Nobody believed that writing a book together could happen, but forty community leaders produced 27 stories about their work in development and empowerment in just 4 hours. Independent consultant Lucia Nass shares her story from Myanmar.[...]
Archive for the ‘Guest Bloggers’ Category
May 13th, 2012 - 7:00 am § in Good Practice, Guest Bloggers
How to Make People Glad That You Are There: Some Motherly Advice
To celebrate Mother’s Day, I’m sharing a chapter from Ruth Stark’s book, How to Work in Someone Else’s Country, which she wrote for her daughter, Taryn, also an aid professional. [...]
April 8th, 2012 - 10:05 am § in Guest Bloggers, Reflection & Rumination
“With the available resources we had…”
James Oonyu, the Founder and Director of Liregu Christian Grace Ministries, a faith-based community development organization based in Lira, Uganda, explains the capacity challenges his organization faces, as well as the very real challenges he faces in working with aid funders.[...]
April 1st, 2012 - 8:38 am § in Guest Bloggers, Reflection & Rumination
Whom do I actually serve?
“He further opines that even if the community has other ideas to suggest about the building project, these would have no room since, in essence, the beggar has no choice. Patrick reminds John that they are not employees of the local community, but rather are working for the NGO.” Guest post by A[...]
How to Work in Someone Else’s Country (A Book Review)
To fumble is an inevitable part of working cross-culturally. To be humble is not, thus the need for this book. (A review of Ruth Stark’s, How to Work in Someone Else’s Country.)[...]
