Aid recipients “are more concerned about ‘how’ assistance is provided than how much is given.” Initial findings from The Listening Project, a systematic exploration of the insights of people who live in societies that have been on the recipient end of international assistance efforts.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘listening’
September 2nd, 2010 - 1:23 am § in Good Practice, Guest Bloggers
Listening to People on the Receiving End of Aid
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July 5th, 2010 - 6:13 pm § in Good Practice
How to build strong relationships with grassroots organizations, Part 1 of 3
As resourced outsiders, when we meet with suffering people, we create high expectations, in them and in ourselves. Or we feel completely helpless in not being able to offer enough and in so doing may even reinforce feelings of hopelessness.[...]
