Reimagining Global Development: From Aid to Action

The global development landscape is shifting, and fast. With funding cuts, changing priorities from traditional donors, and outdated systems crumbling, the sector is facing a reckoning. But within this crisis lies an opportunity: to reimagine a future built on local leadership, radical collaboration, and collective giving.

At Humentum’s recent webinar “Global Development and Humanitarian Assistance is Crumbling: What Happens Next,” leaders like Jacqueline Asiimwe and Andrew B. Julius called for a new kind of partnership, one rooted in Ubuntu, radical solidarity, and shared accountability. No more silos. No more passive recipients. It's time to build systems by communities, for communities.

“The house is on fire,” said Ali Al Mokdad. The question now is not if we rebuild—but how.

From rethinking the language, we use to centering local expertise, this conversation laid the groundwork for a new era of development, where giving is shared, solutions are co-created, and partnerships are transformative.

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