Don’t miss this eye-opening conversation on reimagining charity to discover how the Village Hive is disrupting outdated practices and fostering sustainable change.
Join CCT co-founder Tara Winkler as she sits down with researchers Dr Freda Hui-Truscott and Dr Mona Nikidehaghani from Wollongong University to unpack their groundbreaking new study on CCT’s Village Hive project.
In this conversation, they tackle topics such as:
The transformative vision to reshape how charity operates in the Global South.
CCT’s journey from orphanage to Village Hive.
The dangers of privatising social services through charity.
Why many charities resist sustainable development.
How charities ‘colonise’ countries in the Global South.
The moral responsibility to redistribute global wealth.
Breaking down the ‘corruption myth’ and why it’s not an insurmountable issue.
The power of co-creation with local communities.
How and why the mainstream localisation agenda misses the mark.
How charities can truly shift control to local communities and foster sustainable change.
Tune in to hear their thought-provoking discussion on the future of charity and innovative sustainable development.
Dr Freda Hui Truscott from the University of Wollongong travelled to Battambang in 2024 to conduct research on the Village Hive. The research has now been published and is available to download.
The research paper is titled “Evaluating the Localisation of the Village Hive Project–A Case Study in Cambodia”. Follow the link to discover the findings of the research, which evaluated the effectiveness of CCT’s localisation approach in empowering local communities to develop culturally appropriate and sustainable social protection services.
