The Problem with Partnerships: Respect Local Experts | S1 E3

Building Peace with Peace Direct

Trust and respect are fundamental to healthy relationships. So why are they missing from partnerships in international cooperation? In this episode, our guests share powerful insights on how international organizations’ lack of trust in local leaders results in ineffective interventions, while respect-based flexibility can lead to greater impact.
Shownotes:
Use this action pack to help you put these lessons into practice: https://www.peacedirect.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TPWP-Action-pack-Episode-3-Respect-Local-Experts.pdf
Other resources:
Transforming Partnerships in International Cooperation (2023): https://www.peacedirect.org/transforming-partnerships/.
‘Help us fund peace differently’, Peace Direct: https://www.peacedirect-impact.org/#help-us-fund-peace-differently
What makes $1,000 more valuable than $100,000? Read the blog: https://humanityunited.org/perspectives/a-reflection-on-the-importance-of-unrestricted-funding/.
Learn from 3 of Peace Direct's funders about how they changed their practices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-1_uTde85Q
Speaker bios:
Nicoline Nwenushi Wazeh is a gender and development specialist, jurist, human rights defender and civil society activist in Cameroon. She is also the CEO and founder of Pathways for Women’s Empowerment and Development.
Gunjan Veda is the Executive Director of the Movement for Community-Led Development, or MCLD. It’s a network that works to shift power so that low-income communities can achieve their own visions and goals.
Dr Véronique Barbelet is an independent humanitarian policy researcher and a Research Associate with the Overseas Development Institute’s Humanitarian Policy Group.