Why Locally Led Development Works and How Funders Can Get It Right By Naomi Ayot Oyaro and Tais Siqueira Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

KAMPALA Uganda / SORIA Spain, Jul 31 2025 (IPS) - In Uganda, local communities are routinely sidelined in development processes, despite knowing most about their own needs. When a Moroto District officer remarked, ‘This is the first time local leaders were truly heard’, it offered a powerful reminder of what so often goes wrong: development fails when communities are excluded. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/07/why-locally-led-development-works-and-how-funders-can-get-it-right/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Marital_Rape_Confronting_Religious_Misinterpretations_Social_Stigma_Despite_Legal_Clarity_Mining_on_ Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.