Tag: Oxfam
When the fox guards the hen house
How the lack of diversity in the humanitarian and development sector undermines the most vulnerable among us.
A tale of two realities
Only one of the Washington D.C. aid industry events I attended yesterday got us closer to fixing the problems that continue to plague and perplex us.
What’s missing from the aid effectiveness debate? Overlooking the capacity of local organizations
Are we overlooking the capacity of local NGOs? My guest post on The Broker Online argues that rather than being the lowest common denominator of international assistance, local indigenous organizations should be regarded as the fundamental unit of effective development aid.
A Second Dip into the Reading Pile
Sharing excerpts of twelve papers on international development and aid effectiveness from my reading pile.
Remembering George Harrison on the road to Busan
Live tweet transcript from Oxfam’s “The Road to Busan: Ensuring Citizens Drive Their Own Development” session at the World Bank/IMF spring meetings…and a Beatle sings about development?
Plugging back in: Catching up with the aid blogosphere
Sharing recent links that demonstrate the aid blogosphere’s continued robustness and relevance. Here’s to more in 2011!
A New Discipline for Development Practitioners
Organizational development is a discipline that needs to become more central to the practice of the development sector as a whole, not just a small professional enclave.