We are pleased to invite you to the 4th Session of the Pledge Learning Series, "Shaping Mutual Accountability: A Reflection on the First Full Circle of the Pledge Accountability and Learning Mechanism (PALM) as a Mutual Accountability Tool."

The Pledge for Change Learning Series provides an opportunity for strategic lesson-sharing and reflection on emerging issues within the Pledge community. Following the full first circle of collecting and analyzing accountability data, join us as we reflect on the PALM as a tool for fostering mutual accountability. This session will highlight key lessons through an interactive discussion facilitated by representatives from the Pledge Southern-led assessment and the MEAL Working Group.

Date: 25th June 2025

Time: 3 PM Nairobi/ 12 PM GMT/ 1 PM WAT/ 8 AM ET

Facilitator: Blessing Osagie

Natalie Lartey is the founder and director of ‘Wood & Water’ a social enterprise dedicated to a world where humanitarian and environmental stories inspire action towards racial justice. An innovator in her field, Natalie combines traditional communications and knowledge generation approaches, with critical race theory and lived experience perspectives. Natalie is an advisor for the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) specializing in research and communications approaches that center racial justice. She is also the co-chair of the Pledge for Change Global Authentic Story Telling Panel. With a Research Masters in media and communications, and a BSc in digital publishing, Natalie brings a robust academic foundation to her interdisciplinary work.

Janet Mawiyoo has over 30-yrs experience in the global non-profit sector. Her work as a leader in building development and philanthropic institutions has stood out over the years, with a very rich experience on leadership and governance matters, organizational development, resource mobilization and asset development. She works with sector leaders, corporate foundations and other local and international development actors on impactful giving, through Galvanizing Africa Consult, (www.galvanizingafrica.com). For 17 years, Janet worked as the Executive Director of the Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) until the end of June 2021, when she stepped down. KCDF was the first community foundation in East and Central Africa, where she provided outstanding leadership in growing a recognized indigenous foundation that has promoted community-driven development. Among her many other commitments, she currently is a member of the Pledge for Change Global Advisory Review Panel.

Alix Tiernan possesses thirty years of program-quality support experience to development and humanitarian programs with an emphasis on performance management and MEL. She has worked both in country programming and at organizational level in program implementation and management, as well as supporting monitoring of advocacy initiatives in organizational teams.She is a pioneer MEAL lead for the development of the Pledge Accountability and Learning Mechanism (PALM). Alix currently works with Christian Aid as the Global Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager and doubles as the Co-Chair for the Pledge MEAL Working Group. 

Please register for the session here. We encourage you to share this with your colleagues and partners. Thank you!