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Stories 18 Feb 2026

Ten Years of COMPAZ: Building Social Cohesion through Local Participation in Brazil

As Recife’s COMPAZ community centres celebrate their tenth anniversary, they stand as a strong example of how local governments and neighbourhood...
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Stories 28 Jan 2026

Towards More Effective Disaster Risk Management in Somalia

Faisal Abdi Mumin and Kafi Nidamudin Adam, two alumni of the DANWADAAG Training of Trainers (ToT) programme in Somalia apply approaches to strength...
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Stories 13 Nov 2025

Increasing Youth Employment through Vocational Training in Iraqi Kurdistan 

High youth unemployment and limited access to training in the Kurdistan region of Iraq have challenged the region’s social and economic stability...
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Stories 13 Oct 2025

Indigenous Women Leading Climate Resilience in Northern Ghana

Prolonged droughts and rising temperatures in Ghana’s Upper West Region are reducing maize, millet, and cowpea yields, leaving communities more v...
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Stories 28 Jan 2025

Alumni Ambassador Spotlight: Karen Marriner on Fostering Resilience and Participatory Governance

Amid democratic backsliding and shifting political power dynamics, local and participatory governance remains an important driver of inclusive and ...
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Stories 16 Dec 2024

First-Hand Insights on Citizen Engagement: The Talent for Governance Programme

Citizen engagement is the foundation of inclusive governance, and two Talent for Governance participants—Yasmeen Sha’at from Jordan and Moh...
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Stories 10 Dec 2024

Global Connections Empower Local Solutions: The Water-Climate Nexus

The challenges posed by climate change and water governance are inextricably linked. Droughts threaten food security, floods disrupt communities, a...
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Stories 15 Jul 2024

Changing Gendered Realities Through Economic Empowerment in Burundi

As project manager Gender Equality and Inclusion at Jeunesse au Service d’un Burundi Meilleur, Elsa Digne Kagwiza aims to improve socioeconom...
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Stories 04 Dec 2023

Advancing Local Governance: Zambia’s Fiscal Transition

Jacqueline Muthee is a Democratic Governance Specialist at USAID Zambia, supporting the Zambian government’s efforts to decentralise fiscal m...
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Stories 04 Sep 2023

Working to Decentralise Egypt for Better Governance

In 2011, millions of Egyptians went to the streets to ask for more democracy. Since then, they have witnessed three different regimes and unfinishe...
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Stories 30 Jun 2023

Accessing Clean Water in Lagos through Multilevel Engagement

Adedayo Olubukola is an alumna of The Hague Academy’s Multilevel Water Governance cohort of 2022. Now back home, she shares with us her insights ...
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Stories 25 Apr 2023

Advancing Multilevel Migration Governance in Colombia

Having attended The Hague Academy’s Migration and Local Governance course, alumnus Juan Sebastián Barco López shares his insights on Colombia?...

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