@lelakogbara.bsky.social
Social justice is my thing Place Matters co-director, Board member Anti-Apartheid Centre of Memory and Learning, DFN Project Search, Social Finance, NHS Advancing Mental Health Equality Taskforce
Measuring impact: It’s not just a numbers game
In our recent webinar with the Old Fire Station, we discussed how traditional evaluation methods often fall short, and storytelling offers a more authentic way to reflect. Jeremy Spafford, recently retired from OFS, shared his insights.
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#FreedomDay 🇿🇦 marks SA’s first democratic elections #OTD in 1994 - nearly 40 years after the Freedom Charter declared “The People Shall Govern.”
Jodie Houlihan, vis comm student at London Met Uni captures this spirit of hope & determination + enduring relevance through #illustration
#OnThisDay #art
I’ve seen this and it was fab!
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Our trustee @peterhain.bsky.social spent yesterday morning with yr12&13 #historians at Esher 6th Form College, sharing his lived-experience of #antiapartheid activism and supporting their learning about #history of #southafrica, the legacies of colonialism & ongoing struggles. 🎥 resource to follow
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4 primary school students in green uniforms holding copies of Beverley Naidoo's Journey to Jo'burg books, with their teachers standing either side of authors Beverley Naidoo (centre), Michael Rosen (left) and Darren Chetty (right) standing behind the students
📚 Celebrating 40 years of Beverley Naidoo’s Journey to Jo’burg with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social & @darrenchetty.bsky.social
Congrats to Newington Green students for their amazing creative responses to the book
Thanks to London Met Uni, #NLHF & IslingtonCouncil for enabling this inspiring event
Special 📽️Comrade Tambo’s London Recruits
🇨🇩 focus Congo; parallels btwn historical South Africa & Congo now
💡No more blood minerals
🗓️ Tue 25 Mar
⏱️ 5pm music 7.30 Film 9.15 talk
🎤 inc Director Gordon Main & activist Didier Ibwila
📍Tabernacle W11, Ldn
🎟️ £6 (www.tickettailor.com/events/taber...)
‘All Shall Be Afforded Dignity!’ exhibition comes to the Portico Library, marking 30 years of South Africa’s of self-liberation from apartheid.
Thurs 13 March 2025, 6-7.30pm - welcome 6.15pm.
Please join @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social to celebrate the opening:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/all-shall-...
✨ We’re #Hiring: Place-Based Learning & Practice Lead
Seeking a senior-level leader to drive impactful learning, champion community voice, build trusted networks, and empower changemakers through place-based change.
Learn more & apply: https://buff.ly/4g3Ywid
#SystemsChange
🔍 Where are the gaps in #PlaceBased #funding?
Our report reveals whilst London & the Northwest appear well served, the East of England, East Midlands, & Northern Ireland are much less so. We must address these regional disparities!
Explore more: https://buff.ly/4ekP09L
🧑🤝🧑Who's benefiting from #PlaceBased initiatives?
84% of projects in our research support Children/Young People. But older adults, the homeless, & those with complex health needs see less funds.
How can place-based approaches work for all?
See more: https://buff.ly/4ekP09L
#MeasuringImpact in #CommunityTransformation is complex, it requires trust and belief across all stakeholders.
Our latest blog unpacks the thoughts of our brilliant Stewardship Group on this key area of #PlaceBasedChange, bit.ly/3ST3LbY
We invite you to join us on the journey✨
Furthering our conversation on #MeasuringImpact in #PlaceBasedChange, The Bridgespan Group are a key thought leader in this space. @bridgespangroup.bsky.social
Check out their insights: bit.ly/4fNzxB2 which provide excellent advice for funders investing in #FieldCatalysts and #SystemsChange work.
