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How do you drive change in a world of chaos - when grants are vanishing, institutional funding is drying up, and philanthropic organisations are struggling to continue backing local actors? This is the first of two special bonus episodes on decolonising philanthropy in the face of funding cuts. You’ll hear from Peace Direct staff, reflecting on the consultation we held on decolonising philanthropy...

We’re wrapping up The Problem with Partnerships series with a question at the core of our work: what is a decolonised partnership? Hear from all the experts from the series, plus a new guest from Peace Direct’s programmes team. Continue your decolonisation journey: Transforming Partnerships, a guide by Peace Direct to help organisations in the Global North and South to build better partnerships: h...

What makes decolonisation so difficult for the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding system? Why is change taking so long? These are the pressing, difficult questions we tackle in the penultimate episode of The Problem with Partnerships. Our guests explore the limitations of good intentions and discuss the complexity of shifting power dynamics to foster genuine partnerships based on respect...

In this episode, we're focusing on inclusivity — what it really means, and how it plays out in global spaces, including conversations about decolonisation, where voices from the Global South and marginalised communities are often sidelined. Shownotes: Download your action pack to put inclusion into practice: https://www.peacedirect.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Action-pack-Episode-4-Nothing-about...

Trust and respect are fundamental to healthy relationships. So why are they missing from partnerships in international cooperation? In this episode, our guests share powerful insights on how international organizations’ lack of trust in local leaders results in ineffective interventions, while respect-based flexibility can lead to greater impact. Shownotes : Use this action pack to help you put th...

In this episode, our host Raaval Singh Bains is joined by Chernor Bah and Gunjan Veda, two experts and activists whose work is rooted in the Global South. They highlight the problems with common attitudes in our sector, and vital work needed to decolonise our minds. They emphasise the ways local activists and communities can reclaim power and the ways Global North power-holders must shift their th...

In the first episode of The Problem with Partnerships, we go back to basics, exploring the journey to decolonise international development and the foundational values of transformative partnerships. Shownotes: Transforming Partnerships in International Cooperation (2023): https://www.peacedirect.org/transforming-partnerships/ Time to Decolonise Aid (2021): https://www.peacedirect.org/time-to-decol...

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