Trust

“Our world is suffering from a bad case of ‘Trust Deficit Disorder’” stated António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in his address to the UN General Assembly in September 2018. In recent years, there has been more and more talk of a ‘crisis of trust’. Does it matter if citizens trust the institutions or […]

This learning paper explores insights and questions on partnerships from the perspective of the Oxfam Australia (OAU)-led program in South Africa. It examines four issues: power, contestation, trust and adaptive practice. It also presents an emergent partnership model drawing on this learning.