Invite Global South organizations to collaborate on a project. This activity might range from inviting them to co-create a project proposal or grant, or to co-implement or co-evaluate a project.
Assumptions or Misleading Motivations?
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Believe that Global South organizations may have complementary, different or better ideas or goals for a transnational project.
How about asking them.
What project would you do if you had the chance?
What kind of complex problem are you facing right now?
Does this project connect with your own goals?
How would you benefit from this collaboration?
Be ready to happily and effectively give up part of your power to enter a co-coordination/co-creation approach.
Believe that the Global South must have real power in order to transform and make things better in the field.
How about asking them.
How equitable is the division of roles and responsibilities?
Do Global South partners have equal or commensurate decision-making power over the process?
Are Global South partners contracted purely for ‘delivery’ purposes? Is there an intention, however clear, of not including them in convening and design stages?