Rooted and Rising: A Conversation on Holistic, Community-Led Development
What does it take to build development models that are community-rooted, culturally grounded, and systemically impactful?
Join the conversation with a powerful group of leaders for a dynamic, cross-sector conversation on Holistic, Community-Led Development (HCLD) — an approach that centers local priorities, lived experience, and long-term systems change.
This session brings together members of the Full Spectrum Coalition, a collective effort by organizations deeply invested in community-led work, including:
- Sobel Aziz Ngom, CEO of Tostan
- Tita Alvira, Senior Network Weaver at Legado
- Majka Burhardt, Co-Founder of the Full Spectrum Coalition and CEO of Legado
Together, they’ll invite a room-wide conversation around:
- Values-driven approaches to locally-led development
- Practical tools for collaboration and long-term partnership
- Meaningful methods to document and measure impact
- Bridging research and strategy with the realities on the ground
Designed as an open and interactive dialogue, this session invites participants from across disciplines, cultures, and sectors to reflect, question, and contribute to a shared vision for development that shifts power, honors place, and catalyzes lasting change.
Whether you’re a funder, practitioner, researcher, policymaker, or movement-builder, come ready to listen, share, and help shape the future of community-led work.
Duration: 90 minutes | Interactive Roundtable