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We Welcome The 2022 Inaugural #ShiftThePower Fellows
June 28, 2022 / AnnouncementsThe Global Fund for Community Foundations and Root Change are delighted to welcome the inaugural cohort of the 2022 #ShiftThePower Fellows. Twelve Fellows from ten different countries, representing the diversity of civil society and ready to promote change and shift power from the ground up, were selected from over 140 applicants. The Fellows from Brazil,
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Aprendizajes de los programas piloto de la Iniciativa de Independencia Comunitaria en 3 países
February 14, 2022 / ReportHace casi dos años, anunciamos el lanzamiento de la Iniciativa de Independencia Comunitaria (IIC) y el inicio de proyectos piloto en México, Colombia y Filipinas en colaboración con Children International. Los proyectos piloto fueron un esfuerzo para identificar nuevos enfoques para mejorar el bienestar de los niños, y para aprender sobre los beneficios de la
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Piloting the Community Independence Initiative in 3 Countries
February 9, 2022 / ReportRoot Change partnered with Children International in early 2020 to identify new approaches for improving the well-being of children, and to learn about the potential benefits of the Community Independence Initiative (CII). This report describes the key findings from three Children International agencies piloting the Community Independence Initiative between June 2020 and July 2021. Children
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What We’ve Learned from Piloting the Community Independence Initiative in 3 Countries
February 9, 2022 / ReportAlmost two years ago, we announced the launch of the Community Independence Initiative (CII) and the start of pilots in Mexico, Colombia, and the Philippines in partnership with Children International. The pilots were an effort to identify new approaches for improving the well-being of children, and to learn about the benefits of CII for families,
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CII desafía la forma en que se ven las comunidades de pobreza: el personal de CII comparte los cambios en sus percepciones
September 8, 2020 / Program UpdatesTranslation by: Dinah SandovalContributions by: Eli Rangel, Alma Flores, Nestor Lara, Robert Cuerdo, and Natalie Foxworthy This post is also available on the Root Change blog in English. Desde 2019, Root Change se ha asociado con Children International (CI) y el fundador de Family Independence Initiative (FII), Mauricio Miller, para lanzar la Iniciativa Independencia Comunitaria
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CII Challenges the Way Communities of Poverty Are Viewed: CII Staff Share the Shifts in Their Perceptions
September 8, 2020 / Program UpdatesContributions by: Eli Rangel, Alma Flores, Nestor Lara, Robert Cuerdo, and Natalie Foxworthy Esta publicación también está disponible en el blog de Root Change en español. Since 2019, Root Change has partnered with Children International (CI) and Family Independence Initiative (FII) founder Mauricio Miller to launch the Community Independence Initiative (CII). What started as a
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Announcing the Community Independence Initiative: A Powerful Collaboration Between Mauricio Miller, Executive Director of CII and Root Change
July 14, 2020 / AnnouncementsTogether, Mauricio Miller, founder of the Family Independence Initiative (FII) and author of The Alternative, and Root Change are working to catalyze a movement called the Community Independence Initiative (CII). CII is a peer-driven change model that invests in the talents, strengths, and ingenuity of people living in low-income communities. Earlier this year, we shared
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Rolling Out Locally-Led Feedback Across the Globe Using Virtual Learning & Knowledge Exchange
April 22, 2020 / Program UpdatesIs CI providing the help and support that you and other young people need most? To what extent do you think CI’s programs positively influence the future of your family? Is there someone you trust with whom you can safely discuss your personal problems? These are just a few of the meaningful questions that Children
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Radical Change Calls for Radical Approaches
April 2, 2020 / Program UpdatesAfter years of the development sector waging the war on poverty and billions of dollars invested, nearly half of the global population still lives on $2.50 a day. Yes. Poverty is a complex and multifaceted issue. However, stereotyping people living in poverty as lazy and helpless is not only an inaccurate portrayal but also exacerbates
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Becoming an Adaptive Learning Organization & Identifying the Tools to Help Get You There
October 8, 2019 / Program UpdatesThe development sector increasingly recognizes the need for organizations to embrace adaptive management practices to achieve lasting change to address systemic and complex social issues. For those who are new to this methodology, “Adaptive rigour: bridging the art and science of adaptive management,” breaks down the concepts well. However, finding the right tools, metrics, or
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Reflective Learning & Interdisciplinary Teams Drive Local Problem Solving in the Philippines
June 6, 2019 / Program UpdatesRoot Change has partnered with Children International (CI) to carry out an organizational transformation initiative called CI+ with its 13 agencies around the world. The objective of CI+ is to enable agencies to develop the learning and adaptive capacities to continuously innovate and improve their contributions to breaking the cycle of poverty within the unique
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Lean experiments generate local solutions and capacities
October 25, 2018 / Program UpdatesRoot Change has partnered with Children International and their 13 country agencies to clearly identify challenges facing their communities and test solutions using lean experimentation and design thinking. Local staff have been testing rapid, low-cost organizational changes in areas such as internal communication, partnership development, as well experiments related to child wellbeing. Worldwide, over 50
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Disasters and Emergency Preparedness Programme (DEPP) Evaluation Summative Phase
May 19, 2018 / ReportThe Disasters and Emergency Preparedness Programme (DEPP) was launched in 2014 by DFID to strengthen skills and capacity of response organizations, and improve the quality and speed of humanitarian response in countries that are at risk of natural disasters or emergencies. From 2015 to 2018, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiave (HHI), with support from Root Change,
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