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
Localisation, racism and decolonisation: Hollow talk or real look in the mirror?
Unprecedented anti-racism protests across the globe, triggered by George Floyd’s death, put a spotlight on deeply ingrained historic and systemic racist attitudes and racial discrimination that deny
Who Pays the Piper?
CivSource Africa (CSA) is a feminist Pan African organisation that occupies the delicate space between philanthropy and civil society organising. By virtue of its placement, CSA has provided advisory
Decolonising project management in the aid sector
Arbie Baguios from ActionAid UK shares his story from an aid project in Ethiopia which led him to think about how to follow through with proclaimed ideals of localisation and shifting power by decolo
Looking in the Mirror: Personal Reflections on Decolonising Aid
"In some of the conversations we convened, we were a funder, in others a local non-profit or both. Innately, in the rooms in which we were more renowned or perceived as a funder, the direction of the