From its inception, UK international development has been driven by vested economic interests. Is this why we are still struggling to achieve locally led development? New blog from Naomi Yehdego.
Avert transferred ownership to African-led and African-based organisations. They see their transition and closeout not as a sign of failure, but as a strategic success that has enabled their work and mission to live on in new forms.
The dust has settled on COP29, leaving behind a hard-won climate finance deal which aims to distribute the benefits of climate action more equitably worldwide. This is a crucial step toward climate justice, but is progress really being made?
This collection documents real journeys moving beyond theory into practice, discusses real challenges as well as offers multiple pathways toward a common goal: shifting power to local actors in meaningful and lasting ways. What does it mean for an INGO to become locally led?
Building on the work we did in 2022 to develop a guide helping organisations to become locally led and anti racist, we now want to highlights the efforts some UK-based international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) have made to successfully move the project of localisation forward, all of which have taken different approaches and are at various stages in their journey.
Let’s shift the dynamic from building for communities to building with them to ensure every construction project in the development sector is inclusive, sustainable, and truly meets people’s need.
