NGOs Constructing the Listening Zones

Footitt, Hilary; Crack, Angela M.; Tesseur, Wine

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-51776-2_2

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“…Bassel, 2017;Couldry, 2010), specifically in the context of international development partnerships (e.g. Footitt et al, 2020).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There was a tacit understanding among the fundermediary representatives in our study that the inclusion of the communities' voices automatically inferred that the fundermediaries listened. In general they failed to recognize that their listening was predesigned and mediated through programmatic objectives (Footitt et al, 2020).…”

Section: Partnership Type 1: Hiv Partnershipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research in development studies has Lise Woensdregt and Lorraine Nencel illustrated how development actors' ability to listen often hinges on the broader dynamics in the aid chain. Footitt et al (2020) have argued, for example, that development actors (and in our case fundermediaries) listen most actively to those they are accountable to. Due to contemporary funding mechanisms and requirements, development actors often feel obliged to listen to funding agencies and donors to secure their own position and future in the development-assistance field.…”

Section: The Inclusion Of Voices and The Politics Of Listeningmentioning

confidence: 99%

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‘Fundermediaries’ in Nairobi, Kenya: Development Partnerships in the Aid Chain

Woensdregt¹,

Nencel²

2023

Development and Change

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By representing the voice of communities, community‐based organizations (CBOs) are increasingly joining development partnerships. This article explores the inherently contradictory relationship between ‘voice raising’ and the politics of listening. While academia has mostly focused on the inclusion of CBOs, few studies have approached this subject from the perspective of the listening practices of ‘fundermediaries’ (a portmanteau term combining ‘funder’ and ‘intermediary’). This ethnographic research on a CBO led by male sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya, illustrates that the listening ability of fundermediaries hinges on their position in the aid chain, and specifically on the dynamics of their own accountability. The analysis distinguishes between two partnership types. The first uses a pragmatic approach, which ultimately limits the channels for CBOs to be included and heard, resulting in them having to ‘make noise’ to ensure they are heard. The second creates more possibilities to listen, engages in constructive dialogues with partner CBOs, and includes the ideas and expertise of CBOs in development strategies; hence, CBOs feel heard and are positive about these partnerships. Improved listening practices facilitate opportunities to reconfigure the position of the different actors in development partnerships and can benefit both the positions of CBOs in the aid chain and the programmatic outcomes of fundermediaries.

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“…Bassel, 2017;Couldry, 2010), specifically in the context of international development partnerships (e.g. Footitt et al, 2020).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Partnership Type 1: Hiv Partnershipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Inclusion Of Voices and The Politics Of Listeningmentioning

confidence: 99%

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