Alexandra Newlands of the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network follows up on her previous blog about stalled localisation, asking whether decision-making and funding are actually moving closer to where impact happens.
Most people in our sector want localisation to succeed. So why is it stalling? Alexandra Newlands at the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network shares patterns that show up in her conversations with network members.
Four young advocates reflect on the idea of radical accountability and a 10-point plan that could usher in an era of genuine youth-adult partnership.
Comic Relief, along with the Development Engagement Lab, asked the British public who should lead international development, and the answers suggest that genuine localisation is not only possible, but wanted.
Tearfund’s Katharina Rauduz Haque reflects on a 50-strong civil society partnership to advance freedom of religion and belief, which made power shifting a priority. What are the three limits to localisation in the current development architecture?
It is Carers Week, a time to raise awareness of unpaid care, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise their contribution to families and communities.
Brigitte Perenyi on why it’s time to move away from narrow, negative framings in favour of participatory storytelling to show communities’ complexities, agency and resilience in the face of structural constraints.
Reflections from the Global Partnerships Conference on one of the biggest questions facing international development today: is power really shifting in the development and humanitarian space?
If shifting power is to mean anything, it cannot remain a phrase attached to a system in which money, risk and decision making still flow upward. So, what does a genuine shift in power mean?
