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Interconnected Social and Environmental Problems and Solutions

Stanford Social Innovation Review
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• Sono Aibe and Matthew A. Brown explore how a family-planning group and an environmental organization banded together in Tanzania to foster the health of forests, fisheries, and families.

• This partnership between Pathfinder International and The Nature Conservancy can be a model for other conservation efforts. How can we make sure we’re saving the planet, while also serving the needs of local communities?

• Read about six more lessons on how to be a conservationist.


In 2010, our organizations — the reproductive health and family planning nonprofit Pathfinder International and the environmental organization The Nature Conservancy — decided that by working together, we could accelerate each other’s goals and achieve greater things.

Two years later, we launched a project called Tuungane (Kiswahili for “Let’s unite”), with a collaboration commitment of at least 10 years. The project’s focus is a 4.8-million-acre forested landscape in western Tanzania — an area that rises steeply from the shores of Lake Tang­anyika within the Greater Mahale ecosystem and that is home to more than 90 percent of Tanzania’s endangered chimpan­zees. Mahale National Park encompasses about 400,000 acres of this ecosystem, yet 70 percent of the chimpanzee population lives outside of the park’s boundaries. The project works with Tanzania National Parks and other government bodies on forest management, agriculture, and fisheries, as well as primary health care, livelihoods, and governance for local families.

It is a version of population, health, and environment programming (PHE) that integrates action in all three areas into one combined approach.

The Nature Conservancy believed the partnership would help it get further faster, simply because local people say reproductive health is one of their primary needs. Conservation priorities become more relevant when a fisheries officer can also talk to his fisherman groups about the availability of fish stocks to meet the needs of growing families and the health benefits of spacing their children. Similarly, Pathfinder understood that many people rely on their environments for either sustenance or livelihood as a matter of survival, and that managing natural resources for the future is critical to their long-term health and well-being.

Read the full article about interconnected social and environmental problems by Sono Aibe and Matthew A. Brown at Stanford Social Innovation Review.

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    We’re living through a crisis of democracy where progressive internationalism is under attack. It’s now clearer than ever that civil society organisations cannot realise the more just, inclusive and sustainable world by acting alone. Instead a collective effort is needed – between civil society, philanthropy infrastructure organisations and others – to achieve the kind of transformative change that we seek. Interested in reading more on impact philanthropy? Visit this selection on Giving Compass. Philanthropy infrastructure organisations thus play a critical role in shaping behaviour and supporting a more enabling environment for philanthropy by engaging in activities ranging from advocating for legal frameworks and tax structures that support philanthropy to enhancing the effectiveness and accountability of funders. However, there are limited partnerships between philanthropy infrastructure organisations and civil society actors who are on the forefront of the transformative change. Here are 10 ideas on how can we work together more effectively on our journey towards a more just, inclusive and sustainable world: Create forums that facilitate dialogue and learning among the various actors in the broader philanthropy ecosystem. Implement partnership principles that address power imbalances and treat local civil society actors as true partners and not sub-contractors. Introduce new feedback loops aimed at improving relevance and responsiveness of civil society funding. Advocate for funding mechanisms that support locally driven change-seeking activities that support social justice. Broaden the definition of civil society beyond registered organisations (which are not necessarily representative of those they serve) to be more inclusive. Explore and experiment with new funding modalities that support civil society actors deeply rooted in the communities they serve. Support networks and alliances that provide services and benefits to members (including access to funding). Support mechanisms that enhance accountability and impact without being overly cumbersome (e.g. civil society led self-regulation initiatives). Advocate for a more enabling legal and regulatory environment that allows local actors to access international funding directly (and provide creative alternatives in the interim). Support locally identified issues and responses based on shared values and respect, versus organisational agendas. In short, philanthropy infrastructure organisations must stand together in true partnership with civil society in all its diversity to enable the kinds of activities that will deliver our collective ambitions for a better world. Read the source article at Philanthropy In Focus


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