Vice Versa Global Magazine - Localiation Special
Across the development world, a real shift is taking place. Are you part of it? Find out and download the Vice Versa Global Localisation Special Magazine below…
Get your free copy now!
Localisation Special - Winter 2025/26
Across the development world, a real shift is taking place. Communities are no longer being sidelined or simply included as participants. They are stepping into leadership and shaping decisions that affect their own lives. What once felt like an ideal is now influencing how change actually happens.
The Localisation Special, by Vice Versa and Vice Versa Global, brings this shift to life through stories, reflections, and honest conversations. It looks at what is working, what still needs to change, and what it truly takes to put power, trust, and leadership in the hands of local communities.
In this Edition...
Locally-Led, Globally Impactful: COP30 Must Deliver for Tropical Forests by Green Livelihoods Alliance
'As COP30 approaches in Belém, the world faces a critical test: will global leaders finally deliver on promises to protect tropical forests and those who defend them? It is time for a bold shift—one that places power, funding, and decision-making in the hands of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.'
Communities should take the lead in their developmentdevelopment by Joris Tielens
In locally led development, communities take the reins. They decide how to allocate funds and take full responsibility for their decisions. The programme Reversing the Flow explores this approach by advocating for a shift in mindset: ‘Everyone, including donors, must adapt.’
Glocalisation’ is the Future by Elian Yahye
Photos by Leonard Fäustle.
With fair bananas, chocolate, and jeans, Solidaridad put fair consumption on the global map. Now, as power balances shift and funding streams in the development world dry up, the network organisation is once again taking the lead.
Download this Localisation Special of the Vice Versa Global Magazine for more inspiring stories from young leaders, thinkers and doers from the heart of communities.
