The Power of Community-Based Organisations: Investing in Local Solutions for Lasting Change

A statement by the Global Resilience Partnership highlighting the role of community-based organisations (CBOs), specifically the Itanya Africa Group, in driving sustainable agricultural change through local engagement and social proofing, while calling for increased funding to overcome systemic financial barriers.

• The Itanya Africa Group found that 'social proofing' via a respected community influencer—the chairlady of a self-help group—successfully increased the adoption of vertical gardens among village women, some of whom contributed 10% of the cost. However, the group notes that composting is harder to promote because it 'lacks immediate visibility' compared to vertical gardens.
• Community-based organisations (CBOs) possess a unique ability to drive behavioural shifts and adaptive problem-solving due to their integration into the 'social fabric of the community,' yet they are frequently overlooked by major funding institutions in favour of larger, internationally recognised NGOs.
• Increased financial support for CBOs is presented as essential to scale successful models, such as vertical gardens and water pans, and to develop incentives for regenerative practices including composting and syntropic agroforestry.

APA

Global Resilience Partnership (2025). The Power of Community-Based Organisations: Investing in Local Solutions for Lasting Change. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/the-power-of-community-based-organisations-investing-in-local-solutions-for-lasting-change/

Chicago

Global Resilience Partnership. The Power of Community-Based Organisations: Investing in Local Solutions for Lasting Change. 2025. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/the-power-of-community-based-organisations-investing-in-local-solutions-for-lasting-change/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Global Resilience Partnership |title=The Power of Community-Based Organisations: Investing in Local Solutions for Lasting Change |date=25 April 2025 |url=https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/the-power-of-community-based-organisations-investing-in-local-solutions-for-lasting-change/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{globalresiliencepartnership2025power, author = {{Global Resilience Partnership}}, title = {{The Power of Community-Based Organisations: Investing in Local Solutions for Lasting Change}}, publisher = {Global Resilience Partnership}, year = {2025}, month = apr, url = {https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/the-power-of-community-based-organisations-investing-in-local-solutions-for-lasting-change/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }