What happens when dialogue 💬 turns into design, and design into impact?At the hashtag#SDGsSummit, we traced that journey in a session documenting the hashtag#JointInitiative’s( hashtag#SDGVILLAGE) evolution.
Over the past four years, the hashtag#SDGsVillage has grown from a simple dialogue space into a vibrant platform for innovation, civic engagement, and transformative action.
Conceptualised in June 2021 in Copenhagen, the SDGs Village has grown from a dialogue tent into a vibrant platform for innovation, civic engagement, and transformative action. One of the most powerful outcomes shared was the creation of the hashtag#PFMVillage. Birthed from ongoing public finance dialogues within the SDGs Village between 2021 and 2024, the hashtag#PFMVillage now stands as a unique space within the People’s Dialogue Festival, where stakeholders engage with public budgets, understand how finance shapes development, and co-create solutions that influence both national and county-level priorities.
Pioneered and hosted by Budget Talk Global (BTG), the inaugural PFM Village, held in March 2025, brought together over 600 participants in 12 thought-provoking sessions. Themes ranged from fiscal policy, Public Debt and service delivery to innovation in PFM, accountability, political economy, private sector engagement, and intergenerational inclusion.
Behind every SDG is a budget, and behind every commitment, a cost.Without proper planning, allocation, and transparency, goals remain dreams. To this end, PFM is not a side issue; it’s the delivery engine for the development agenda!
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