Games in International Development: Fad or Innovation?
In games, people are more engaged. They “gain” the experience of having played and can relate what they learned to their own lives, regardless of what happens next in a project or program.
In games, people are more engaged. They “gain” the experience of having played and can relate what they learned to their own lives, regardless of what happens next in a project or program.
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?
Excerpt from Trocaire’s report, Leading Edge 2020: Critical Thinking on the Future of International Development.
Dysfunctional and now dangerous wells. Inoperative pumps. Overflowing and abandoned latrines littering the developing world. Don’t the 1 billion people lacking access to clean water deserve more?
“‘The system’ whereby foreign donors give handouts, and not sustainable initiatives that are drawn from the needs of the communities, is a problem.” ~R.F.M. community activist, Zimbabwe
A continuing list of 5 more ideas for changes in international development policy and practice. “Development policy needs to be kept real.”
We all know it’s easier to identify problems and critique. Here’s a starting list of 5 ideas for changes in international development policy and practice.
Who will revolutionize the development industry? It’s those with a professional, but more importantly, a personal resolve to nurture alternative models of “development” that genuinely build on the dignity, knowledge, skills, culture, and abilities of local people.