Dylan Mathews is CEO of Peace Direct a UK-based organisation that supports local people to prevent violent conflict and build sustainable peace around the world.
He has worked for a range of UK based international development and humanitarian organisations, including Oxfam, Landmine Action and Y Care International. He is also the Vice Chair of the Alliance for Peacebuilding, based in the US.
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Is your strategy an impediment to your transformation?
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.
Three years on from George Floyd’s murder. What have we learned?
Three years since the murder of George Floyd, what has the international development sector learned about the issue of racism and neo-colonial attitudes in our own organisations and work?
INGO friends, it’s time to reimagine our role. What better time to do it than at the start of a new year?
What can and should INGOs do if they are no longer needed as implementers or even conduits of funding? Peace Direct have identified nine distinct roles that we play which are valued by our partners, beyond channelling funding.