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    International NGO heads call for #globaldev restructure

    What would relationships among donors, implementers and beneficiaries look like if the poorest people are empowered to challenge the world's wealthiest 1 percent? Devex spoke to the heads of international NGOs that will be attending this week's World Social Forum to find out.

    By Gabriella Jóźwiak // 23 March 2015

    Heavyweight global development leaders will call for a “tectonic shift” in the sector’s approach to development at the global civil society activists’ World Social Forum meeting in Tunisia this week.

    The heads of ActionAid International, Oxfam International, Greenpeace International, CIVICUS and Association for Women’s Rights in Development have together committed to adapting future work toward strengthening the power of the poorest people to challenge the wealthiest 1 percent in the world.

    In a statement of intent published today, March 23, the group argues development implementers need to go “beyond tinkering” and address the “structural causes of inequality.” They warn governments across the world have fallen under the influence of corporations that have convinced them to allow actions that damage citizens, such as land grabs, tax avoidance, climate destruction and clamping down on nongovernmental organizations, civil society and unions because they threaten corporate power.

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    • Gabriella Jóźwiak

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      Gabriella Jóźwiak is an award-winning journalist based in London. Her work on issues and policies affecting children and young people in developing countries and the U.K. has been published in national newspapers and magazines. Having worked in-house for domestic and international development charities, Jóźwiak has a keen interest in organizational development, and has worked as a journalist in several countries across West Africa and South America.

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