Jonathan Clark is the current Head of Programmes at the Karuna Trust. Since joining Karuna in 1997, he has managed a range of projects in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, most recently those focusing on climate change adaptation, support for migrant labourers and civil society capacity building. Before joining Karuna, Jonathan worked in the not-for-profit sector with several international development and environmental organisations.
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Sustaining change: why locally led development works – but funding models hold it back
Sustainable, locally led approaches are the best way to address complex issues like poverty and inequality. Yet these approaches often clash with the short-term, quantifiable results many funders demand, creating a gap between what works and what gets funded. Without bridging this gap, effective, long-term solutions will remain under-supported.