In the scramble for the Earth’s dwindling resources, Indigenous Peoples are often seen as simply in the way, obstacles to Western notions of progress. The territories that they depend upon for life a
Coloniality and the inadequacy of localisation
This article uses coloniality as an analytical framework to critique the concept of localisation. It argues that localisation is inadequate to respond to the asymmetrical power dynamic that it seeks
Reimagining the role of the INGO through community building and shared learning. Nancy Kankam Kusi (WACSI) interviewed.
In this week’s episode, we speak to Nancy Kankam Kusi from West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) about their focus on advocacy, influencing, and facilitating an enabling environment for civil s
Decolonizing AI Ethics: Indigenous AI Reflections
This article highlights a quote about bringing an end to colonization and elaborates on how we can imagine AI bringing on this end and starting new beginnings for a sustainable future. We will establ
Developing an Agenda for the Decolonization of Global Health
Colonialism, which involves the systemic domination of lands, markets, peoples, assets, cultures or political institutions to exploit, misappropriate and extract wealth and resources, affects health
Shifting Power Dynamics, Localization, and Decolonization: Implications for Community-based Peacebuilding
The success–or failure–of peace and development approaches hinge on power dynamics in our relationships with each other. The range of actors and entities critical to the success of peacebuilding and
Promoting Collaboration and Challenging Inequitable Systems Exploring Partnerships Between Diaspora and Domestic Actors for Humanitarian Initiatives and Beyond
"The power of the diaspora and our solidarity is a force for positive change in our world. It can uplif communities, it can build bridges, and it can drive progress on such a global scale". Betwee
Anti-racism and decolonising: A framework for organisations
After working with the Bond People of Colour working group, and multiple Black people and people of colour working across the UK charity sector in various roles and organisations, the framework ident
It takes all of us: Shifting power and decolonizing development
“This is not just for the Global South, but for our global survival,” Nana Afadzinu, Executive Director at West Africa Civil Society Institute (WASCI), told us as 700 people from 70+ countries gather
Is The Humanitarian Sector Practicing What It Preaches?
In this report, we learn how over the past decade, key members of the humanitarian sector in Jordan have been complicit in the creation and sustaining of refugee response framework that is partial, d