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Collaboration

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?

Let's counter act!

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?