Estamos encantados de comenzar la cuarta temporada de nuestro podcast con Asier Hernando Malax-Echevarria, en conversación con Carla Vitantonio. En este episodio inaugural, exploramos la matriz colonial del poder y sus manifestaciones perdurables, la labor transformadora de ACAPACA y el papel de la solidaridad en la remodelación del desarrollo y la cooperación desde la perspectiva del Sur Global. Asier lleva más de 20 años dedicado a la cooperación internacional, centrándose en la defensa y las campañas en favor de los derechos indígenas, los derechos humanos, los derechos de las mujeres y otros. Un punto de inflexión en su carrera le llevó a replantearse los modelos de desarrollo tradicionales y a trabajar para transformar la cooperación internacional. Actualmente es codirector de ACAPACA, donde colabora con movimientos sociales y asesora a organizaciones de todo el mundo sobre estrategias de desarrollo y cooperación. También colabora a tiempo parcial con la Fundación Europea del Clima, apoyando a 700 organizaciones asociadas con estrategias de defensa y comunicación para una Europa descarbonizada. Colaborador habitual de El País, Asier escribe para cuestionar las narrativas dominantes y fomentar nuevos debates en el panorama del desarrollo y la ayuda. Conéctate para explorar cómo persisten las estructuras de poder coloniales y cómo la solidaridad y los enfoques de desarrollo alternativos pueden remodelar nuestro mundo ***** We are thrilled to kick off the 4th season of our podcast with Asier Hernando Malax-Echevarria, in conversation with Carla Vitantonio. In this opening episode, we explore the colonial matrix of power and its enduring manifestations, the transformative work of ACAPACA, and the role of solidarity in reshaping development and cooperation from a Global South perspective. Asier has spent over 20 years in international cooperation, focusing on advocacy and campaigns defending Indigenous rights, human rights, women’s rights, and more. A turning point in his career led him to rethink traditional development models and work toward transforming international cooperation. He is now Co-Director of ACAPACA, partnering with social movements and advising organizations worldwide on development and cooperation strategies. He also contributes part-time at the European Climate Foundation, supporting 700 partner organizations with advocacy and communication strategies for a decarbonised Europe. A regular contributor to El País, Asier writes to challenge dominant narratives and foster new debates in the development and aid landscape.Tune in to explore how colonial power structures persist and how solidarity and alternative development approaches can reshape our world. ***** Recursos/Resources - https://www.decolonialtranslation.com/english/quijano-coloniality-of-power.pdf - https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvfjd106  - https://fair.work/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2025/08/Reporte-ISBN-completo-14-julio-2025.pdf - https://www.jstor.org/stable/24697244 - https://azurrevista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/En-torno-a-lo-poscolonial-y-lo-decolonial-en-los-feminismos-del-Sur-Global.html - https://www.acapaca.org/

This bonus track is a cross-interview between Carla and Lars Peter Niessen, author of the podcast Trumanitarian After the end of the Humanitarian Leadership Conference, Carla and Lars Peter share their feelings and talk about how this experience will shape their future podcasts and life as humanitarian, podcasters and changemakers. They talk about power, leadership, localisation, decoloniality, but also about podcast as a way to collect memory and promote change. You can find the same interview on trumanitarian.org

This episode features Asier Hernando Malax-Echevarria, co-director of Acapacà, who has joined the conference from Peru.

This episode features Engwase Mwale, CEO of the Zambia Governance Foundation, who has Joined the conference from Zambia

This episode features Rami Nazem Rajjoub, CEO of  Al-Sham Humanitarian Foundation , who has joined the conference from Turkey

This episode features Tammam Aloudat, CEO of The New Humanitarian, who has joined the conference from Switzerland

This episode features Sandra Macias del Villar, co-director of the Alliance for Feminist Movement and travelling to Doha from Mexico.

 This episode introduces the podcast and features Mary ana McGlasson, director of the Center for Humanitarian Leadership.

In this last episode, we (Matilde and Carla) recollect the themes that touched us the most through the past season: co-creation, language, intersectionality, an

Living decoloniality · Episode

Di Carla Vitantonio Il decreto esecutivo emesso dal presidente Trump il 20 gennaio dal titolo “difesa delle donne dall’estremismo dell’ideologia di genere e ripristino della verità biologica nel gover...