From Poverty to Power

Yep, this is it. Walking the plank as of next Tuesday, so here are some parting reflections I've been putting up on the blog over the last few days, and links to a bunch of more normal FP2P fare, which I've had to leave out due to lack of time. I’m leaving Oxfam – here’s what happens next [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/im-leaving-oxfam-heres-what-happens-next/] Some Reflections on Leaving Oxfam after 20 years [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/some-reflections-on-leaving-oxfam-after-20-years/] Learning from Humiliation, Shame and Failure [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/learning-from-humiliation-shame-and-failure/] Thirty Years of Anti-Corruption: A Personal Reflection by Kenyan legend John Githongo [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/thirty-years-of-anti-corruption-a-personal-reflection/] How the pregnancy penalty supercharges global inequality [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/how-the-pregnancy-penalty-supercharges-global-inequality/] RIP Father Frans von Hoff – the co-founder of the Fairtrade Movement [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/rip-father-frans-von-hoff-the-co-founder-of-the-fairtrade-movement/] Could Activists Do Better at Resisting Backlash? [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/could-activists-do-better-at-resisting-backlash/] Shifting power through Power Funding [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/shifting-power-through-power-funding/] Unequal: Why India Lags Behind its Neighbours [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/unequal-why-india-lags-behind-its-neighbours-book-review/] (Book Review) A (tough) love letter to the Open Movement [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/a-tough-love-letter-to-the-open-movement/] The Battle for Tax Justice will be fought country by country: here are five useful tips for activists [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/the-battle-for-tax-justice-will-be-fought-country-by-country-here-are-five-useful-tips-for-activists/] How do we stop Bad Stuff Happening? [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/how-do-we-stop-bad-stuff-happening-and-does-it-differ-from-supporting-good-stuff/]And does it differ from Supporting Good Stuff? Forgetting Rana Plaza [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/forgetting-rana-plaza/] GELI Stories:  How to get Early Childhood Development into the SDGs (with a bit of help from Shakira) [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/geli-stories-how-to-get-early-childhood-development-into-the-sdgs-with-a-bit-of-help-from-shakira/] Taking Risks as a Leader to protect child rights in Syria [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/geli-stories-taking-risks-as-a-leader-to-protect-child-rights-in-syria/] How a Critical Juncture unlocked the path to reform on duty of care within the aid sector [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/geli-stories-how-a-critical-juncture-unlocked-the-path-to-reform-on-duty-of-care-within-the-aid-sector/] Bringing Stakeholders together to tackle Girls’ Education in Benin [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/geli-stories-bringing-stakeholders-together-to-tackle-girls-education-in-benin/] Moving fast and working with Unusual Suspects to Reform the Military in the Republic of Guinea [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/geli-stories-moving-fast-and-working-with-unusual-suspects-to-reform-the-military-in-the-republic-of-guinea/]

GELI Stories:  -          Building Coalitions between UN Agencies and Government Ministries in Eswatini -          Working in closed and informal political spaces like Eritrea  4 posts on future of UK Aid under Labour: -          Two from Andy Sumner of Kings -          Options for UK Aid: DFID survivor Tom Wingfield responds to Andy Sumner -          Lisa Nandy on UK's Future Development Policy Under Labour

How Blogs can Change Government Policy [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/how-blogs-can-change-government-policy/] Six big humanitarian policy trends for 2024 [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/six-big-humanitarian-policy-trends-for-2024/] What are the Grounds for Hope in a World of Wrecks? [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/what-are-the-grounds-for-hope-in-a-world-of-wrecks/] The Rise of 'Trust-Based Philanthropy' - aka Unconditional Cash Transfers to NGOs [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/the-rise-of-trust-based-philanthropy-aka-cash-transfers-to-ngos/] Is Poverty Porn a thing of the past? Yes and No [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/is-poverty-porn-a-thing-of-the-past-yes-and-no/]

I sat down a few months ago to discuss data and development with Clare Melamed [https://unfoundation.org/who-we-are/our-people/claire-melamed/], who runs the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data [https://www.data4sdgs.org/]. Transcript available on the From Poverty to Power blog.

Links I Liked [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/links-i-liked-152/] UN Women makes Norm Change central to its mission [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/un-women-makes-norm-change-central-to-its-mission/] What's it like Explaining NGOs to Senior Military types from 40 Countries? [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/whats-it-like-explaining-ngos-to-senior-military-types-from-40-countries/] Feminist Climate Justice – what is it and how could it help? [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/feminist-climate-justice-what-is-it-and-how-could-it-help/] Mia Mottley on Slavery, Poverty, George Floyd, Climate and the Future of the World [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/mia-mottley-on-slavery-poverty-george-floyd-climate-and-the-future-of-the-world/] Some last minute Christmas book presents [https://frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/some-last-minute-christmas-book-presents/]