//podcastplus.net/feed/care-failing-forward~06058a17 CARE staff around the world talk about experiences we learn from failure, and how we use that to get better at our work. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:08:11 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/thhz7mke4wshrcry/Duncan_Green_Failing_Forward6mpii.mp3 Inspired by his recent blog post on From Poverty to Power , Duncan Green reflects on why it's important to learn from failure, and some of his own failure stories. "Think before you jump", and "be a reflectivist as well as an activist" are some of his key pieces of advice to people working in the sector. He's got stories about playing chess from the management bunker, evidence-based humility, and How Change Happens, the second edition paperback and Open Access that's coming out starting from August 16. Want to hear more stories from Duncan and the change makers he works with? Listen to his podcast: GELI Stories podcasts Thu, 16 May 2024 08:31:20 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/thhz7mke4wshrcry/Duncan_Green_Failing_Forward6mpii.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uek4x6/Monalisa_cozy_with_the_context7bpxn.mp3 Monalisa Salib wants you to get cozy with the context. If your theory of change is full of assumptions and logical statements that could easily be true anywhere in the world, it's probably not going to work. Only by understanding the context where we operate and respecting the actors and the expertise in that context will real change happen. That means knowing the specific players, actors, and dynamics where change gets done. Another tip she has for you: people matter more than process, and technical solutions will never be enough. Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:47:00 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uek4x6/Monalisa_cozy_with_the_context7bpxn.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2ejuph/Innovation_is_not_enough_gender_and_technology6187p.mp3 Solar water pumps were a great business opportunity for women in northern Kenya--so great that as soon as businesses were profitable, men took over and shut women out of both the business, and sometimes access to water. Dorothy Aseyo from CARE Kenya talks about what she learned about how to pick technologies, pick partners, and make sure that when your goal is women having successful businesses, you don't set up systems for failure. Keeping track of who leads and adapting quickly are some of her key lessons Mon, 25 Jul 2022 20:11:55 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2ejuph/Innovation_is_not_enough_gender_and_technology6187p.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e26wmn/Crypto_podcasta3g3w.mp3 Monica Tobar and Ronald Picso talk about their experience working with cryptocurrency instead of cash to support refugees and host communities in Ecuador. Some key lessons? Just do it--don't spend all of your time trying to get everything perfect. Get lots of feedback--participants will tell you what's not working. Build more supply--get many vendors up to speed on crypto so people have choices about where to shop. Plan for training--it takes time to learn a new technology, especially in a crisis. Plan lots of time to support people in using and adopting a new tool, it won't happen overnight. Thu, 26 May 2022 15:58:23 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e26wmn/Crypto_podcasta3g3w.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6yzzdi/Where_white_feminists_fail_at_anitracismb16t8.mp3 Allison Burden, CARE International's Head of Programming, reflects on where white feminist traditions have failed at anti-racism, what that means for white feminists to improve their own behavior (hint: listening and humility are two big tips), and what that means for the system of international development where we're working towards equality, human rights, and decolonization. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 18:56:27 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6yzzdi/Where_white_feminists_fail_at_anitracismb16t8.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/g8u8gq/Andres_anti_racismbejjf.mp3 "If you are not uncomfortable, you are not having the right conversations." Andres Gomez de la Torre from CARE talks about what we have to do in our work to be actively anti-racist. From the big changes to the small habits, from the individual to the organization, we need to accept that our work is built on a history of colonialism, and we all have to do the work to change our ideas about what it means to support social justice. "It's not just an HR issue. Thinking that is a mistake." We have to make changes across all parts of the organization, and do the work as individuals." Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:59:46 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/g8u8gq/Andres_anti_racismbejjf.mp3