When Consultation Becomes a Formality: Avoiding the Check-the-Box Trap
A few years ago, I sat in on a community consulta in a refugee settlement. The facilitator ran through a slide deck, asked three pre-written ques, and...
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A few years ago, I sat in on a community consulta in a refugee settlement. The facilitator ran through a slide deck, asked three pre-written ques, and...
You have a budget. You have a deadline. And you have a community that, according to every needs assessment, is waiting for you to deliver. But there i...
You're in a refugee camp in eastern Chad. It's 40 degrees Celsius, and a woman is telling you her story through an interpreter you hired 48 hours ago....
I once sat in a feedback session where a survivor said, 'You keep asking the same questions, but nothing changes.' The facilitator smiled and moved on...