Another Way Is Possible

Another Way Is Possible

A different way is possible: Re-imagining development in Mozambique

A different way is possible: Re-imagining development in Mozambique

Working in civil society in Mozambique is a challenge.  Not only is the country classed as repressed by the Civicus ...
An open letter to international donors and NGOs who want to genuinely help Ukraine

An open letter to international donors and NGOs who want to genuinely help Ukraine

This letter originally appears on the website of the National Network of Local Philanthropy Development in Ukraine. We welcome you ...
Myths of preparedness: What we’ve learnt from the pandemic

Myths of preparedness: What we’ve learnt from the pandemic

Is preparedness for the pandemic and for other disasters a myth or a reality? Whatever might be claimed at national ...
Decolonization cannot be cosmetic: Moving the development industry beyond rhetoric

Decolonization cannot be cosmetic: Moving the development industry beyond rhetoric

There can be no band-aid solutions to reversing the insidious and perverse nature of coloniality. For those of us in ...
A new path to mentorship for emerging global health leaders in low-income and middle-income countries

A new path to mentorship for emerging global health leaders in low-income and middle-income countries

The fifth annual Global Health 50/50 report highlighted that 75% of the 2,000 governing board seats are held by high-income ...
I am neither powerless or powerful, so where is my place in #ShiftThePower?

I am neither powerless or powerful, so where is my place in #ShiftThePower?

When I first got the request to write this piece after a webinar on the challenges to #ShiftThePower I was ...
Localization, decolonizing and #ShiftThePower; are we saying the same thing?

Localization, decolonizing and #ShiftThePower; are we saying the same thing?

Many advocates of localization would prefer to ignore the issue of racism, hoping that it will go away or that ...
Re-imagining development: The case of Uganda

Re-imagining development: The case of Uganda

In 2021, Ugandan civil society was being beaten on multiple fronts.   As the pandemic forced lock-downs, the country faced simultaneous ...
Can money buy everything? Resourcing in the new system

Can money buy everything? Resourcing in the new system

When we think capital or resources (I will use those terms inter-changeably) we often tend to automatically think money, finances, ...
Moving from the old to the new: Why it’s time to rethink civil society resourcing

Moving from the old to the new: Why it’s time to rethink civil society resourcing

If we want to shift from the “system we have”, to “the system we want”, what needs to change? What ...