Work on the ground can often be difficult, slow, and heartbreaking, however rewarding. Sometimes the most important thing we can do is to show “care for the caregivers” (both physically and emotionally) to reduce stress and prevent burnout. [...]
Archive for July, 2010
July 5th, 2010 - 6:16 pm § in Good Practice
How to build strong relationships with grassroots organizations, Part 3 of 3
Tags: burnout, care for the caregiver, CDRA, community-based organizations, cross-cultural communication, cultural differences, decision-making, development assistance, foreign aid, governance, grassroots organizations, international aid, international development, organizational culture, organizational development, organizational learning, resource-poor settings, The Barefoot Guide, traditional culture 2 Comments
July 5th, 2010 - 6:15 pm § in Good Practice
How to build strong relationships with grassroots organizations, Part 2 of 3
Under-resourced and under-recognized local organizations face immense challenges on the ground. Yet we as outsiders most often choose to express frustration or impatience if an organization does not appear to be responding to our expectations. [...]
July 5th, 2010 - 6:13 pm § in Good Practice
How to build strong relationships with grassroots organizations, Part 1 of 3
As resourced outsiders, when we meet with suffering people, we create high expectations, in them and in ourselves. Or we feel completely helpless in not being able to offer enough and in so doing may even reinforce feelings of hopelessness.[...]
July 4th, 2010 - 6:21 pm § in Reflection & Rumination
Why Organizations Matter
The fact that people, under the direst of circumstances, are able to pull themselves together and organize themselves is a celebration of the fact that the impulse to develop and organize is inborn.[...]
Tags: bureaucracy, CDRA, community ownership, community-based organizations, corporate, development assistance, empires, foreign aid, government(s), grassroots organizations, international aid, international development, local organizations, NGOs, non-governmental organizations, poverty, power, rights, The Barefoot Guide No Comments
