Dr. John Coonrod, shares how MCLD…
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OECD’s Future of Development Cooperation Conference
Turning Commitments Into Action Yesterday, MCLD Global Secretary was the closing speaker and the only civil society representative on the closing panel at OECD’s Future of Development Cooperation conference in Paris, France. Watch the recording of her panel, ‘Commitments to action: Advancing renewed purpose and maximising impact.’ In her remarks, Gunjan reminded power brokers, nations,…
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Africa Doesn’t Have a Money Problem, it has an Organisation Problem
Reflection by Cathy Amenya, MCLD Programs and Partnerships Manager In April, MCLD joined AfricaXchange 2026, an annual gathering hosted by The Rockefeller Foundation and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. The conference brought together funders, civil society leaders, and philanthropies to discuss how development finance is structured, who controls it, and how to centre African voices in…