By Elizaphan Ogechi, Executive Director, Nguzo Africa Community Foundation
From a distance the development sector looks well. Get interested. Establish a local community organization and try your lucky on the "do good" sector. Write proposals. Get regrets, rejections and finally get picked. Meet all the due diligence requirements. Sign the contract. Get a few dollars. Start implementing. Write reports. Monitor. Audit. Evaluate. Write reports. Repeat.
By Elizaphan Ogechi, Executive Director, Nguzo Africa Community Foundation
Crises and other pressing human challenges are great teachers.
Get into humanitarian and development sector and try to solve some of Africa’s pressing challenges in governance, human rights, insecurity, education, health, food insecurity, youth unemployment, pandemics, climate change crises, among others. You get enrolled in the world’s greatest seminar of all times. You can’t avoid to think deep.
By Elizaphan Ogechi, Nguzo Africa and Wanjiru Kanyiha, Kilimani Project Foundation
By Elizaphan Ogechi, Nguzo Africa Community Foundation, Kenya, and
Eme Iniekung, GivingTuesday, Nigeria
In one of the reflection sessions, the 2022 #ShiftThePower fellows were paired to share the essence of self-care and solidarity in their work. Most of these reflections focussed on the degenerative behaviour of non profit workers who often became unbearably busy, stressed and burnt out. Many non profit workers and leaders ignore these red flags saying their work is a lifestyle, often propelled by passion and doing good for humanity.
As you settle after the 2023 #ShiftThePower Global Summit experience with 700 plus change makers in Bogotá, Colombia, the aside "Summit Communique" is here. It is dedicated to you who felt restless and vowed to reclaim the lost power of alternatives, diversity, and solidarity to create the world we want. Much credit goes to the event organisers, led by Jenny Hodgson, Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF) and her creative team, for confronting the world pain through relaxed atmospheres, light-up talks, and plenty connecting spaces. And you of course,100%.
