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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…
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MCLD-Sierra Leone prevents election violence
With support from One Village Partners, MCLD-Sierra Leone carried out a successful campaign to prevent violence in the run up to the June 24, 2023 general election. They carried out the following activities: Read the full report here!
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Half-Time! MCLD Prepares for the SDG Summit
The August 2023 monthly zoom call focused on preparations for September’s SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Summit, at which the UN Secretary General has called for a “Rescue Plan” so that the world can “win in the second half.” Our special guest on this call was Massimo Perrino, Policy Officer at United Cities and Local Governments…
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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.
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Un jeune champion du volontariat et de l’outil d’évaluation participative du DPC nous parle
Par Becky Irakiza, entretien avec Béranger Tossou du 4-07-2023 Please find English translation below. C’était en 2010 quand Béranger a rencontré la directrice du centre culturelle américain de l’époque lors d’une mobilisation pour un appel au volontariat , marquant le début de son parcours de leadership communautaire. Lui et ses pairs sont reconnaissant d’avoir eu…
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Sessi, le jeune entrepreneur qui se sert de l’agro-business pour créer des opportunités pour la jeunesse béninoise.
Par Becky Irakiza, entretien avec Sessi Hypolite Yobodo du 4-07-2023 Please find English translation below. Sessi Hypolite Yobodo est un jeune planteur et négociant d’affaires à l’Espace Toyigbena, une initiative du réseau Agro-opportunity œuvrant à l’intégration enthousiaste des jeunes dans l’entrepreneuriat agricole. Créé en 2014, l’association Agro-Opportunity a pour objectif d’aider les jeunes élèves…
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How USAID will measure the “50% Commitment”
In January 2023, MCLD and member Peace Direct hosted a call with USAID, and Community-based Organizations (CBOs) and local peace makers to discuss metrics for how USAID would measure its commitment that by 2030 “”at least half of every dollar we spend, will need to place local communities in the lead to either co-design a…
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Watch our July 26, 2023 Call — Can Communities Rescue the SDGs?
French Audio Slides Each July the world community reviews progress on the 2030 Agenda — the Sustainable Developments (SDGs). As we approach “half-time” it is clear that the world is doing very badly. Very few targets are on track and some are regressing. The Secretary General has called for a “Rescue Plan” at the September…
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Centering Local Resources and Knowledge: MCLD at the Regional Knowledge Sharing Meeting in Food Security Contexts
A strong delegation from the Movement for Community-led Development (MCLD) was invited by USAID to share insights and organize a workshop on centering local knowledge and resources in HDP practice.
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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.