Community-Driven Localization
Note to get in the building - if there's not someone there to greet you - use the call box to the left of the door. Use the search box to find "3" - you'll see one entry. Press the call box and the door will unlock. Take the elevator to the third floor.
This session explores how to empower community-based organizations to lead localization efforts and outlines practical steps to ensure communities have a strong voice in the process.
Discussion Questions
- How can we create environments for community-based organizations to lead localization efforts?
- What practical steps can be taken to ensure communities have a voice in this process?
Discussion Leaders
Chilande Kuloba-Warria is the Team Leader and Founder of Warande Advisory Center, with over two decades of experience providing strategic technical assistance across Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and North America, focused on dynamic accountability, sustainable systems change, and equitable partnerships.
Kate Cummings is an Advisor for Strategy & Programs at Fearless Project, bringing 13 years of leadership in humanitarian and global development, with expertise in tech innovation, emergency response, public health, and reshaping power dynamics through community collaboration.
Maura Donlan is the Chief Advocacy & Partnerships Officer at Adeso, driving strategic partnerships and advocacy initiatives to support African-led development efforts and community-centered solutions.
Molly Frank is the Manager of Strategic Relationships at SHOFCO and will share insights on the Global Alliance for Communities initiative, which is focused on empowering grassroots organizations to drive sustainable, community-led development and amplify the voices of marginalized populations globally.
Sana Mustafa is an internationally recognized movement leader in forced displacement and human rights activism, with a focus on fighting systems of oppression, leveraging personal experiences as a brown, queer, Arab, and forcibly displaced woman, and mobilizing significant funding for nonprofit initiatives.
Wangiwe Joanna Kambuzi is the Founder and Managing Director of Mzuzu E-Hub in Malawi, a social entrepreneur fostering a thriving ecosystem that promotes self-reliance for individuals and communities across Malawi and beyond.
Thank you to The Sidebar leadership team for your support in making this happen!