Reflections

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On this page is a gathering of different writings – blogs, short articles, commentaries or reports that I have written over time. Most of these are reflections over different models I have been part of across my work – here mainly for inspiration or to help start a reflection/debate.

There are no copyrights on any of these – please feel free to utilize what ever of these you find meaningful to you.

Starting and growing a community reflective space – the case of Mayuge Community House
Africa | Grassroots

Starting and growing a community reflective space – the case of Mayuge Community House

This blog is an introduction to the journey we (Andrew and Stine) have taken in curating their first home in Mayuge – Uganda, into a…

What have sports got to do with grassroots engagement?
Grassroots

What have sports got to do with grassroots engagement?

When the world seriously went into a face-off with Covid-19 in early 2020, Sam Magumba from Mayuge in Uganda reached out to me (Andrew Julius…

Decrypting the Sustainable Development Goals for youths – and getting these into everyday reach
Grassroots

Decrypting the Sustainable Development Goals for youths – and getting these into everyday reach

This is a personal reflection on the current Sustainable Development Goals - and a call for stonger partnerships, resourcing and paying attention to the commonly…

Reflecting on 2021 – and what gives me hope.
Africa | Covid-19 | Grassroots | Hope

Reflecting on 2021 – and what gives me hope.

What gives you hope, Andrew? This is a question I have encountered countless times over 2019, 2020, and 2021 as the world struggles with the…

Coming to the Nordics – using personal stories to find a renewed view of migrant inclusion
Denmark | Inclusion | Integration | Migrant | Migration | Nordics | Norway | Sweden

Coming to the Nordics – using personal stories to find a renewed view of migrant inclusion

In this blog, I reflect on probably one of the most influential projects I have had the privilege to set assail in my career. The…

Four tips for enabling your team to achieve the organization’s full potential.
Full potential | Human Resource | Leadership | Performance

Four tips for enabling your team to achieve the organization’s full potential.

In this article, I take you on a journey to my recent reading, and the points this gave to my search for more purposeful, and…

Three (3) things to consider before starting your next cross-sector partnership
Partnerships | SDGs

Three (3) things to consider before starting your next cross-sector partnership

There exists thousands of robust cross-sector partnerships, and more of these will be needed to reach our ambitions of a more sustainable globe set out…

On the need to pay attention to and work at the grassroots level
Grassroots | SDGs

On the need to pay attention to and work at the grassroots level

Over the past many years, I have grown interested in and pursued working from a grassroots point of view. This adventure has exposed me to…

Finding a 2021 compliant traction for the SDGs in Africa – while facing off with COVID-19
Africa | Covid-19 | SDGs

Finding a 2021 compliant traction for the SDGs in Africa – while facing off with COVID-19

In this article, I build on the shadow COVID-19 continues to cast globally and compare the agility and agency we have reacted with vs. what…