European Institutions and Goal 16. Every time I read about United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, I think about the Goal 16 and how it applies to European institutions. And what really gets me thinking, is the bit about ‘effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.’ One could compile a …
As the humanitarian and development sector reckons with its racist and colonial foundations, many actors and organizations are driving towards localization, anti-racist policies, anti-colonial programs, and supporting community-based organizations. Yet the call for an anti-racist and anti-colonial shift can’t be met without a shift in our storytelling. Prioritizing participant voices, …
The Traditional Ways of Communicating Development Online For many years, organizations that advocate for societal and political progression, policy changes for vulnerable groups of people, and other types of social development have been communicating their demands, work, and progress online. There have been a variety of ways of communicating those …
In today’s digitally interconnected world, the power of effective communication cannot be underestimated. During one of my regular visits to Sopot, in Poland, I stumbled upon an Instagram advertisement for an environmentally themed workshop named “Common Water”. This was an interdisciplinary art project, where plastic waste found along the shoreline of …
When logging to X (formerly known as Twitter) for the first time, the feed may include bile and bigotry, yet few discussions on development. When initially browsing on TikTok’s “For You”-page, one is likely to find content featuring young folks performing the latest dance trend or other forms of fast-paced …
