{"id":6247,"date":"2026-10-12T03:43:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musana.org\/us\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=6247"},"modified":"2026-10-15T07:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:31:07","slug":"why-a-global-south-ngo-keeps-taking-over-nonprofits-in-the-north","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/musana.org\/us\/resources\/why-a-global-south-ngo-keeps-taking-over-nonprofits-in-the-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a global south NGO keeps taking over nonprofits in the north"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad1d3b9f181e .vcex-image-inner{max-width:1100px;}.vcex-image.vcex_6ad1d3b9f181e .vcex-image-img{object-position:center center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-text-center vcex_6ad1d3b9f181e\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1668\" height=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/musana.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/devex.webp\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-p-60\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musana.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/devex.webp 1668w, https:\/\/musana.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/devex-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/musana.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/devex-1024x536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/musana.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/devex-768x402.webp 768w, https:\/\/musana.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/devex-1536x804.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1668px) 100vw, 1668px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1791797373686{margin-right: 300px !important;margin-left: 300px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6ad1d3b9f1e0c{width:1000px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-max-w-100 vcex_6ad1d3b9f1e0c\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Musana featured in Devex: growing through partnership and local leadership<\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1791817970537{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;]Musana\u2019s merger with One Heart Foundation is featured in Devex, highlighting how collaboration can help extend locally led, financially sustainable development across East Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Rebecca L. Root explores what brought the organisations together, how the partnership supports Musana\u2019s expansion into Kenya and Tanzania, and why leadership and ownership within the communities we serve are central to our approach.<\/p>\n<p>The article also examines how Musana\u2019s schools, hospitals and businesses generate local income, creating a foundation for services that can continue for generations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devex.com\/news\/why-a-global-south-ngo-keeps-taking-over-nonprofits-in-the-north-113424\"><strong>Read the full article on Devex<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Original reporting by Rebecca L. 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