Are we overlooking the capacity of local NGOs? My guest post on The Broker Online argues that rather than being the lowest common denominator of international assistance, local indigenous organizations should be regarded as the fundamental unit of effective development aid.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘complexity’
What’s missing from the aid effectiveness debate? Overlooking the capacity of local organizations
Coming out of the closet
I am a poet, now loud and proud. Sharing a selection of my unpublished poems that may ring familiar in aid workers’ souls. [...]
What’s missing from the DIY aid debate? Overlooking the Capacity of Local NGOs
Are we overlooking the capacity of local NGOs? Rather than being the lowest common denominator of international assistance, indigenous organizations should be regarded as the fundamental unit of effective development aid.[...]
Dipping into the reading pile
Sharing excerpts of twelve papers on international development and aid effectiveness from my reading pile. [...]
A New Discipline for Development Practitioners
Organizational development is a discipline that needs to become more central to the practice of the development sector as a whole, not just a small professional enclave. [...]
Diving into the Deep End
Development practitioners and international "do-gooders" insert themselves in the difficult, yet ultimately fulfilling space between the inherent complexities of engaging communities in social change. [...]





