Grassroots innovations: How to move to scale?

Grassroots organizations play a crucial role in the development of marginalized communities. They represent unheard voices, undertake action and are first movers during disasters and shocks. In this webinar, we will engage with grassroots organizations to explore how to localize, co-create, and sustain their innovations for long-term impact. This webinar is organized in collaboration with IHS, UN-HabitatOpens external, Vital Cities and Citizens (VCC)Opens external, Closer CitiesOpens external, and Justra Cities NetworkOpens external

Date
Wednesday 29 Jan 2025, 13:00 - 14:30
Type
Webinar
Spoken Language
English
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Grassroots organizations play a crucial role in the development of marginalized communities. They represent unheard voices, undertake action and are first movers during disasters and shocks. However, their role has hardly scaled over the last decades, whereas traditional development funding dwindles.  

Empowering grassroots organizations through strategic partnerships is crucial to overcoming these barriers. Such partnerships must harness local expertise, promote inclusivity, and build capacity for scalable and sustainable solutions. Grassroots organizations bring valuable opportunities for innovative, community-led interventions that integrate indigenous knowledge and localized approaches.

Community-driven solutions have consistently proven more sustainable by addressing broader social and economic needs. To maximize their impact, collaboration with governments and NGOs is essential, but equally critical is amplifying the participation and representation of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) in decision-making processes. This inclusive approach is key to fostering impactful and long-term solutions.

In this webinar, we will engage with grassroots organizations to explore how to localize, co-create, and sustain their innovations for long-term impact. The discussion aims to foster peer learning and identify pathways to effectively scale these innovations.

Date: January 29 (Wednesday)  

Time: 13:00 -14:30 CET (7:00 AM – 8:30 Lima, Peru time / 15:00 – 16:30 Nairobi, Kenya time / Madagascar / 20:00-21:30 Manila, Philippines time) 

Agenda

DurationActivity 
13:00-13:05Introduction about the webinar series
13:05-13:15Opening remarks and introduction to grassroots innovations
13:15-13:35Short presentations from grassroots innovations
13:35-13:45Audience Q&A
13:45-14:05Parallel break out rooms
14:05-14:25Plenary sharing
14:25-14:30Closing remarks

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