For the second edition of our blog series on equitable partnerships, Towards Solidarity, Elizabeth, Grace and Joseph discuss their experiences of working for women’s rights organisations in South Sudan....
Towards Solidarity: Introducing the Yemen Civil Society Solidarity Fund
What does it look like to fund based on the values of transparency, flexibility and solidarity? We co-launched the Yemen Civil Society Solidarity Fund with Yemeni civil society to find…...
Bridging the collaboration gap: The path to system transformation
In an ever-evolving world marked by complex challenges, the need for system transformation has become increasingly apparent. From addressing climate change and the energy crisis to dismantling colonial and systemic…...
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…...
Integrating intersectionality into our work
To be effective in tackling systemic inequalities, organizations need to adopt an intersectional approach. Translating this into practice is, however, often a challenge. Rana Zincir Celal describes why it is…...
Philanthropy’s crossroads: Navigating dilemmas to champion systemic change
As philanthropy grapples with weighty questions about its responsibility and role in addressing systemic issues, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and the Shifting Systems Initiative are diving deeper into issues the initiative…...
Facilitating change: localising monitoring, evaluation and learning
How do we create the tools and environment needed to recentre monitoring, evaluation and learning in the populations development programmes are delivered in?...
Localisation Re-imagined: Fertilising the soil of state-led solutions
In this second article, Arbie considered the state’s role within the localisation agenda and how international actors do, or do not, work with national governments...
Decolonisation is a comfortable buzzword for the aid sector
Decolonisation is fast becoming a buzzword for those who are critically examining the practices and objectives of the international aid industry along with many other sectors. It is seen as the way…...
Reparations as Philanthropy: Radically Rethinking ‘Giving’ in Africa
Uzodinma Iweala, 35, is an author who lives in New York and Lagos. This is a slightly modified version of the opening talk he gave at the conference 'Rethinking philanthropy'…...