February 18, 2026 at 2:03 PM
63% of our projects are led by women
#internationalwomensday #iwd2026 #powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
#internationalwomensday #iwd2026 #powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
March 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
63% of our projects are led by women
#internationalwomensday #iwd2026 #powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
#internationalwomensday #iwd2026 #powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
I would argue, though, that @johnlist.bsky.social's option C - participatory intervention design - should be a requirement, not an option, as a key component of #locallyleddevelopment.
January 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I would argue, though, that @johnlist.bsky.social's option C - participatory intervention design - should be a requirement, not an option, as a key component of #locallyleddevelopment.
New blog post summarizing my and coauthors' recent #systematicreview of the comparative effectiveness of #locallyleddevelopment approaches. Post includes additional analysis of agency-related outcomes as reported in the included studies. Journal article in comments.
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Limited but encouraging evidence about the relative effectiveness of locally led development also includes findings about agency
By Annette N. Brown, February 2, 2026 One of the heralded expected outcomes from the drastic disruptions and reductions in foreign assistance over the last year is a greater shift toward locally led d...
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February 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
New blog post summarizing my and coauthors' recent #systematicreview of the comparative effectiveness of #locallyleddevelopment approaches. Post includes additional analysis of agency-related outcomes as reported in the included studies. Journal article in comments.
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Water is essential! World Connect's investments in community-driven projects have resulted in safer water for 163,000 people. Happy World Water Day! 💦
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #water #worldwaterday
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #water #worldwaterday
March 22, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Water is essential! World Connect's investments in community-driven projects have resulted in safer water for 163,000 people. Happy World Water Day! 💦
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #water #worldwaterday
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #water #worldwaterday
We lost a treasured project leader in Malawi this week. Rev. Rockin Mwabanga saw the connection between community health and environmental health and leveraged beekeeping to support both. Rest in peace.
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #malawi #beekeepers
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #malawi #beekeepers
March 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
We lost a treasured project leader in Malawi this week. Rev. Rockin Mwabanga saw the connection between community health and environmental health and leveraged beekeeping to support both. Rest in peace.
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #malawi #beekeepers
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #malawi #beekeepers
Inspo from Kaltumi Abdulazeez who first received World Connect funding in 2020. She was at the UN because she is exactly who we should be listening to as we advance progress, around the world and in NYC.
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #unitednations #nigeria #nyc
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #unitednations #nigeria #nyc
June 30, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Inspo from Kaltumi Abdulazeez who first received World Connect funding in 2020. She was at the UN because she is exactly who we should be listening to as we advance progress, around the world and in NYC.
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #unitednations #nigeria #nyc
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #unitednations #nigeria #nyc
We're cooking up an evening to celebrate the POWER INSIDE FOOD! Our Annual Benefit on May 19 in New York City will highlight communities who are leveraging food as an essential ingredient for global progress.
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #food
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #food
March 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
We're cooking up an evening to celebrate the POWER INSIDE FOOD! Our Annual Benefit on May 19 in New York City will highlight communities who are leveraging food as an essential ingredient for global progress.
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #food
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #food
New Geoformations publication 📘
Susan Murphy & Maeve McGandy analyse how institutional donors are engaging with localisation and locally led development amid today’s global polycrisis.
Read more at: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#LocallyLedDevelopment #DevelopmentStudies #Geoformations
Susan Murphy & Maeve McGandy analyse how institutional donors are engaging with localisation and locally led development amid today’s global polycrisis.
Read more at: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#LocallyLedDevelopment #DevelopmentStudies #Geoformations
January 14, 2026 at 12:04 PM
New Geoformations publication 📘
Susan Murphy & Maeve McGandy analyse how institutional donors are engaging with localisation and locally led development amid today’s global polycrisis.
Read more at: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#LocallyLedDevelopment #DevelopmentStudies #Geoformations
Susan Murphy & Maeve McGandy analyse how institutional donors are engaging with localisation and locally led development amid today’s global polycrisis.
Read more at: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#LocallyLedDevelopment #DevelopmentStudies #Geoformations
Big moment 🚨
Forus is an early endorser of the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social call to action on #LocallyLedDevelopment — launching today.
And our Co-Chair Dr. Moses Isooba is a CSO voice on stage 👏
Time to shift power to local actors.
👉 Join: www.peacedirect.org/invitation-t...
#ShiftThePower
Forus is an early endorser of the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social call to action on #LocallyLedDevelopment — launching today.
And our Co-Chair Dr. Moses Isooba is a CSO voice on stage 👏
Time to shift power to local actors.
👉 Join: www.peacedirect.org/invitation-t...
#ShiftThePower
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May 12, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Big moment 🚨
Forus is an early endorser of the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social call to action on #LocallyLedDevelopment — launching today.
And our Co-Chair Dr. Moses Isooba is a CSO voice on stage 👏
Time to shift power to local actors.
👉 Join: www.peacedirect.org/invitation-t...
#ShiftThePower
Forus is an early endorser of the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social call to action on #LocallyLedDevelopment — launching today.
And our Co-Chair Dr. Moses Isooba is a CSO voice on stage 👏
Time to shift power to local actors.
👉 Join: www.peacedirect.org/invitation-t...
#ShiftThePower
Open for business! Our investments in Rwanda are launching income-generating opportunities for people living in government housing. These new businesses also benefit the entire community by making new products and services available locally. #locallyleddevelopment #powerinsidecommunuties #rwanda
August 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Open for business! Our investments in Rwanda are launching income-generating opportunities for people living in government housing. These new businesses also benefit the entire community by making new products and services available locally. #locallyleddevelopment #powerinsidecommunuties #rwanda
We love the energy that Ladder to Learning brings to education in Malawi. Mudzi Connect was an early investor in L2L's literacy hub program, which improves 80% of student reading by at least one level after just 6 weeks. Keep going, L2L! 📚⭐📖⭐
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #malawi
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #malawi
August 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM
We love the energy that Ladder to Learning brings to education in Malawi. Mudzi Connect was an early investor in L2L's literacy hub program, which improves 80% of student reading by at least one level after just 6 weeks. Keep going, L2L! 📚⭐📖⭐
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #malawi
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #malawi
When project partners come together at our skills-building workshops, they create something powerful: a community of leaders.
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #Guatemala
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #Guatemala
July 14, 2026 at 2:09 PM
When project partners come together at our skills-building workshops, they create something powerful: a community of leaders.
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #Guatemala
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #Guatemala
We've seen the POWER INSIDE COMMUNITIES to lead their own progress, which is why we invest directly in their ideas.
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
July 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
We've seen the POWER INSIDE COMMUNITIES to lead their own progress, which is why we invest directly in their ideas.
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
In a shrinking funding landscape, The Dialogue creates space for funders and civil society to meet as equals, building solidarity and future‑ready ways of resourcing our movements.
Explore this #LocallyLedDevelopment prototype:
web.civicus.org/LLL-TheDialogue
#LocalLeadershipLabs
Explore this #LocallyLedDevelopment prototype:
web.civicus.org/LLL-TheDialogue
#LocalLeadershipLabs
July 9, 2026 at 7:15 AM
In a shrinking funding landscape, The Dialogue creates space for funders and civil society to meet as equals, building solidarity and future‑ready ways of resourcing our movements.
Explore this #LocallyLedDevelopment prototype:
web.civicus.org/LLL-TheDialogue
#LocalLeadershipLabs
Explore this #LocallyLedDevelopment prototype:
web.civicus.org/LLL-TheDialogue
#LocalLeadershipLabs
🎉 How do we spark joy? Investing in communities. Here, World Connect Rwanda country director Rhoda celebrates the launch of 12 new projects that will improve health, education, and economic opportunity for people living in government housing.
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #rwanda
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #rwanda
May 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
🎉 How do we spark joy? Investing in communities. Here, World Connect Rwanda country director Rhoda celebrates the launch of 12 new projects that will improve health, education, and economic opportunity for people living in government housing.
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #rwanda
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #rwanda
Have you met Paul Phiri yet? There's a reason why we call him the Banana Whisperer. 🍌🍌
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
Paul Phiri: The Banana Whisperer
YouTube video by World Connect
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May 27, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Have you met Paul Phiri yet? There's a reason why we call him the Banana Whisperer. 🍌🍌
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
April 15, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Hello again to our Garden Grandpa Dario in Ecuador! With World Connect funding, he's training families to cultivate produce to sell and eat. We love his love for veggies! 🥬🥕
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #ecuador #eatyourveggies
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #ecuador #eatyourveggies
March 31, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Hello again to our Garden Grandpa Dario in Ecuador! With World Connect funding, he's training families to cultivate produce to sell and eat. We love his love for veggies! 🥬🥕
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #ecuador #eatyourveggies
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #ecuador #eatyourveggies
Meet our Garden Grandpa, Darío, whose admiration for his cauliflower is about the sweetest declaration of love ever.
#powerinsidefood #powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #ecuador #foodislove
#powerinsidefood #powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #ecuador #foodislove
March 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Meet our Garden Grandpa, Darío, whose admiration for his cauliflower is about the sweetest declaration of love ever.
#powerinsidefood #powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #ecuador #foodislove
#powerinsidefood #powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #ecuador #foodislove
March 17, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Let's travel! Our staff visit project sites to support the communities we have co-invested with as they drive progress in education, health, environment, and economic opportunity. Buen viaje, Lidia!
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #guatemala #sitevisit
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #guatemala #sitevisit
February 27, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Let's travel! Our staff visit project sites to support the communities we have co-invested with as they drive progress in education, health, environment, and economic opportunity. Buen viaje, Lidia!
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #guatemala #sitevisit
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #guatemala #sitevisit
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Was there one more thing you wanted to do this year? Don't let the year slip away without supporting World Connect! Click the link below to donate before the year's end.
worldconnect.global/donate
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
worldconnect.global/donate
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
December 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Was there one more thing you wanted to do this year? Don't let the year slip away without supporting World Connect! Click the link below to donate before the year's end.
worldconnect.global/donate
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
worldconnect.global/donate
#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
Travel with us from Ecuador to Malawi and meet two talented leaders driving progress in their communities. Join us virtually for a Showcase of Global Partners on 9 December. Click this link to register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#locallyleddevelopment #powerinsidecommunities #ecuador #malawi
#locallyleddevelopment #powerinsidecommunities #ecuador #malawi
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Travel with us from Ecuador to Malawi and meet two talented leaders driving progress in their communities. Join us virtually for a Showcase of Global Partners on 9 December. Click this link to register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#locallyleddevelopment #powerinsidecommunities #ecuador #malawi
#locallyleddevelopment #powerinsidecommunities #ecuador #malawi