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.)
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.)
Ultimately, people just need more recognition for the good work that they do. (Part 3 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. (Part 2 of 3)
In order to build authentic relationships with grassroots organizations, these qualities, attitudes and abilities will really make a difference. (Part 1 of 3)
We don’t talk about our hearts nearly enough in international aid. But this Valentine’s Day seems like a good time to do so. Sharing an excerpt from “The Love That Does Justice: Spiritual Activism in Dialogue With Social Science,” edited By Michael A. Edwards & Stephen G. Post
Orietta L’Abbate, CEO of Association Amis des Enfants Australia Inc., shares her proposal for the future of aid, a “one-to-one” support system whereby businesses select a “sister” local NGO to help on a 5-10 year plan.
Too many TED talks. Too little time. Here’s some I’ve come across over the last few months to share with how-matters.org readers.
“Development work had become more about systems and structures than the actual lived realities of people,” argues Mette Müller, founder of Best Self Experience. Can important concepts like ’empathy’, ‘understanding’ and ‘compassion’ enter the way we deliver aid?
Plain Ink is a social enterprise that wants to “fuel a better story” in the developing world. Featuring its latest comic book on sanitation in India, “The Village Changemakers.”
“I want to be able to have an open conversation with grantees that allows me to be who I am. That is the only way I know how to use my power and privilege to support others.” A guest post by Sasha Rabsey of The HOW Fund
How do our perceptions of the poor in our own country influence how we think about the poor in the rest of the world? My reflections on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
How-matters.org is looking for an intern to help strengthen its social media presence and to support the founder in charting the site’s evolution and growth. Who do you know?
How-matters.org’s top 12 people, trends, sites, and organizations to watch in 2012!
2011 has been a “shake-up” year for those involved in “flipping the aid system” to put more local and national actors in the driver’s seat of development. How-matters.org is shutting down until January 15th to reflect and plan for 2012!