Tag: international aid
Getting money to the ground, directly
Sharing a list of small NGOs and foundations specializing in direct funding to grassroots leaders, locally-led organizations, and small, often “informal” movements.
Happy Halloween!
Frustrated with organizational politics, policies, or processes? Here’s a selection of how-matters.org posts to let you know you’re not alone.
Confessions of a recovering neocolonialist (reprise)
“They’re all a bunch of neocolonialists anyway.”
An uncomfortable silence fell upon the car.
White supremacy, black liberation, and global development: The conversations we’re not having
What does racial justice have to do with the international “do-gooder” industry?
How TO respond to bad press: Thoughts from a former colleague
“Maybe it is a little about identity, but that’s ok.” A guest post by Vanessa Deering
How NOT to respond to bad press: Thoughts for my fellow aid workers (and former colleagues)
Loyalty doesn’t have to mean avoiding the hard questions.
Your organisation isn’t going to help you. Help yourself.
“We…expect our pound of flesh. But rather than give aid workers the tools to do the job that is needed, we treat them with suspicion that they are incapable or weak when they need help.” A guest post by Weh Yeoh.
Exploring the tension between theory and practice in community development
Guest blogger Koissaba B.R. Ole writes that while researchers grapple with theories and frameworks to explain the causes of communities’ challenges, development practitioners are right at the midst of them.
Using storytelling to discover why aid projects so often fail
“Maybe the aid world’s obsession with ‘happy stories’ is precisely what drives us away from learning what we must before we can succeed.” A guest post by Marc Maxson on the GlobalGiving’s Storytelling Project’s new online tools.
“The Samaritans”: Why are some laughing? Some offended?
Al Jazeera’s The Stream discusses the real-life inspiration for a new Kenyan TV comedy mocking aid workers and examines NGO culture around the world.