The article articulates and explores emerging peacebuilding ideas and tools linked to localization and decolonization…advances in the field reflective of our rapidly changing world. Also, it affirms that international and local NGO relationships are historically complex and multi-layered. Local/national (internal) and international (external) dynamics are exacerbated by policies, economics and other aspects of context. Inevitably, the shadows of the legacy of Colonialism are still embedded in the structures and systems where we work. In the field of international development, many of us seek to transform these harmful structures, systems, and dynamics into a new era. Published by The Movement for Community-led Development (December 4, 2023). Read more