Category: Project News
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Mexico City consultation of “localistas” held
With the support of the UN Democracy Fund, The Hunger Project-Mexico (THP) organized two expert consultations in Mexico City, on December 4 and 6, as the next step in cultivating a global community of practice on capacity building for participatory local democracy. Mexico is a geographically large country with a federal governance system in 31 states.…
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Consultation coming up in New Delhi
The third consultation on building a global community of practice for participatory local democracy will be held in New Delhi during the week of January 7, 2013. The consultation will be convened by the Institute of Social Sciences, with assistance from The Hunger Project-India, a team of graduate students from George Washington University and support…
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DC Consultation on Participatory Democracy
The Hunger Project held a consultation with participatory democracy specialists in Washington, DC on Friday, November 16, 2012. Representatives from development-implementing organizations, grant-making organizations, and for-profit consultants all gathered to discuss the creation of the community of practice, a shared advocacy agenda, the participatory democracy scorecard, and the State of Participatory Democracy Report. Conversation initially…
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THP and UNDEF Launch New Project on Capacity Building for Local Governance
The Hunger Project has launched a new project on “Capacity Building for Local Governance: Cultivating a Global Community of Practice,” funded by the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF). Effective, participatory, grassroots-level governance has been shown to be key in overcoming poverty. Representative local government empowers people to participate in setting priorities and holding their representatives accountable for…