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:20260523T214951Z - 21365@ip-172-31-35-35 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250529T170000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250529T180000 CREATED:20260523T214951Z DESCRIPTION:Funding on our terms: Rethinking donor-recipient relationships for sustainable im pact \nThe recent webinar\, Funding on Our Terms: Rethinking Donor-Rec ipient Relationships for Sustainable Impact\, held on the 29th of May 2025 \, was led by the Zambian Governance Foundation (ZGF)\, and brought powerf ul insights into the urgent need to transform how development funding work s. In a global context where "shifting the power" is often discussed but r arely practiced meaningfully\, ZGF’s CEO Engwase Banda Mwale and CLD/CSO Support Manager\, Racheal Mwila made a compelling case for centering comm unity leadership and autonomy. Their presentations challenged conventional donor-led funding models and shared how ZGF is actively dismantling these outdated structures.What Needs to Change? Racheal Mwila broke down the st ructural issues with traditional funding: Short-term\, donor-driven priori ties that limit local innovation Excessive administrative burdens on CSOs Limited decision-making power for communities doing the actual work Instea d\, ZGF is pioneering a new model grounded in community-led development an d participatory grantmaking. Their three funds — the Catalyst Fund\, Civ il Society Strengthening Fund\, and Community Resource Match Fund — emph asize trust\, flexibility\, and local ownership.Shifting Power in Practice Engwase Banda Mwale framed ZGF’s journey as a transformation in mindset \, not just strategy. With over 400 CSO connections and growing alliances\ , ZGF asks bold questions like\, What if communities made the call and fun ders responded? Their "reverse call for proposals" flips the script\, enab ling communities to define priorities while ZGF acts as a responsive bridg e-builder and trust creator. This model challenges the traditional role of intermediaries and invites donors to co-create rather than control.Why Th is Matters In the face of declining trust in institutions and growing ineq uality\, the case for funding differently is not only moral — it's strat egic. As [...] DTSTAMP:20260523T214951Z LOCATION:Kuja\, Kenya SUMMARY:Funding on our terms: Rethinking donor-recipient relationships for sustainable impact END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR