From Poverty to Power From Poverty to Power

GELI Stories: 
-          Building Coalitions between UN Agencies and Government Ministries in Eswatini
-          Working in closed and informal political spaces like Eritrea 
4 posts on future of UK Aid under Labour:
-          Two from Andy Sumner of Kings
-          Options for UK Aid: DFID survivor Tom Wingfield responds to Andy Sumner
-          Lisa Nandy on UK's Future Development Policy Under Labour

How Blogs can Change Government Policy
Six big humanitarian policy trends for 2024
What are the Grounds for Hope in a World of Wrecks?
The Rise of 'Trust-Based Philanthropy' - aka Unconditional Cash Transfers to NGOs
Is Poverty Porn a thing of the past? Yes and No

I sat down a few months ago to discuss data and development with Clare Melamed, who runs the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data. Transcript available on the From Poverty to Power blog.

Links I Liked
UN Women makes Norm Change central to its mission
What's it like Explaining NGOs to Senior Military types from 40 Countries?
Feminist Climate Justice – what is it and how could it help?
Mia Mottley on Slavery, Poverty, George Floyd, Climate and the Future of the World
Some last minute Christmas book presents
 

Links I Liked
Voices of Gaza
What do 70 Masters students from around the world want to campaign on?
What to read on the new UK White Paper on International Development?
What can we learn from looking at the overlaps between innovations in ways of doing research and neglected development issues?
 

Why did the Street Movements of the 2010s fail?
What Tactics are most Effective in Non-Violent Protest?
Think tanks are struggling. They need to change.
Whoop Whoop. Just made a personal Webpage it's super easy.

RIP Saleemul Huq, a true climate hero
Why a “humanitarian pause” or “humanitarian corridors” are simply not the answer in Gaza
Pracademics: just a clunky new word, or something more significant/substantial?