As part of a blog link-up on dreams with over 20 other bloggers from around the world, Allison shares her thoughts on how her dreams have found her, and what she’s learned from others living their dreams. Are you living your dream in aid and development?...
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Tag Archives: Social change
Peer coaching: it’s happening, but we need your help
Back in February 2012, we announced that we're starting a peer coaching matching service, in partnership with Shana Montesol Johnson of Development Crossroads. We've been overwhelmed by the response, with over 300 people telling us that they wanted to sign up. In order to get this project up and running...
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Literacy in Development: the flaws with using literacy rates to inform development policy (part 3)
In her third post on literacy and development, Alex Grey examines some of the issues associated with using literacy rates as a measurement to inform development policy, and shows how problematic approaches to monitoring literacy can lead to problems on the ground....
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Crowdfunding: creating the future our communities need
A lot of social change used to rely on outside forces coming to the aid of local communities. Sometimes these interventions are well-designed and increase the capacity and resilience of the community. Other times they serve instead to increase dependency and disrupt local approaches to progress. But what about if...
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Purpose and patience is key for Gen Y in development
Navigating how Gen Y fits into the workplace seems like such an enormous task, but Akhila Kolisetty is willing to give it a shot. In this post, she explains how identifying purpose, and throwing in a little patience, might just be the answer to finding meaningful work for our generation...
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Reflection and action
The stereotype of the under-resourced, run-off-their-feet NGO worker exists for a reason. It's easy to get carried away with all of this, but in the end, how effective does this make us? In a cross post with Mindfulness for NGOs, Alessandra Pigni highlights the importance of reflection as action, and...
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Cognitive dissonance and social change: what can we learn?
When we hear information that goes against our own belief system, our reactions are often irrational and extreme. Why do we react this way? How does knowing about cognitive dissonance theory help to understand this behaviour? If we want the world to be more harmonious, it is vital that we...
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