How Could We? S4E1 - How Could We? Work with community grantmakers to reimagine funding practices
Welcome back to season 4 of How Could We?.
As outlined in our teaser episode, hosts Anne-Sophie Garrigou and Solla Zophoniasdottir will be exploring the need to redefine development funding, delving into its transformative potential and highlighting its crucial role in achieving a climate-resilient, inclusive, and beautiful future for all.
This season features insights from the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP), a collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and Climate KIC. SILP is designed to foster adaptive and innovative approaches to development work, emphasising trust-building, flexible funding mechanisms, and genuine local capacity building.
Our guest this week is Any Sulistyowati, a distinguished Donella Meadows Leadership Fellow and one of the Community Grantmakers for the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP).
With Any, we discuss the shortcomings of traditional funding mechanisms, how internalised power dynamics hinder genuine local development and how we can collectively reimagine funding practices to support transformative change on the ground.
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This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou & Solla Zophoniasdottir and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge.
Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change.
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