Forget Comic Relief, Africa needs honest accountants
In light of the recent controversy surrounding David Lammy’s critique of Comic Relief, our attention needs to shift from simplistic charity and focus upon the […]
Nonprofit
Localisation in Aid – why isn’t it happening? What to do about it?
By Duncan Green Spent two days this week discussing ‘Localisation in Conflict Settings’. The subject is littered with aid jargon, but important – how does […]
Old Wine in New Bottles? 6 ways to tell if a programme is really ‘doing development differently’
By Duncan Green, November 13, 2018 These days it seems that everyone in the aid sector is doing development differently – presenting themselves as politically smart, […]
Charitable work in a developing region: why humanitarian work is mostly in the hands of foreign organizations in Africa
Kurevakwesu, Wilberforce and Mukushi, Adam T It is a recurring sight that almost every year Africa is plagued by humanitarian calamities of one sort or […]
“Do we really need them?” Four big challenges facing African think tanks
James Wan The need for think tanks’ well-evidenced research is greater than ever today, but many are fighting – some to get heard, others just to […]
Map it, then stop it: How volunteer cartographers are mapping epidemics and atrocities
ON MAY 9th, the day after the first cases of Ebola were confirmed in Bikoro, an urgent request came into the headquarters of Médecins Sans […]
Injurious Aid
The damaging impacts of the negative portrayal of Africa for humanitarian fundraising By: Femi Akomolafe Advertising misery is central to aid agencies’ fundraising operations. Human misery […]
Charities are ‘too white, too male, too middle class’: Review says diversity in recruitment and promotion should become a priority
Britain’s charities have an appalling record of recruiting and promoting ethnic minority staff to senior roles, the former head of the NSPCC has warned. This […]