This is a conversation podcast by Duncan Green, strategic adviser for Oxfam GB, author of ‘How Change Happens’ and Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics. This personal reflection is not intended as a comprehensive statement of the agreed policies of either Oxfam or the LSE. https://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/
The last Development Nutshell! 26 minutes of reflection on my 20 years at Oxfam, which are coming to an end next week.
Yep, this is it. Walking the plank as of next Tuesday, so here are some parting reflections I've been putting up on the blog over the last few days, and links to a bunch of more normal FP2P fare, which I've had to leave out due to lack of time.
I’m leaving Oxfam – here’s what happens next (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/im-leaving-oxfam-heres-what-happens-next/)
Some Reflections on Leaving Oxfam after 20 years (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/some-reflections-on-leaving-oxfam-after-20-years/)
Learning from Humiliation, Shame and Failure (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/learning-from-humiliation-shame-and-failure/)
Thirty Years of Anti-Corruption: A Personal Reflection by Kenyan legend John Githongo (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/thirty-years-of-anti-corruption-a-personal-reflection/)
How the pregnancy penalty supercharges global inequality (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/how-the-pregnancy-penalty-supercharges-global-inequality/)
RIP Father Frans von Hoff – the co-founder of the Fairtrade Movement (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/rip-father-frans-von-hoff-the-co-founder-of-the-fairtrade-movement/)
Could Activists Do Better at Resisting Backlash? (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/could-activists-do-better-at-resisting-backlash/)
Shifting power through Power Funding (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/shifting-power-through-power-funding/)
Unequal: Why India Lags Behind its Neighbours (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/unequal-why-india-lags-behind-its-neighbours-book-review/) (Book Review)
A (tough) love letter to the Open Movement (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/a-tough-love-letter-to-the-open-movement/)
The Battle for Tax Justice will be fought country by country: here are five useful tips for activists (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/the-battle-for-tax-justice-will-be-fought-country-by-country-here-are-five-useful-tips-for-activists/)
How do we stop Bad Stuff Happening? (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/how-do-we-stop-bad-stuff-happening-and-does-it-differ-from-supporting-good-stuff/)And does it differ from Supporting Good Stuff?
Forgetting Rana Plaza (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/forgetting-rana-plaza/)
GELI Stories:
How to get Early Childhood Development into the SDGs (with a bit of help from Shakira) (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/geli-stories-how-to-get-early-childhood-development-into-the-sdgs-with-a-bit-of-help-from-shakira/)
Taking Risks as a Leader to protect child rights in Syria (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/geli-stories-taking-risks-as-a-leader-to-protect-child-rights-in-syria/)
How a Critical Juncture unlocked the path to reform on duty of care within the aid sector (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/geli-stories-how-a-critical-juncture-unlocked-the-path-to-reform-on-duty-of-care-within-the-aid-sector/)
Bringing Stakeholders together to tackle Girls’ Education in Benin (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/geli-stories-bringing-stakeholders-together-to-tackle-girls-education-in-benin/)
Moving fast and working with Unusual Suspects to Reform the Military in the Republic of Guinea (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/geli-stories-moving-fast-and-working-with-unusual-suspects-to-reform-the-military-in-the-republic-of-guinea/)
2 Mar 2024
Development Nutshell, (30m). Audio roundup of February blogs on 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
17 Feb 2024
Development Nutshell, bumper edition (28m). Audio roundup of January/February blogs on From Poverty to Power
How Blogs can Change Government Policy (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/how-blogs-can-change-government-policy/)
Six big humanitarian policy trends for 2024 (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/six-big-humanitarian-policy-trends-for-2024/)
What are the Grounds for Hope in a World of Wrecks? (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/what-are-the-grounds-for-hope-in-a-world-of-wrecks/)
The Rise of 'Trust-Based Philanthropy' - aka Unconditional Cash Transfers to NGOs (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/the-rise-of-trust-based-philanthropy-aka-cash-transfers-to-ngos/)
Is Poverty Porn a thing of the past? Yes and No (https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/is-poverty-porn-a-thing-of-the-past-yes-and-no/)
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