BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Nairobi BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:EAT TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260615T225620Z - 51099@e37c72951f07 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250529T170000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250529T180000 CREATED:20260615T225620Z DESCRIPTION:Funding on our terms: Rethinking donor-recipient relationships for s ustainable impact \nThe recent webinar\, Funding on Our Terms: Rethink ing Donor-Recipient Relationships for Sustainable Impact\, held on the 29t h of May 2025\, was led by the Zambian Governance Foundation (ZGF)\, and b rought powerful insights into the urgent need to transform how development funding works. In a global context where "shifting the power" is often di scussed but rarely practiced meaningfully\, ZGF’s CEO Engwase Banda Mwal e and CLD/CSO Support Manager\, Racheal Mwila made a compelling case for c entering community leadership and autonomy. Their presentations challenged conventional donor-led funding models and shared how ZGF is actively dism antling these outdated structures.What Needs to Change? Racheal Mwila brok e down the structural issues with traditional funding: Short-term\, donor- driven priorities that limit local innovation Excessive administrative bur dens on CSOs Limited decision-making power for communities doing the actua l work Instead\, ZGF is pioneering a new model grounded in community-led d evelopment and participatory grantmaking. Their three funds — the Cataly st Fund\, Civil Society Strengthening Fund\, and Community Resource Match Fund — emphasize trust\, flexibility\, and local ownership.Shifting Powe r in Practice Engwase Banda Mwale framed ZGF’s journey as a transformati on in mindset\, not just strategy. With over 400 CSO connections and growi ng alliances\, ZGF asks bold questions like\, What if communities made the call and funders responded? Their "reverse call for proposals" flips the script\, enabling communities to define priorities while ZGF acts as a res ponsive bridge-builder and trust creator. This model challenges the tradit ional role of intermediaries and invites donors to co-create rather than c ontrol.Why This Matters In the face of declining trust in institutions and growing inequality\, the case for funding differently is not only moral — it's strategic. As [...] DTSTAMP:20260615T225620Z LOCATION:Kuja\, Kenya SUMMARY:Funding on our terms: Rethinking donor-recipient relationships for sustainable impact END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR