We lost a treasured project leader in Malawi this week. Rev. Rockin Mwabanga saw the connection between community health and environmental health and leveraged beekeeping to support both. Rest in peace.

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We're cooking up an evening to celebrate the POWER INSIDE FOOD! Our Annual Benefit on May 19 in New York City will highlight communities who are leveraging food as an essential ingredient for global progress.

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63% of our projects are led by women
#internationalwomensday #iwd2026 #powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment

Let's travel! Our staff visit project sites to support the communities we have co-invested with as they drive progress in education, health, environment, and economic opportunity. Buen viaje, Lidia!

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#LocallyLedAction #LocallyLedResponse #LocallyLedCooperation #LocallyLedDevelopment #QualityPartnerships

Believe in magic ✨

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Limited but encouraging evidence about the relative effectiveness of locally led development also includes findings about agency By Annette N. Brown, February 2, 2026 One of the heralded expected outcomes from the drastic disruptions and reductions in foreign assistance over the last year is a greater shift toward locally led d...

New blog post summarizing my and coauthors' recent #systematicreview of the comparative effectiveness of #locallyleddevelopment approaches. Post includes additional analysis of agency-related outcomes as reported in the included studies. Journal article in comments.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/limite...

Publication announcement featuring authors Susan P. Murphy and Maeve McGandy, focusing on locally led development and reforming international development cooperation

New Geoformations publication 📘

Susan Murphy & Maeve McGandy analyse how institutional donors are engaging with localisation and locally led development amid today’s global polycrisis.

Read more at: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Watch this space for community-led progress in 2026!

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Was there one more thing you wanted to do this year? Don't let the year slip away without supporting World Connect! Click the link below to donate before the year's end.

worldconnect.global/donate

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Travel with us from Ecuador to Malawi and meet two talented leaders driving progress in their communities. Join us virtually for a Showcase of Global Partners on 9 December. Click this link to register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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When progress is led from within, it works. 94% of NYC Connect's completed projects have succeeded in meeting their objectives, improving health, education, and economic opportunity for 16,500+ New Yorkers.

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Our co-investments, like this one with an impressive women's group in Rwanda, are funding partnerships that lead to better results, cost effectiveness, and sustainable progress.

#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #rwanda #gbv #honey #beekeepers #beekeepers #domesticviolence

84% of NYC Connect's investments have helped launch new ideas to improve health, education, and economic opportunity for New Yorkers. We can't wait to see Joanna's bold idea take flight!

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Visiting our program partners is a great way to support them in their important work. Here, we visit two partners in NYC while the same happens every month in each country where World Connect operates.

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We are proud to have co-invested with Rural Health Mission in northeastern Nigeria to bring vital health services to communities in Yobe State.

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We're in NYC for #unga and are inspired to hear more experts highlighting the importance of locally-led development as a key strategy for global progress.

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A huge thank you to Rebecca for the vision, to the co-hosts, speakers, participants, and partners who contributed to these crucial conversations!

Learn more at: pep-net.org/news/ai-x-ec...

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I would argue, though, that @johnlist.bsky.social's option C - participatory intervention design - should be a requirement, not an option, as a key component of #locallyleddevelopment.

Local Systems Position Paper | Policy | U.S. Agency for International Development The Local Systems Position Paper reiterates USAID’s commitment to systems thinking and systems practice as key components of locally led development and humanitarian assistance. The position paper pre...

📢 New USAID Position Paper Alert!
Discover how systems practice drives sustainable, locally led progress. 🌍 The paper bridges systems thinking with action, offering approaches to strengthen local systems for lasting impact
Here: www.usaid.gov/policy/local...
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Here’s to 8 years of progress and many more impactful milestones ahead!

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