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How Local Groups Can Lead Their Own Community Changes
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But these communities often don't have enough money to make the changes they want. The foundation works with other donors around the world to make sure communities get direct funding. This approach values local knowledge and helps create lasting change that communities actually want and need..
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The Hilton Foundation believes that local communities know best what problems they face and how to fix them. But these communities often don't have enough money to make the changes they want. Locally led development means giving money directly to community groups so they can solve their own problems. The Hilton Foundation promises to give at least 25% of their international grants to local organizations. They focus on three main areas: working as partners with local leaders, speaking up for more local funding, and doing research to prove that local solutions work better. The foundation works with other donors around the world to make sure communities get direct funding. This approach values local knowledge and helps create lasting change that communities actually want and need.
{"full_text":"Locally Led Development - Hilton Foundation \n\n Home\n\n / \n\n Work \n / \n\n Locally Led Development \n\nTracy with her daughter speaking to a KMET Nurturing Care Centre staffer in Kisumu, Kenya\n\nTracy with her daughter speaking to a KMET Nurturing Care Centre staffer in Kisumu, Kenya\n\n Locally Led \nDevelopment \n\nTracy with her daughter speaking to a KMET Nurturing Care Centre staffer in Kisumu, Kenya\n\nTracy with her daughter speaking to a KMET Nurturing Care Centre staffer in Kisumu, Kenya\n\nLocally Led Development\n\nLocal Solutions, Lasting Impact\n\nLocal communities hold the deepest understanding of the challenges they face, but often lack the resources to tackle them and implement solutions. \n\nAt the Hilton Foundation, we believe close partnerships with local communities and civil society lead to more equitable and sustained outcomes .
That’s why we are committed to allocating at least 25% of our international grantmaking to local organizations . \n\nA Global Effort for Local Change\n\nIncreasing direct funding to local organizations is a shared responsibility and a global priority . To that end, the Hilton Foundation collaborates with philanthropic peers and other partners to strengthen locally led development worldwide.
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