Leaders from four African organizations sat down to give their “real”, though too-often-unheard insights on site visits from the perspective of the ones being visited.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘aid effectiveness’
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 19th, 2012 - 6:15 am § in Reflection & Rumination
And while we’re talking jargon…how about “innovation”?
What if we can re-conceptualize the term "innovation" for aid? What if what really makes something innovative is not the idea itself, but the learning that made it possible? [...]
April 16th, 2012 - 6:10 am § in Good Practice
What’s needed to put local champions at the forefront?
What's needed from aid workers, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs and do-gooders to put local champions at the forefront of aid? Jennifer Lentfer of how-matters.org shares her advice.[...]
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.[...]
