Comments on: The Real Experts http://www.how-matters.org/2010/07/21/the-real-experts/ Aid effectiveness is not about what we do, but HOW we do it. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:50:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tanya Cothran http://www.how-matters.org/2010/07/21/the-real-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Tanya Cothran Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:52:25 +0000 http://www.how-matters.org/?p=126#comment-6 I think one of the barriers to assuming local expertise is lack of cultural understanding. The people on the ground definitely have an advantage because they have been there, met people, and are not just relying on their own insular experiences. I hope those who have lived abroad can help spread the word of their real-life experiences of living in a different culture. In much the same way, I am a constant ambassador for the midwest when I am in California! Also, I strongly heard Op-Ed Project's call to action and I have on my to-do-this-season list to write at least one op-ed letter. It is only by doing it that we can begin to diversify the voices in the public sphere. I think one of the barriers to assuming local expertise is lack of cultural understanding. The people on the ground definitely have an advantage because they have been there, met people, and are not just relying on their own insular experiences. I hope those who have lived abroad can help spread the word of their real-life experiences of living in a different culture. In much the same way, I am a constant ambassador for the midwest when I am in California!

Also, I strongly heard Op-Ed Project’s call to action and I have on my to-do-this-season list to write at least one op-ed letter. It is only by doing it that we can begin to diversify the voices in the public sphere.

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