Observation 10 - Who sets the action agendas in communities and countries? - The SBCC Summit - Some Personal Reflections

An increasingly strong case was made that the major development organisations, UN agencies, funders, and bilaterals need to provide more space and support for countries, communities, and genuinely local and national organisations to define and make their own decisions related to both priorities and strategies. On the one hand, we say, "listen to communities". And then we say, "hey, this programme is about malaria or school curricula" or whatever.?It is a contradiction we will need to figure out somehow. But how?????