Back home
“COVID-19 and the climate crisis are asking me to move towards everything that home offers.”
Tag: community-based organizations
“…and this is what we are already doing about it”
“You’ll see that we have few resources but, what we do have, we use as best as we can.” Sharing a booklet produced by Cassa Banana Community Health Committee in Zimbabwe.
A new kind of donor: 4 things they do differently
Donors stuck in the old ways of moving money around don’t offer useful capital to new and innovative organizations that don’t fit the mold. Here’s four things a new kind of aid donor does better.
Is there a better way for indigenous and international NGOs to work together?
Social Impact Incubator brings together creative collaborators in Burundi.
West Africans are not powerless against Ebola…and neither are we
The strongest assets in this fight are the committed women and men who know and love their communities, says Alison Carlman.
The stories still hard to find: The local responses to Ebola
Links to stories on those responding to Ebola on the ground, regardless of international aid or media coverage
Briefcase NGOs: How widespread is this, really?
Is the phenomena of briefcase NGOs is not as common as people think? Are they a legitimate reason donors creating stronger accountability mechanisms?
Do grassroots organizations in poor countries have an image problem?
What if the talents of 19 public relations and corporate communications Masters students were directed at helping grassroots organizations getting better at selling themselves?
Wanted: Films that illustrate how aid works
The Social Impact Media Awards 2014 is an international documentary and video competition that champions the stories of grassroots change-makers.
It’s about more than school fees
My conversation with Saaed Wame, founder and director of NACC in Malawi, on valuing community contributions, the challenges of child protection, and how numbers cannot portray the true value of his organization’s work. Support them on GlobalGiving!
Palestinian civil society leaders: Reinforce us, don’t replace us.
Grassroots civil society activists from Palestine discuss their experiences with international aid in this Special Mention Award Winner of the Social Impact Media Awards.
13 thoughts for aid in 2013
As I was sitting in a year-end retreat, I started jotting down this list of things that the development aid world could use more of in 2013. I offer it as some food for thought for the year ahead.
Thoughtful Conversations & Sideways Approaches: The Barefoot Guide Connection
When I first picked up and started reading The Barefoot Guide to Working with Organisations and Social Change almost four years ago, it was one of those strike-you-through-the-heart moments. Finally someone was talking about my role in aid.