Navigating the Liminal “Posts”:

Musings on learning and transformation with an alumni lens (Part 1)  Written by Ján Michalko with Dušan, Judka and Peter   In the first instalment of a two-part essay series, our Senior Project Lead Ján reflects on the role of inter-generational dialogue and learning in contexts of crisis and transitions. The essays bring together experiences from our friends and colleagues around the world – from Slovakia to South Africa. They demonstrate how teachers and young people engage in difficult conversations on histories and social justice and how alumni can play a role in the process …

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Networks Learning Journey Summary

In January 2021, inHive launched the inaugural cohort of our Networks Learning Journey, a virtual interactive learning series to bring conversations about networks as a tool for social change to the fore. This series brings together leaders in the field; practitioners, academics, and funders of networks to consider the value of networks: why they are …

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Building a virtual community

Written by Prerna Aswani, Project Lead at inHive, in collaboration with Mastercard Foundation Alumni Network Committee Members. This time last year, inHive and the Youth Engagement team at the Mastercard Foundation were on-boarding the pilot committees of the Mastercard Foundation’s Alumni Network in Ghana, Uganda and Rwanda. When we started the planning process early 2020, …

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Nexus Data & Privacy

Created: March 2021Owner: CEONext Review: March 2022 Nexus Data Protection and Privacy Statement Nexus is a global network of alumni networks focused on social change (the “Network”). This Network is designed to enable its members to (1) share and access knowledge about network-building, (2) find motivation and support, (3) boost the recognition of alumni networks as drivers of social …

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Shaking the Status Quo

Written by Prerna Aswani, Project Lead at inHive in collaboration with Kavya Mohta, Project Associate at Nirantar Trust This blog reflects on the growing efforts towards challenging traditional gender norms in India, zooming into the example of Nirantar Trust, a feminist organisation that develops cross-sectoral collaborations & networks to challenge the status quo on women’s …

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PAKISTAN YOUTH CHANGES ADVOCATES (PYCA)

Pakistan currently has 22.8 million of out-of-school children making it the second-largest population of out-of-school children in the world. 53% of these out-of-school children are girls.  Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA) have been working on girls’ education challenges in the country for many years, including with the support of the Malala Fund Since February 2021, inHive …

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A Community Makes All the Difference

By Ján Michalko, PhD  This guest blog was written by our Senior Project Ján for Education Sub-Saharan Africa  (ESSA) in August 2020 at the launch of its African Scholarship Hub. Ján reflects on his doctoral fieldwork with university students in South Africa. He highlights the benefits of alumni networks for young women and men, who receive scholarships for their higher education.   It was late 2016 and the calls for university fees ‘to fall’ in South Africa were entering their new peek. University students were once again organising marches and class disruptions. They were building on the …

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The Year for Anti-Resolutions

*Team photo pre-COVID Sitting down in early January this year, I’ve tried to resist the urge to write my usual long list of resolutions, or at least not the way I’ve historically done it (“yoga every day!”, “no more caffeine!”) – things eminently sensible, but nonetheless unrealistic. Perhaps this is the year for the anti-resolution, …

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NOVEMBER SPOTLIGHT SERIES: #3. PIPPA MILDRED, POLICE NOW

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] At the beginning of November, we started a special month-long campaign. What makes it different from our previous blogs and stories, is that we have turned the spotlight on the work, skills and passions of our colleagues, who work at inHive’s partner organisations. These skilled project managers, team …

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