Annalisa Renna takes us through the progress our working groups have made on locally led development, and explains why the time is now to get involved and start taking action as we strive towards a new era in international development.
Members of Bond advisory group present ideas, suggestions and imperatives for the future as we look to make locally led development a reality with a strong plan for implementation.
There is so much promise in the Summit of the Future. But we need to remember that half the world is under 30, young people are neither a minority nor a homogenous group. We need to ask them what they want and work with them to achieve it.
In this blog, co-founder Iona Lawrence explores what they’re learning at The Decelerator and how attention on endings can support civil society to build the more equitable, sustainable futures we all long for.
Part two of this blog from Maureen Cherongis looking at INGOs use of images, how the suggestion of victimhood and poverty is outdated, and how we can engage with the communities we work with to properly represent our partners in our photography and campaigns.
Local communities across Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA), and others worldwide, demand a seat at the table when deciding their futures. Colonial legacies and internal complexities cast a shadow on true autonomy, thus undoing any strides made in citizen engagement across the SWANA region.
When we consider our strategies as a sector, how can we make bold strides towards being locally led in our long term planning? Dylan Mathews of Peace Direct poses important questions and presents crucial steps we can take to achieving our locally led goals.
Following a trip to Bogotá for the #Shiftthepower summit in December, our Anti-racism & Equity Manager Lena Bheeroo takes us through her experience of the summit, which speakers stuck with her and what she took away regarding our work in shifting power.
In his first blog for Bond, our new Locally Led Adviser, Tushar Talukdar, takes us through what is on the locally led agenda for the year ahead, and what he’d like to see the sector do to encourage progress in decolonisation.