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What sub-granting taught me about trust

Field note · MENA portfolio

Paola Beltrami 2023 EN 8 min read

Notes from five years moving small grants to local organisations in difficult places. Why due diligence is a relationship, not a checklist.

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Paola Beltrami

International cooperation and social impact — sub-granting, operations, participatory design.

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