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From the Ground Up: Building Peace Through People-Centered Governance
Padiwanashe Mataranyika, a member of the Governance Action Hub’s Explorers Network, is advancing people-centered governance in Zimbabwe. Learn how she’s building bridges between grassroots activism and institutional reform...
Explorando el potencial de las energías comunitarias en el Corredor Minero colombiano
FortaleceTEJ un proyecto con enfoque multisectorial para potenciar visiones territoriales y productivas del Cesar.
De la pobreza energética a la acción colectiva: Un modelo sistémico para desarrollo en La Guajira
En enero de 2025, en un diálogo con 28 organizaciones con diversos sectores, los participantes fueron claros: sin articulación multiactor, sin acuerdos claros sobre operación y gestión comunitaria...
State Capture: From Insight to Influence
Over the past few months, the Governance Action Hub has been helping put state capture on the global agenda, connecting research,...
Reimagining Mining Revenue in Peru: Turning Moquegua’s Wealth into Sustainable Development
Last July, the region of Moquegua in Southern Peru became the stage for a powerful conversation about the future of mining wealth. More than 130 people—community leaders, students, business...
How a coalition is trying to save a city
What the Joburg Crisis Alliance can teach us about civic power, political accountability, and reimagining the future of South Africa’s most important metropolis.
Centering Community Voices: An Interview with Samke Phewa
Informal settlements are often overlooked, but not by Samke Pewa of CORC, a member of the Governance Explorers Network at the Governance Action Hub. Through community-led data...
State Capture: From Exposure to Strategy, Reflections from OTT 2025
At the OTT Conference 2025 in Johannesburg, the Governance Action Hub, New South Institute, and On Think Tanks convened a pivotal session on an urgent governance challenge:
Collaborating for Responsiveness? Asivikelane’s Evolving Approach to Community Engagement with Government – Part 2
Collaboration with government sounds good – but does it really deliver results for marginalized communities? In this second blog, Brendan Halloran unpacks the lessons, risks, and tensions that come with...
Collaborating for Responsiveness? Asivikelane’s Evolving Approach to Community Engagement with Government to Improve Service Delivery in South Africa – Part 1
How do you shift a system stuck in cycles of exclusion and unresponsiveness? This first blog in a two-part series by Brendan Halloran introduces Asivikelane, a South African civic initiative...