Read our new learning paper on the role of Communities of Practice formed and supported under the Giving for Change programme.   In recent years — particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic — civil society collaboration has gained new importance, driven by evolving technology and growing global challenges. Amidst the growing challenge of resource scarcity in the civil society sector, collaboration is increasingly seen as a strategic necessity rather than just a trend. But why do civil society organizations (CSOs) collaborate in the first place? There are multiple motivations for forming or joining more permanent networks, coalitions or temporary alliances. These range from...

  The language of climate change, the jargon and technical terms of it, often feel alien, abstract and distant to the common person. Expressions such as the need to “limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius” leave us feeling confused and inadequate. The same goes for other terms such as “mitigation pathways, NDCs and Paris alignment.” For some, even the words “climate change” sounds like rocket science. If I were to ask a coffee farmer in my village in Masaka, Central Uganda, about global warming, they might not understand what I mean. But if I asked how the changing seasons and the...