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Hi @Neolie, tough question! A case from Nepal where we did some work last year might help: change makers in that space were all motivated by the need to re-build their communities and help each other just after the earthquake, but from our team on the ground we learned that it in fact doesn’t last long enough to make people keep on working to care for the greater picture. Intrinsic motivation seems to fail there, especially when the work is hard, unthankful, unpaid and mostly it doesn’t solve people’s personal needs - especially if those people are at Maslow’s rock bottom.
There are more insights from working in Nepal which might be of help to you. Here it is: Earthquakes create movements - but can we?