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Evaluation is Never Neutral: Shifting Power at #EvalFest2026
In institutions and organisations, research and evaluation is often framed as technical and value-free. It isn’t. It is a reproduction of systems that have long reproduced extractive, colonial research practices where communities are treated as passive data sources rather than active change agents. World YWCA’s RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy Initiative in Asia and ...
From Rights to Reality: Rewriting the Story of Young Women’s Leadership at the World YWCA
Supported historically by the YWCA World Service Council, the World YWCA 2025 Leadership Cohort is a six‑month, paid, hands-on internship that brings together young women leaders from across the global YWCA movement to work closely with the World YWCA team. Cohort members contribute directly to global fundraising and leadership strategies, gain practical experience in resource ...
Blog: We Need International Law
‘I don’t need international law”, says Donald Trump, President of the United States of America. *Cross-posted from the personal platforms of World YWCA CEO/General-Secretary, Casey Harden* We are entering 2026 after an incredibly volatile year. 2025 did not simply test the development, humanitarian, and human rights sector – it actively harmed it. The damage done ...