Community-led development in Kampala, Uganda

Olivia Barker White

How do you genuinely involve the community in project design, implementation, and monitoring? How do you avoid courtesy bias in needs assessments? How do you balance short-term needs with longer-term prosperity?

In this episode, you’ll hear from Olivia Barker White, a Co-Founder and the CEO of Kids Club Kampala.

You can find out more about Olivia on LinkedIn or by following her on X.

Contribute More is hosted by Zac Parsons. Find out more about him on LinkedIn.

Reflection activity

Have a conversation with a colleague about how you involve key stakeholders. Do you think there are ways you could involve them more? Challenge yourself to consider whether you’re holding onto things you shouldn’t be because of ego or low expectations of your stakeholders.

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