In this episode, Teia and Lauren unpack knowledge, whose knowledge is often prioritised in the non-profit sector, why that is the case and what can we do to decentre ourselves and refocus on whose knowledge really counts.
Warning - solutions are scarce, musings are many!
Sources:
1. Oxford Dictionary definitions:
- Evidence: the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
- Knowledge: facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
2. Invisible Voices in the Production of Knowledge: Introducing the Bukavu series by Emery Mudinga, Godefroid Muzalia, Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka, An Ansoms, Koen Vlassenroot, 2021 https://oxfamapps.org/fp2p/invisible-voices-in-the-production-of-knowledge-introducing-the-bukavu-series/
3. Making or Breaking silos - Resilience programming in South Sudan by Ranga Gworo and James Muorwel, 2021 https://www.csrf-southsudan.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CSRF-Breaking-the-Silos-Resilience-Research-Report-15Dec2021_final.pdf
4. Systems to #ShiftPower by Barry Knight, 2019. https://globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SystemsToShiftThePower.pdf
5. A Synthesis Paper on the Made in Africa Evaluation Concept by Bagele Chilisa, 2015. https://afrea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/MAE-Chilisa-paper-2015-docx.pdf
6. "Donor-Researchers" and "recipient-Researchers": Bridging the Gap between Researchers from the Global North and Global South by Judith Nshobole, 2021 https://oxfamapps.org/fp2p/donor-researchers-and-recipient-researchers-bridging-the-gap-between-researchers-from-the-global-north-and-global-south/