Navigating Decolonisation Landscapes and Youth-Led Movements: Current Practices and Challenges
This policy brief recommends concrete actions to advance decolonisation through youth-led efforts. Key measures include establishing long-term, flexible funding mechanisms for youth organisations, embedding young people as equal partners in decision-making processes, and creating accessible platforms for localised, community-driven solutions. By centring youth agency and dismantling colonial power structures, stakeholders can enable sustainable and equitable progress towards a truly decolonised world.
Decolonizing Narratives in Humanitarian Journalism
Abstract
In the field of humanitarian aid and development, the need for reform has never been clearer. Much of the media and aid coverage of crises, particularly in the Global South, continues to rely on outdated frameworks that perpetuate colonial power dynamics. This narrative often positions Western actors - whether journalists or NGOs - as ‘saviours,’ while local communities are reduced to passive victims. This policy brief explores how media coverage reinforces this neocolonial asymmetry and outlines recommendations for decolonising humanitarian journalism to better represent the agency, resilience, and complexity of affected communities.