From Poverty to Power

Yep, this is it. Walking the plank as of next Tuesday, so here are some parting reflections I've been putting up on the blog over the last few days, and links to a bunch of more normal FP2P fare, which I've had to leave out due to lack of time.

I’m leaving Oxfam – here’s what happens next

Some Reflections on Leaving Oxfam after 20 years

Learning from Humiliation, Shame and Failure

Thirty Years of Anti-Corruption: A Personal Reflection by Kenyan legend John Githongo

How the pregnancy penalty supercharges global inequality

RIP Father Frans von Hoff – the co-founder of the Fairtrade Movement

Could Activists Do Better at Resisting Backlash?

Shifting power through Power Funding

Unequal: Why India Lags Behind its Neighbours (Book Review)

A (tough) love letter to the Open Movement

The Battle for Tax Justice will be fought country by country: here are five useful tips for activists

How do we stop Bad Stuff Happening? And does it differ from Supporting Good Stuff?

Forgetting Rana Plaza

GELI Stories: 

How to get Early Childhood Development into the SDGs (with a bit of help from Shakira)

Taking Risks as a Leader to protect child rights in Syria

How a Critical Juncture unlocked the path to reform on duty of care within the aid sector

Bringing Stakeholders together to tackle Girls’ Education in Benin

Moving fast and working with Unusual Suspects to Reform the Military in the Republic of Guinea

GELI Stories: 

-          Building Coalitions between UN Agencies and Government Ministries in Eswatini

-          Working in closed and informal political spaces like Eritrea 

4 posts on future of UK Aid under Labour:

-          Two from Andy Sumner of Kings

-          Options for UK Aid: DFID survivor Tom Wingfield responds to Andy Sumner

-          Lisa Nandy on UK's Future Development Policy Under Labour

How Blogs can Change Government Policy

Six big humanitarian policy trends for 2024

What are the Grounds for Hope in a World of Wrecks?

The Rise of 'Trust-Based Philanthropy' - aka Unconditional Cash Transfers to NGOs

Is Poverty Porn a thing of the past? Yes and No

I sat down a few months ago to discuss data and development with Clare Melamed, who runs the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data. Transcript available on the From Poverty to Power blog.

Links I Liked

UN Women makes Norm Change central to its mission

What's it like Explaining NGOs to Senior Military types from 40 Countries?

Feminist Climate Justice – what is it and how could it help?

Mia Mottley on Slavery, Poverty, George Floyd, Climate and the Future of the World

Some last minute Christmas book presents

Links I Liked

Voices of Gaza

What do 70 Masters students from around the world want to campaign on?

What to read on the new UK White Paper on International Development?

What can we learn from looking at the overlaps between innovations in ways of doing research and neglected development issues?

Why did the Street Movements of the 2010s fail?

What Tactics are most Effective in Non-Violent Protest?

Think tanks are struggling. They need to change.

Whoop Whoop. Just made a personal Webpage it's super easy.

RIP Saleemul Huq, a true climate hero

Why a “humanitarian pause” or “humanitarian corridors” are simply not the answer in Gaza

Pracademics: just a clunky new word, or something more significant/substantial?

Links I Liked

Which book should I review next? You decide please!

How do we talk about Older People in Development and Activism?

Be Care-full. A poem for the times

Links I Liked

Will growth be enough to end poverty? New Projections of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

What would make an Atheist spend a day discussing Faith and Development?

Links I Liked

Finishing a 2nd Edition of How Change Happens - here are drafts of two new chapters for you to read. 

5 Things we Learned from Evaluating the Impact of Research

How Local Women Mobilizers Shaped Ukraine’s Invasion Response

New Version of the free online 'Make Change Happen' course launched this week - check it out

Do our LSE Activism Students know it all already? 

Links I Liked
Book Review: Power and Progress. Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity, by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson
What can we learn from how an Adaptive Management programme has navigated Myanmar’s current chaos?
Fancy some Good News? Brits are getting nicer.