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Monthly Archives: May 2015

What makes a strong organisation? Six insights from African CSOs

2022-03-11T13:44:58+00:00May 19th, 2015|

“One thing I’ve learned from our discussion, is that for an African organisation to survive, they need to either cope with having nothing or with having too much.” – Representative from an African CSO Over the last year Maliasili Initiatives and Well Grounded have worked together in trying to better understand key issues, challenges, and opportunities related to strengthening African civil society organisations working to improve natural resource governance. As part of this we carried out research, which included interviewing 75 leading African CSOs, international organisations, funders and organisational experts (more on this research very soon). But for the first time [...]

Values and ‘deep culture:’ the roots of change

2022-03-11T13:44:58+00:00May 12th, 2015|

I was recently facilitating a session with civil society representatives in the Republic of Congo, and I asked them to reflect on their personal values, and how these values relate to their professional life. It was inspiring and enriching to hear their responses, and it made me think about how I would answer the question if someone were to ask me. For me, values are an intricate part of who we are as individuals: they shape the way that we see ourselves, and the way that we relate to others and the world around us. In this way, when thinking about [...]

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