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September 13th, 2010 - 6:27 am § in Good Practice

Spotting Community Ownership

Is there genuine community ownership? Are the people served invested in the outcomes of the program? Most importantly, how can we know? ...We start by asking the right questions.[...]

Tags: aid workers, capacity building, community ownership, community-based organizations, foreign aid, foreign assistance, grassroots organizations, HIV, international aid, international development, NGOs, participation, participation ladder, power dynamics, rights-based programming 14 Comments

July 28th, 2010 - 2:34 pm § in Guest Bloggers, Reflection & Rumination

Yes, the paradigm of development can break our hearts. But everyday, we have a choice. Will we slump into the system? Or will we challenge the parts of it that prevent us from feeling and exhibiting compassion?[...]

Tags: academia, aid workers, AIDS, community participation, compassion, dependency, economic opportunity, education, foreign aid, foreign assistance, funding mechanisms, good governance, grassroots organizations, HIV, India, international aid, international development, Karen Armstrong, Kenya, power dynamics, South Africa, U.N., United Nations 4 Comments

July 21st, 2010 - 2:40 pm § in Reflection & Rumination

The Real Experts

When a privileged few frame the conversation about fighting AIDS or reducing poverty, remedies from above are imposed on the excluded. Yet it’s those on the ground who have the most important knowledge, ideas, and resources to deal with the immense and complex problems of this century.[...]

Tags: AIDS, alternatives, capacity building, Catherine Orenstein, community development, community participation, community-based organizations, development assistance, expertise, foreign aid, grassroots organizations, HIV, Institute of Development Studies, international aid, international development, Malawi, OpEd Project, privilege, Robert Chambers, social change, UNICEF, XVIII International AIDS Conference 2 Comments

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