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Starting and growing a community reflective space – the case of Mayuge Community House.

Delving into new forms of reflective grassroots community organizing and building. Introduction to Mayuge Community House: Mayuge Community House is as the title suggests a house located in Budhebera village/ward, in Mayuge Town Council, in the rural district of Mayuge in Easter Uganda. The house built between 2006 and 2007,… Read More »Starting and growing a community reflective space – the case of Mayuge Community House.

What has Sports got to do with it – Update on Mayuge Sports League

Mayuge Sports League Development and Sustainability Agenda 2023 Introduction: The RISE Mayuge Sports League is as of January 2023 a football (soccer) and Netball sports tournament running twice every year with each round lasting 6 months. The tournament involves eighteen sports teams including – twelve (12) football and six (6)… Read More »What has Sports got to do with it – Update on Mayuge Sports League

“TELL-TO-ACT” – a storytelling and protreptic dialogue concept

A concept to aid strategy and communication implementation in organizations and projects By Andrew Julius Bende – Daily Leader – Civil Connections – www.civilconnections.org With contributions from: Jesper Alstrøm – Director – SDG World – sdgworld.org Jens Larsen – Direct – True Friends Industries/Co-founder – True Storytelling Institute – https://truestorytelling.org/about/founders/… Read More »“TELL-TO-ACT” – a storytelling and protreptic dialogue concept

Decrypting the Sustainable Development Goals for youths – what is this all about?

Abstract: Over the next 20 months, we will be working with a group of 20 youths across Denmark and Norway and delve into everyday sustainability in their households and immediate communities, to build a more grounded/practical meaning to this otherwise widely used term. The best place to start we believe… Read More »Decrypting the Sustainable Development Goals for youths – what is this all about?

The JOURNEY – Creating opportunities for young Europeans to learn about forced migration through online simulation of refugee journeys and routes (in the shoes of refugees).

Abstract: Long before the Covid19 pandemic, precisely – the spring of 2019, Civil Connections fell into a network with an interesting documentarist – Neil Bell, who at the same time happened to be the founder and CEO of a high-impact, social-focused,  game development company in Sweden – Impact Unified. Neil… Read More »The JOURNEY – Creating opportunities for young Europeans to learn about forced migration through online simulation of refugee journeys and routes (in the shoes of refugees).

What do you gain from joining a little civil society startup?

Our daily leader and the board have over the period of reflecting on the year 2020 developed the following note on the journey and relevance of Civil Connections. They among others highlight, enjoying: A global network of passionate and determined activists creating enabling environments for all. Working with people with… Read More »What do you gain from joining a little civil society startup?

The need to work more at the grassroots – the Civil Connections way :-)

At Civil Connections, our work is grounded in several principles that point to the increasing relevance of working closely with local grassroots. These have over time proven to be key drivers and influencers of how: communities build and sustain their agency and how this contributes to development. These are shared… Read More »The need to work more at the grassroots – the Civil Connections way 🙂