When more than 50 Global Fellows Network (GFN) members representing over 15 countries arrived in Chicago for the inaugural Every Child Thrives Festival, they came with more than passports and suitcases. They brought decades of leadership, lived experience and a shared commitment to creating equitable conditions where children, families and communities can thrive. The Festival … Read more
Across Mexico, leaders working to address racism, discrimination and other forms of oppression are also confronting a quieter but equally urgent challenge: how to sustain themselves emotionally, spiritually and collectively while doing this work. They’re constantly juggling, trying to fix broken systems while also being responsive to the pressing needs of their neighbors. Increasingly, leaders … Read more
By Carmen Villa Chávez, GFN fellow and Latin America and Caribbean network liaison What happens when leadership is experienced not from the top down, but side by side with communities — listening, learning and co-creating solutions rooted in the realities of everyday life? This is exactly what the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Global Fellows Network (GFN) … Read more
Global Fellows Network (GFN) regional liaisons report on the connections and insights fellows experienced at recent events, from Prague to Mexico, and through individual collaborations with each other. Southern Africa Fellows Attend 27th ILA Global Conference in Prague Five GFN fellows from Southern Africa attended the 27th International Leadership Association (ILA) Global Conference in Prague, … Read more