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🚨 Disturbing Abuse Findings in the Humanitarian Sector 🚨 Recent data reveals a grim reality: 1 in 5 survivors of sexual abuse, exploitation, and harassment by aid workers were under 18. Even more alarming, a quarter of perpetrators held management positions. These findings come from a CHS pilot program, which tracked incidents of sexual abuse by aid workers across two dozen international, local, and private sector organizations between October 2022 and September 2023. The reported 133 incidents are a stark reminder of the urgent need for accountability and safeguarding in our sector. It's time to confront these issues head-on and create a safer environment for all those we aim to help. #HumanitarianAid #Accountability #Safeguarding #EndAbuse Jasmine Westendorf https://lnkd.in/dgXv9PRX

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Two weeks left to apply for the Social Impact Fellowship 📣 ⏰ Don’t miss out on this fantastic professional development opportunity to increase your skills, knowledge, network and develop a purpose-driven mindset and toolkit to embed impact into your career. The Fellowship has been developed to support a range of individuals including those: ⭐️ Seeking an impact-driven career, ⭐️ Running or interested in running your own social enterprise, ⭐️ In a corporate or government role and want to embed impact, ⭐️ Working in the impact space and want to deepen your impact, or ⭐️ Interested in how investment capital is leveraged for impact. Alongside the core impact-focused content shared with the whole cohort and optional group project supporting a social enterprise, Fellows can choose from five impact pathways and access curated knowledge, experiences, mentorship, and connections that align with their chosen stream. Apply before midnight 31st July: https://lnkd.in/gVXW-ypQ #socialimpact #environmentalimpact #impact #professionaldevelopment #personaldevelopment #upskill #outcomes #purpose #fellowship #leaders #insights #business4good #careers #innovation #SocialEnterprise #SocEnt #SocEntAu #SocialImpact #Changemakers #SocialEntrepreneur #ChangeTheGame #Switch2Good #SocialEntrepreneurship #SocialInnovation #NotForProfit #Purpose #ForPurpose #SocialChange #SocialBusiness #Sustainability #climate

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We recently completed Cohort 2 of our #SkillShare Programme on decolonising development and humanitarian action. It was a great opportunity to meet a diversity of practitioners across the #development and #humanitarian sectors, and provide a space for shared learning and group-led activities. We are very grateful to our brilliant guest speakers, who brought in a multitude of perspectives and led fascinating discussions with our course participants. We heard about the intersection between #Eurocentrism, #epistemicide and the distinction between #colonisation, #colonialism and #coloniality from Eyob Balcha Gebremariam, PhD. Ajoy Datta explored the complexities of working in teams, unpicking how difference (#race, #gender, #age, #seniority etc.) can affect the quality of #team work, #interpersonal interactions and individual #performance. Dylan Mathews (CEO, Peace Direct) described how Peace Direct had consulted with their international #peacebuilder partners to understand how they viewed issues relating to #partnership, #funding, #accountability and more. Dylan Mathews described the lessons that Peace Direct has drawn from these consultative processes and how this has fed into their #participative #grantmaking and #strategy #design. Lena B. (Bond UK) led participants through Bond's clear and user-friendly "Antiracist and Decolonising Framework", which guides #organisations step-by-step through the issues they need to address to #decolonise their practice - from the CEO and Board to #recruitment and from #communications through to #fundraising. Nancy Kankam Kusi (West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), Re-imagining the INGO (RINGO)) described the work being done by West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) and Re-imagining the INGO (RINGO) to lead work on decolonising the #globaldev sector. She gave a vision of a future and provided clear and practical examples of where #innovation is happening. #SkillShare participants have drawn on this expert knowledge to reflect on their own experiences of #GlobalDev and #Humanitarian Action to develop their transformative #vision, and - with 1-2-1 mentoring support - have developed a practical #actionplan for the next 12 weeks. We are keeping in touch as they implement their plans. Watch this space for updates! Carlos Alberto Aguilar Cáceres, Molly Parker Robinson, Paula Brennan, Tracey Wallace, Sanjukta Moorthy (Sun-yook-ta), Jess Blijkers, Silvester Kasozi, Paul Rees-Thomas, Regina Portilla de Rosenzweig, Nadia Jeanne Sylvie Rabbaa, Leslie Mudimu, Rayana R., María Sepúlveda, Qamar Iqbal, Dr. Nompilo Ndlovu (Ph.D), Rutendo Nyaku, #antiracist #intersectional #intersectionalfeminism #feminist #power #equity #socialjustice #onlinetraining #shiftthepower #thepowershift #decolonise #decolonize #localize #localise

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What have you been reading this month? Karen Peachey, the Director of the CALP Network shares her recommended read for July below ⤵️    “This report by MercyCorps takes on the extremely important subject of ensuring greater engagement with affected individuals in the design and delivery of CVA programmes, drawing on lessons learnt from work in Lebanon in 23/24.     The report describes the challenges of operationalizing participation commitments even BEFORE securing funding for a prospective MPCA programme. This approach carried the risk of raising expectations that might not be met. This learning report documents their experience.      A few takeaways:   1- While policymakers make commitments to accountability and participation, it is frontline teams who face the challenge of translating these commitments into practical action. 2- Significant power imbalances between aid providers and affected communities must be considered. 3- Affected populations are not used to being consulted by aid agencies on the design of assistance programmes. 4- Although mitigation measures were implemented to manage participants' expectations, they were insufficient to prevent raising those expectations.    5- If sustained engagement of affected populations cannot be ensured before funding is secured, advocate for flexible funding to design the project once funding is in place. 6- Notions of participation need to be adapted to local cultural norms and overcome siloed views of what accountability to affected populations really means.    Although the report format doesn't include a simple summary, key learning points are consolidated at the end of each section.    Read the full report here: https://calp.net/3RKImBd   Reading the report prompted me to think about how much there is to learn from development thinking where community engagement has a longer history. Perhaps it’s time to tackle those silos as well as the silos within humanitarian work?     Talking of community engagement and of tackling silos, have you been following the Policy Dialogue on CVA? Coordinated by the CALP Network and BHA we are working across the community to push for a refresh of humanitarian policies that enable more people-centred and locally led humanitarian assistance.    Sign up to the next Policy Dialogue event which takes place on the 16th of July, during which we be sharing the outcomes of a large-scale consultation of humanitarians across the world. One theme which came out very strongly in the consultation was around the challenges in moving beyond feedback processes to truly involving crisis-affected people in decision-making. Please do join us then to go into greater depth. I look forward to seeing you there. Sign up here: https://calp.net/4eF042D”  

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Edited: now launched! If you download the guide, all references are live-linked. If you don't download, the links are not live. FYI. A Guide to implementing a #humanrights based approach to the #biodiversityplan Download, review and use this guide, signposting you to additional and excellent sources of #howto promote and fulfill #humanrights More here: bit.ly/4bycR4Y The result of a 5 month collaboration between 21 authors from social movements, academics, research institutes, non-government organisations, indigenous peoples’ organisations, youth groups, gender justice and women’s groups 

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Insights from our fireside chat on "Building an Inclusive Approach to Identity Verification" with the brilliant Dr Sarah Walton and David Birch! 🔎 Dr. Walton highlighted a staggering reality: over 1 BILLION people internationally are unable to prove their identity. This exclusion perpetuates distrust and prevents individuals from accessing essential services. In the UK alone, this affects over 6 million adults, or 12% of the population. 📊 We also discussed how alternative data, such as government data sources, can play a crucial role in verifying identities by sharing 'signals' or minimal amounts of data. This approach can help foster digital trust and empower individuals. This session provided valuable insights and showcased the latest research from Women In Identity, Savanta, and LexisNexis Risk Solutions UK & IRL - Financial Services and Businesses on creating more inclusive pathways to digital identity and trust. #TrustLive2024 #DigitalTrust #IdentityVerification

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Why are we spending so much money and effort to make vulnerable people miserable? Today's passing of the ‘Safety of Rwanda Bill’, is a sombre one for human rights. At St Augustine's we know first hand how much it is affecting people including children and victims of trafficking. Tony, who helps our centre members to manage their mental health says: "...time and again people I support are vocalising their terror of being deported to Rwanda. I think this impacts an already traumatised body. At a time when we should be creating safety, we, as the UK, are triggering people's nervous systems with a further threat to respond to. I see it everyday." The Rwanda scheme is pointless: inhumane, unworkable and eye-wateringly expensive. It won't deter people who are desperate to find a safe place to be; only last night we heard five people including a 7 year old girl lost their lives attempting to cross the channel. It violates International Law, Supreme Court rulings, and the core principle of non-refoulement in the 1951 Refugee Convention. Like so many others across the UK, we will continue to campaign for safe and legal routes for people seeking asylum; it's the only option. We will keep calling this nonsense out and we hope you do too. #RwandaNotInMyName #NotRwandaNotAnywere #RoutestoSafety #StopRwanda Calderdale Valley of Sanctuary

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How does the climate crisis impact people living in poverty? Children who live in poverty are disproportionally impacted by climate change. “Almost every child on earth is exposed to at least one climate and environmental hazard, shock or stress such as heatwaves, cyclones, air pollution, flooding and water scarcity,” UNICEF. We want to join others in combatting this threat. For Great Big Green Week, Compassion’s Vice President for Africa, Palamanga Ouali, shares the startling implications that climate change has on those living in poverty, and how Compassion's local church partners are improving futures for people in rural communities. 👉 https://bit.ly/4aYIweX #GreatBigGreenWeek #climatechange #climateaction

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WORKING TOGETHER 🏆 At All We Can, our partnership approach is very important to us. 🤝 Instead of trying to impose solutions to poverty on communities, we partner with local organisations in some of the world's poorest countries to uncover the potential of people living in poverty. 🔒 We do this by working together with local organisations. Their commitment and compassion mean that, more than anyone else, they are best placed to unlock the potential in their communities. 🚶 We believe that one of our most important roles is to support the capacity development of our local partners instead of trying to import our own solutions to the challenges communities are facing. 💎 We do not need to import solutions and potential to communities. The potential is already there, like hidden treasure, it is waiting to be uncovered. 🤗 Help us on our journey of partnership by giving to All We Can TODAY. 🔗 allwecan.org.uk/give/ 📷 Tom Price / All We Can

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A group of young leaders and changemakers from around the world have developed a Girls’ Pact for the Future setting out their vision for a world where 👇🏾 👉🏽 Gender equality is a reality 👉🏽 Stereotypes and biases rooted in racism, colonialism, patriarchy and other forms of oppression are dismantled 👉🏽 Boys are raised to respect and value girls as equals 👉🏽 Everyone grows up seeing a version of themselves in positions of power 👉🏽 Technology is used as a tool for inclusion and empowerment 👉🏽 Accountability for commitments is taken seriously by governments 👉🏽 Peace prevails. Conflict resolution is prioritised, and diplomacy is valued over violence 👉🏽 All persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity are fully accepted and equal in society To do this, governments must start by listening to their voices. #FutureGirlsWant Find the reports here: https://lnkd.in/ehkFbQNJ

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Gen Z, lead the way... From tackling social issues to shaping political discourse, Generation Z have firmly established themselves as trailblazers in driving progressive change. These changemakers aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo, or even rewrite it in the process, thanks to their liberal views, digital savviness, and global outlook. Explore the pulse of this movement in our latest eBook, ‘Youth Changemakers: new wave activism’ and delve into their approaches to making a difference, new forms of activism, and real-world success stories. Download the eBook below. #Savanta #MakeBetterDecisions #GenZ #Changemakers #Activism

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Let's move beyond diversity: join our Race Equity Series Following the launch of the first Home Truths report, we have talked to hundreds of people in civil society about the need for serious action to tackle civil society’s racism problem. But we have also tried to ensure that as we do our talking, we also do plenty of listening. In particular, to identify the sticking points to taking serious and transformative action against racism and for race equity. As a result, we have put together a Race Equity Series with individual themes focussed on where we heard a need in mainstream civil society for clarification and guidance to overcome blockages to progress and to support transformative change on anti-racism and race equity. We are now taking bookings for the first session on 12 June: Why we must move beyond diversity. It is open to all in civil society, so please forward it to your teams. https://lnkd.in/e8gF5Kkk

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Let's move beyond diversity: join our Race Equity Series Following the launch of the first Home Truths report, we have talked to hundreds of people in civil society about the need for serious action to tackle civil society’s racism problem. But we have also tried to ensure that as we do our talking, we also do plenty of listening. In particular, to identify the sticking points to taking serious and transformative action against racism and for race equity. As a result, we have put together a Race Equity Series with individual themes focussed on where we heard a need in mainstream civil society for clarification and guidance to overcome blockages to progress and to support transformative change on anti-racism and race equity. We are now taking bookings for the first session on 12 June: Why we must move beyond diversity. It is open to all in civil society, so please forward it to your teams. https://lnkd.in/eeBz9NYx

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We welcome the new report from International Development Committee covering the ways the FCDO can better support disability justice. We know that this work must be led by disabled people themselves and will require more funding and resources directly to activists. As part of our new strategy, we are keen to support Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in implementing these recommendations. #DisabilityJustice https://lnkd.in/dSKit8hX

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📢 From evidence to legislation - Kenya is looking to criminalise sextortion, with major input from water and sanitation sector stakeholders Partners KEWASNET and @African Civil Society Network for Water and Sanitation led by Sareen Malik have been looking into and raising awareness on the issue of sextortion in the water sector for years. Research from 2020 in Nairobi’s #Kibera, Africa’s largest urban #informalsettlement, showed that 1 in 5 survey respondents had witnessed sextortion at a WASH facility. We've been following and building on this this trailblazing work for 8 years and we've seen the support at global level in the water sector from the likes of Simavi, Sanitation and Water for All - a UNICEF-hosted global partnership, SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute, End Water Poverty, UNU MERIT. Over the weekend ANEW, KEWASNET and Avaaz convened a meeting to address sextortion in the Kenyan legal framework, and share their petition: https://lnkd.in/eNPKpNjC AMAZING WORK What is it all about? #Sextortion, a widespread but often ignored practice – occurs at the intersection of #corruption and #sexualexploitation. With the ability to grant or withold something of importance, perpetrators exercise their power over another person’s body to request – either explicitly or implicitly – sexual acts. Sextortion occurs anywhere where people in a position of power are abusing their role. See for example: https://p.dw.com/p/4N0YH

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