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Localisation: No 'World Work' without 'Inner Work'

The movement to shift power and decolonise the international cooperation sector has been recognised as an essential...

Duty of Care for NGOs in international cooperation: what it is and how it can be improved

As an NGO working in international cooperation, you are responsible for protecting your staff, wherever they are based...

Beyond 'localisation': embracing locally led practices

For almost 30 years, institutional discussions have emphasised local ownership, the active involvement and empowerment...

Design thinking: an innovative tool in the problem-solving toolbox of international cooperation

"Now go change the world!" was the opening line of the design thinking workshop at Forum cinfo 2022. Easier said than...

Chloé

Favre

2 mai 2023

Localisation - can you still contribute as a professional from the Global North?

In international development, the process of handing over more decision-making power and resources to local actors is...

Jennifer

Hauser-Seiz

14 mars 2023

1+1 = 3 | How job sharing creates value for an organisation

The job sharing duo of Lisa and Tony is intergenerational, gender-mixed and complementary in terms of the experience...

Médecins sans Frontières: "How we pioneered job sharing in our field programmes"

Médecins sans Frontières introduced job sharing in Iraq and reduced the turnover rate for this complex position.

Roya

Milani

29 septembre 2022

Diversity and inclusion in the international cooperation labour market

Diversity and inclusion: is the sector on the right track?

Are diversity and inclusion adequately addressed in the Swiss labour market of international cooperation? cinfo and BASS...

"The fear that all employees will demand unpaid leave is completely unfounded"

Solidar Suisse offers its employees unpaid leave and unpaid parental leave so that they can dedicate their time to other...

Ursula

Jenny

22 juin 2022

People sometimes need change to evolve – sometimes without a reason

NADEL employees can take an unpaid leave for no particular reason and on a regular basis.

Isabel

Günther

25 mai 2022

Medair: "Our Diversity and Inclusion journey"

During the Forum cinfo 2021, Medair held a session to discuss their organisational journey towards integrating Diversity...

Lucy

Bamforth

18 mai 2022

Co-chairing an HR department

Manuela and Kathrin, a job-sharing duo, tell us how they run the HR department of Helvetas. Discover the lessons learned...

How our employee Simon became a digital nomad

A private sector company outlines the benefits and obstacles of mobile working. Get inspired.

Loredana

Contaldi

30 mars 2022

Positioning your career in a post-pandemic world

Michael Emery, HR Director of IOM-UN Migration, engages in a tough talk with journalist Nicoletta Cimmino on (post-...

Neva

Fark

28 février 2022

"We should all take an interest in our future. It's where professionals and organisations have to evolve to remain relevant"

Gerd Leonhard, a leading futurist, shares his main observations and foresight for the next ten years and what they might...

Neva

Fark

2 novembre 2021

International cooperation: new challenges in the labour market

The international cooperation labour market has expanded significantly over the past decade. However, governmental and...

The cornerstones of organisational transformation

Professionals from a variety of organisations tell us about their path to innovation. Find here the key takeaways.

Loraine

Ding

17 février 2020

Innovation in non-profit organisations

Should NGOs and NPOs be innovative? If so, how do you develop innovation in organisations whose intention is to provide...

Dino

Beerli

1 février 2020

A fund to foster innovation

Swiss Solidarity launched an innovation fund to support the Swiss NGOs to develop innovation within their projects...

Making innovation visible

Maya Shah, Innovation Coordinator at Médecins Sans Frontières, believes innovation is a permanent challenge to the...

Innovation is a must for NGOs

Thierry Agagliate, Head of Innovation at Terre des Hommes, understands innovation not just as an invention or a new idea...

The changing landscape of international cooperation

New actors take their role in international cooperation, aid modalities are in transformation and the SDGs set new...

Sandra

Rothböck

15 novembre 2016

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Localisation: No 'World Work' without 'Inner Work'

Duty of Care for NGOs in international cooperation: what it is and how it can be improved

Beyond 'localisation': embracing locally led practices

Design thinking: an innovative tool in the problem-solving toolbox of international cooperation

Localisation - can you still contribute as a professional from the Global North?

1+1 = 3 | How job sharing creates value for an organisation

Médecins sans Frontières: "How we pioneered job sharing in our field programmes"

Diversity and inclusion: is the sector on the right track?

"The fear that all employees will demand unpaid leave is completely unfounded"

People sometimes need change to evolve – sometimes without a reason

Medair: "Our Diversity and Inclusion journey"

Co-chairing an HR department

How our employee Simon became a digital nomad

Positioning your career in a post-pandemic world

"We should all take an interest in our future. It's where professionals and organisations have to evolve to remain relevant"

International cooperation: new challenges in the labour market

The cornerstones of organisational transformation

Innovation in non-profit organisations

A fund to foster innovation

Making innovation visible

Innovation is a must for NGOs

The changing landscape of international cooperation