Decolonization

Introductory session that covers an overview of major concepts related to colonialism, neo-colonialism, imperialism and what it means to apply a decolonizing or liberatory lens to this work.

Introduction to systems-level analysis, power analysis and historical analysis as core tools to use in liberatory approaches.

Detailed look on how to apply decolonized approaches to program design, including hands-on exercises.

Detailed exploration of going from high-level program design to writing a proposal using decolonized principles.

Detailed exploration of how to decolonize starting a new program – from hiring staff, to working with subcontractors, and setting up an office and doing a participatory work plan.

Learn how to decolonize programmatic communications, from writing success stories to writing reports, to using social media.

An introduction to decolonizing monitoring, evaluation and learning approaches and how to build a learning agenda through a liberatory lens.

Exploring key learnings and working together to identify ways to put what we learned into action.