Good Fortune is an Emmy-winning PBS documentary that is a provocative exploration of how massive international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the very communities they aim to benefit.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘United Nations’
September 27th, 2011 - 6:16 am § in Uncategorized
PBS Documentary on Aid Shines a Light (and wins an Emmy!)
Missionaries, Mercenaries & Misfits: How two aid workers came full circle in the development world
"Suddenly a deep and dark realization set in..Had we become the aid worker equivalent of ambulance chasers?" A guest post by Renee Martyna and Steve Munroe of Satori Worldwide.[...]
July 28th, 2010 - 2:34 pm § in Guest Bloggers, Reflection & Rumination
A Heartbreaker
Yes, the paradigm of development can break our hearts. But everyday, we have a choice. Will we slump into the system? Or will we challenge the parts of it that prevent us from feeling and exhibiting compassion?[...]
July 22nd, 2010 - 11:17 pm § in Guest Bloggers, Reflection & Rumination
PBS Documentary Shines a Light
Good Fortune is a documentary airing currently on PBS. It is a provocative exploration of how massive international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the very communities they aim to benefit.[...]
June 28th, 2010 - 6:02 pm § in Guest Bloggers, Reflection & Rumination
A Question Resonates
Answers to: “If you personally could do one thing to change "the system" of foreign aid and development assistance, what would you do?” The number and diversity of responses has been overwhelming...and it keeps coming.[...]
