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2030 was the year we were meant to achieve gender equality yet, we are further away than ever. Rising cases of violence against women combined with job losses and economic uncertainty as a result of the pandemic have pushed aside any hopes of achieving gender equality this decade. Yet, despite these setbacks, organizations, activists and individuals continue to push towards a just, sustainable and equitable future that works for everyone, not just the privileged. Will you join us? Women in Dev: The Podcast is a monthly show set to explore and reimagine the international development sector, drawing on feminist principles to challenge the current power imbalances and to show what a locally-owned, women led development sector could really look like. Aimed at those interested in a feminist, progressive development space, each episode will feature an interview with a prominent figure in the field and will unpick the status quo when it comes to development practices, everything from funding to representation to youth empowerment. You will leave with ideas and inspiration on how we can do development differently to achieve equality for people everywhere.
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Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Ep 2. Gogontlejang Phaladi on how we can move past words on youth engagement
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
In this month’s episode of the Women in Dev podcast, we’re talking all things youth engagement and asking how we can truly make it meaningful.
For the episode, we were joined by Gogontlejang (GG) Phaladi, who is a philanthropist and development practitioner from Botswana and the founder of the Gogontlejang Phaladi Pillar of Hope Project (GPPHP). GG has been a youth advocate for nearly a decade and through the conversation, she gives us valuable insights into what it’s like to be invited to speak at the table as a young person in international development and what we can be doing better. We discuss the commodification of young people and how this has not yet translated into young people being paid equally for their time. We talk about some of the common pitfalls big organisations fall into when they invite young people to engage with them and finish with an incredible analogy of what meaningful youth participation in practice actually looks like.
If you have enjoyed the episode, please check out more of GG’s organisation’s work on Facebook.
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