Episode 22: Walking the Talk - CSR and Social Good
What does corporate investment have to do with feminism and climate change? How can we create a future where feminist organizations and climate action can align to access critical funding? How can governments develop better regulations to protect their citizens while encouraging economic growth and foreign investment? We're tackling these questions - and more - in this episode of Catalystas: Unfolding Change. Catalystas founders Beatrice Maneshi and Aviva Stein are joined by Aditi Mukund, the founder of the Women in International Relations Network (WIRN), and Leonida Odongo, founder of Haki Nawiri Afrika to discuss the findings of our research paper, a project undertaken as part of the Walking the Talk consortium. Walking the Talk has convened a compendium of 13 research projects under the theme of The Architecture of Change: Financing for Feminist Futures. Our paper, entitled How Climate Response and Mitigation Financing Intersect with Feminist Funding, examines the role of the private sector and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in advancing feminist financing in alignment with climate response, as well as the role of government in designing and implementing regulations on corporate investment. We examine barriers hindering grassroots and feminist organizations, diving deep into the cases of Kenya and India. Tune in to this episode to hear what we found - and what we recommend!
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Episode 21: Syria’s Civil Society: Then, Now, and the Future
How has civil activism in Syria evolved over the years, and what role will it play in shaping the country’s future? In this episode, we explore the resilience and impact of Syrian civil society, from the early days of grassroots activism to today’s ongoing efforts in governance, peacebuilding, and reconstruction. Join us in a conversation between Syrian Civil Society Leaders, our very own Rami Touma, Sara Ajlyakin of Al-Jumhuriya Collective, Muzna Dured of the Nobel Women's Initiative and Assaad Al Achi of The Syria Resource Group on a conversation of where Syrian civil society has been and where it is going today and what the country need most from the internatinoal community.
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Episode 20: Gender Mainstreaming - A Transformative Process, Not Just a Buzzword
Catalystas Co-Founders Aviva and Beatrice sit down to discuss Gender Mainstreaming and how organizations can put their money where their mouths are to realize truly transformative change towards gender equality, instead of just ticking a box and maintaining the status quo.
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Episode 19: (Crossover) Conversations on Locally Led Innovation with the CLIP - Indonesia & The Philippines
On behalf of our client Start Network, we sat down with Jessica Novia of Yakkum Emergency Unit (YEU) in Indonesia, Mayfourth Luneta of the Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) in the Philippines, and Takeshi Komino of the Asia Disaster Reduction and Response Network in Japan, three members of the Community-Led Innovation Partnership (CLIP) program to talk about innovation, community, and disaster risk resilience. For the full podcast transcript in both Spanish and English, click here.
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Episode 18: How to Prepare for an Evaluation as an Organization?
If the thought of having to go through an external evaluation fills your organization with dread, this is the podcast episode for you! Listen in as our founders pull back the curtain on the external evaluation process as senior lead evaluators themselves. We discuss how to prepare your teams and your projects for evaluations from the evaluator perspective; what will make the process go as smoothly as possible from start to finish, how to design your program from the outset with the need for a final evaluation in mind, and tips to make the evaluation experience a positive one for everyone.
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