An update from the Global Advocacy Team Initiative “We are all from different continents, with different cultures, contexts and languages, however we have a common struggle around social injustice, therefore coming together is important for us. …

An update on IAP’s Global Advocacy Team — our plans for 2021–2023 — For every development initiative, people should be at the center as active participants and beneficiaries of the right to development. …

The next steps for the Global Advocacy Team — “People were not necessarily against the relocation…they were against any action that took place without their consent or consultation,” says Rowena ‘Jessica’ Amon, an organizer for Community Organizers Multiversity , a coalition of riverside communities in Manila, Philippines. Communities along the Pasig River in Metro Manila experience frequent flooding. To…

By Tom Hurst — Contemporary development paradigms are broken. They do not facilitate the fulfillment of human rights, environmental wellbeing is sacrificed in the name of economic growth, and the concerns of affected communities are rarely prioritized. Projects that are funded without the consent, or even consultation, of affected stakeholders, cannot be considered ‘development’. …

Thien Hoang — In a village in Northeast Thailand, a large crowd gathered around a truck on an otherwise sleepy country road. It was a hot and humid summer afternoon, with a light breeze coming in from the Mun river. My friends and I were walking down the street and were surprised to…

by Ryan Schlief Out of +1400 nominations, the International Accountability Project (IAP) and its Global Advocacy Team were finalists for the Equator Prize. Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme and more than a dozen other global partners, the Equator Prize is awarded to 20 outstanding local and indigenous community…

Moon Nay Li — My name is Moon Nay Li. I am the General Secretary of the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand where I have worked for 14 years with Kachin women and communities in Burma and Thailand to respond to social and economic issues and be able to participate in decision making at all…

Moon Nay Li — Mi nombre es Moon Nay Li y soy la Secretaria General de Kachin Women’s Association Thailand. Como parte de esta organización llevo 14 años trabajando con mujeres y comunidades Kachin en Birmania y Tailandia para que puedan responder a cuestiones sociales y económicas y participar en la toma de decisiones…

By Sukhgerel Dugersuren — Sukhgerel Dugersuren is a development specialist based in Mongolia. She founded OT Watch to monitor the Oyu Tolgoi mine. She is a member of the Global Advocacy Team, an 8-person group convened by the International Accountability Project, to conduct local research on development and make recommendations to improve World Bank…

as its own Development Project By Mohamed Abdl Azim Mohamed Abdl Azim is a human rights lawyer working with the Egyptian Center for Civil and Legislative Reform. He is a member of the Global Advocacy Team, an 8-person group convened by the International Accountability Project, to conduct local research on development and make recommendations to improve World Bank policy…

By Preksha Kumar — This is the seventh time Bernardino Morales Tera is visiting D.C. His two day stay will not be filled with trips to national memorials or monuments. …

By Bernardino Morales Tera — Bernardino Morales Tera is a youth activist and leader from the Ngäbe indigenous group in Panama. He is a member of the Global Advocacy Team, an 8-person group convened by the International Accountability Project, to conduct local research on development and make recommendations to improve World Bank policy on development…

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Ryan Schlief — Me paré en el muelle con una cerveza. El lago era parecido a aquellos en los que me crié. Las personas pescaban embarcadas o comían en restaurantes junto al agua. Las familias vivían aquí. Y muchas otras venían de la ciudad para tener unos momentos de relativa paz. Mientras estaba…

by Ryan Schlief — I stood on the dock with a beer. The lake was similar to the lakes where I grew up. People were in boats fishing or eating at a water-side restaurant. Families lived here. And many others came from town to get away for a few minutes of relative peace. As…