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Locally-Led Development
Recent activity 4 weeks ago
Doreen Omitto

Welcome to a vibrant space for changemakers, community leaders, and development practitioners who believe in the power of local solutions to drive sustainable change. This group is dedicated to sharing ideas, experiences, tools, and opportunities that support locally led development across diverse contexts.


What we’re about:


🌱 Promoting community-driven initiatives

🤝 Connecting local actors with global allies

📚 Sharing resources, funding opportunities, and success stories

💬 Engaging in thoughtful discussions on policy, practice, and innovation

🛠️ Supporting capacity building and collaboration


Whether you're a grassroots organizer, funder, NGO worker, researcher, or simply passionate about empowering communities, you're welcome here!


Localization and Decolonizing Aid Locally-Led Development
New Resource Alert: Evidence Library on Locally Led Development (LLD)
Recent activity 4 weeks ago
Doreen Omitto

In 2023, USAID and a group of 20 donors and 24 philanthropies signed the Donor Statement on Supporting Locally Led Development, committing to shift power, funding, and voice to local actors.

To turn this commitment into action, ODI Global, in partnership with EPIC-Africa and PASGR, carried out a 2025 scoping study (with support from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation) to explore the creation of an Evidence Library on LLD: a one-stop resource for research, tools, and good practices.

The study found strong support, especially from Global Majority actors, for a shared platform that:

  • Pools scattered evidence and resources on LLD
  • Centres Global South perspectives on what effective impact and support look like
  • Strengthens peer learning, solidarity, and local collaboration

As the global aid system faces disruption and shrinking funding, the proposed library could play a powerful political and advocacy role: helping reimagine what a just, locally driven development agenda looks like in a post-aid world.

📚 This initiative could mark a shift from fragmented efforts to a unified, evidence-informed movement led by local voices.

To learn more, follow this link: https://odi.org/en/publications/an-evidence-library-on-locally-led-development-lld-making-the-case/ 

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