Ruby Quantson Davis

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Ruby Quantson Davis

Ruby Quantson Davis

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Peace Research. Deliberative Dialogues. Learning Networks. Impacting Communities.

Cambridge, UK Tham gia Ekim 2011
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Ruby Quantson Davis
Ruby Quantson Davis@RubyQuantson·
'learn to embrace that feeling of learning, because the acquisition of knowledge and the reduction in ignorance is among the most fulfilling things in life...As frequently and fervently as you can, banish ignorance and embrace knowledge. Learning is life.'
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'Sitting with the Discomfort of Decolonisation'. I recall starting this presentation with a Xhosa/Zulu freedom song, in the centre of Cambridge, United Kingdom! It was a heavy topic, and I needed inspiration from my predecessors and ancestors. Thanks for publishing. Read on:
Wesley House@wesleyhousecam

Holiness 8.2 is out. Congratulations to @RubyQuantson on her article 'Sitting with the Discomfort of Decolonisation' doi.org/10.2478/holine…

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"Suddenly we received the news... ‘Sorry we are stopping this program— it was as sudden as that,” The funding cuts mean help is withdrawn from 104 health facilities in Uganda and Madagascar and the loss of 648 community health workers in Sudan" devex.com/news/there-is-…
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"One of the biggest changes is the decolonization of aid and empowerment of local leadership — a key plank of the new policy, particularly as it pertains to Australia’s Indo-Pacific neighbors, many of which are being courted by China" @peacedirect devex.com/news/australia…
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‘Two fundamental changes in our understanding of impact have led us to again evolve, and create a new Learning and Accountability Framework.' 1. Who defines what should be measured? 2. Addressing root causes by working on systems change. frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/evaluating-the…
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"Meanwhile, our countries, the ones whose autonomy these discussions are allegedly about, continue to literally fall to pieces". Yup! Through poverty, bad governance, land issues, harsh trade and foreign policies....all of that create aid dependency. devex.com/news/opinion-c…
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"Long term shifts – keeping things on the agenda when the spotlight is elsewhere – are even harder and a key test of leadership."
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