The Music Has Changed… But Has The Dance?
As impact investing gains traction, Jacqueline Asiimwe reflects on a deeper question: has the shift in language been matched by a shift in power. In this essay, she argues that decolonizing development finance depends on governance that places local actors in real decision-making roles, makes fees, returns, failures, and decision criteria transparent, and creates access pathways for smaller, community-rooted organisations whose value sits in public goods like accountability, voice, and democratic space. She closes with an invitation to rebuild capital around dignity, agency, and shared power.