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.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Institute of Development Studies’
July 21st, 2010 - 2:40 pm § in Reflection & Rumination
The Real Experts
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
