Are we overlooking the capacity of local NGOs? Rather than being the lowest common denominator of international assistance, indigenous organizations should be regarded as the fundamental unit of effective development aid.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘UNICEF’
November 8th, 2010 - 9:10 pm § in Good Practice, Reflection & Rumination
What’s missing from the DIY aid debate? Overlooking the Capacity of Local NGOs
Tags: accountability, aid workers, alternatives, capacity building, community participation, community-based organizations, complexity, DIY aid, foreign aid, foreign assistance, funding mechanisms, GlobalGreengrants, grassroots organizations, HIV/AIDS, international aid, international development, JLICA, Malawi, Namibia, NGOs, Nicholas Kristof, organizational development, power dynamics, Robert L. Woodson, social change, social movements, South Africa, Uganda, UNICEF, voluntourism, WiserEarth 21 Comments
July 21st, 2010 - 2:40 pm § in Reflection & Rumination
The Real Experts
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.[...]
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 1 Comment
