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The Meaning of SDGs for Children

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:33 +0000

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Community Collaboration: The Key Role of Local Government as a Catalyst

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:22 +0000

The complexity of the SDGs requires the prioritization of systems and project collaboration over silos. Government, business, social profits, and citizens working together are especially important at the community level to ensure global issues are localized. A significant challenge is that collaboration requires a neutral catalyst and a new planning approach driven by more than data and tasks. Planning for issues as complicated as the SDGs requires that in addition to being driven by data and tasks, planning must be driven by stakeholders and citizens. Local government is well positioned to serve as a catalyst for this crucial holistic approach to community collaboration by emphasizing stakeholder and citizen relationship building. This session will share a practice-informed framework, strategies, and examples of projects and systems collaboration resulting from local government serving as a catalyst for transformation.

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Mission Ecosystems: Re-energizing innovation ecosystems to achieve the SDGs

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:09 +0000

Mariana Mazzucato, author of the book “Mission Economy” and founding director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, defines missions as “Concrete, time-bound targets within societal / environmental and economic challenges that act as frames and stimuli for innovation.” This session looks at one approach to increase the effectiveness of such stimuli, by adopting place-based ecosystem thinking to mission design and implementation. Participants will 1. Be introduced to the concept of missions, including an overview of the most up to date research and publications about the topic 2. Learn about place-based innovation ecosystems 3. Engage in a practical workshop of ecosystem mapping using the framework developed 4. If applicable, get access to the report that we might able to launch at CCW (missionecosystems.com) 5. The presentation of a tool that can help map local ecosystems. For a preview of the approach, please go to: https://vimeo.com/668768398

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Sri Lanka Bee Honey – From a forest full of a medicine

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:01:57 +0000

Walking into a Sri Lankan forest is like walking into a medicine cabinet. so said a farmer. And this is true because 1. There is immense bio diversity in such a small space 2. So much of our plant life has medicinal benefits, which supported the indigenous ‘Hela Vedakama’ (medicine) of Sri Lanka. Therefore there is a possibility that Sri Lankan bee honey has great potential to become the next big high value export. But, to date the industry is at a very basic level; there is no formal support, no R & D, very few scientific studies, very few regulations. This is what Goodfolks is trying to change by 1. Conducting research into the quality of Sri Lankan Bee Honey and then finding a positioning in the international market 2. Developing a supply chain that brings employment opportunities to homes, communities and women’s groups (ex: plantation sector women could earn an extra income) 3. Because this is a product anyone can get behind, it has tremendous potential to drive environmental causes. In this session we will be outlining the bee honey story in Sri Lanka. What changes we are making, where we are going, and how you (funders/policy-makers etc) can support us to accelerate this process.

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Systems Change in Action: Decolonising Aid & Philanthropy

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:01:53 +0000

The Chandler Foundation and Adeso’s session at Catalysing Change Week will explore the theme of Action. We welcome all ideas, feedback, and partnership. Systems Change in Action: Decolonising Aid & Philanthropy Severe disparities exist in the funding structures that support international humanitarian aid and development. While billions of dollars flow to fund programs in the Global South, local communities only see only a fraction of it. Despite what seemed to be real commitments at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in 2016, the world is nowhere near the stated goal of 25 percent of funding going directly to local organisations in the Global South. Nevertheless, with the appointment of Samantha Power to Administrator in 2021, USAID has reconfirmed its pledge to earmark 25 percent of funds directly to local organisations within the next four years. This session will bring together key leaders in the growing movement towards the decolonisation of aid who will lay out concrete ways to reform and rework the global humanitarian and development system at all levels. Please register for this session and add it to your calendar to receive a Zoom link.

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Cómo impacta la migración en el cumplimiento de los ODS en América Latina

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:01:48 +0000

Session will be held in spanish with english translation. Esta sesión aborda las experiencias exitosas para promover la integración de los migrantes y refugiados y el cumplimiento de los ODS en América Latina. This session adresses the succesful experiencies to promote the integration of migrants and refugees and the SDGs compliance in Latinoamerica.

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Youth Leadership for Systems Change

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:01:37 +0000

How can youth be pioneers for systemic change? Tune in for inspirational, on-the-ground stories from networks around the globe.

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Boundaries in Networks

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:01:37 +0000

How can network boundaries be porous while maintaining purpose and identity? Networks are everywhere we look. Increasingly we find ourselves engaged in many, at the local and global levels. Though these can have overlapping interests and purposes – and sometimes even the same people – they are also often met with different boundaries to entry and competing pulls on engagement. In this world of many impact networks, how can we be more open to collaborating for increased and amplified impact?

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Youth Social Innovation in Emerging Markets: A Case Study from Kenya & Haiti

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:01:36 +0000

The key to accelerating social change in emerging markets lies in leveraging the abundance of resources that already exist within those contexts. Among these are young people’s passion and innovative ideas for developing their communities. This interactive panel discussion will highlight 4 social entrepreneurs under the age of 26 that have started and grown highly impactful ventures in Haiti and Kenya. These ventures range from education nonprofits to digital platforms, sustainability consultancies to tech startups. They will discuss their trajectories as young social entrepreneurs and the work that they are doing, the importance of leveraging local resources for effective impact in emerging markets and the challenges they face, as well as taking questions from the audience.

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Localise your food systems!

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:01:28 +0000

1) What are different initiatives addressing the opportunities and risks in the process of localising food systems? 2) How can we better support each other?

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