Tag Archives: Aid

Let’s get jargontastic!

Using buzzwords in development is like removing unruly nasal hairs. We do it begrudgingly, but deep down, we hate the fact that it is necessary. In this post, Weh Yeoh takes a participatory approach in requesting stakeholder input for the most jargonistic phrases you have come across in development and...
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Bob Carr: Foreign Aid Raider

The Australian Government's so-called “aid raid”, exposed in 2012’s home stretch, has settled to little more than a blip on the radar. Olivia Rosenman doesn't think it should have slipped so easily off the radar, as it may reveal that the Australian public really doesn't care about aid....
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Brand Aid Solutions: a response to ‘Stop branding aid’

In a recent post on WhyDev, Josie Stewart provides a sharp critique of the branding practices of aid agencies such as USAID and DfiD. Here, Jennifer responds, arguing that we need to harness the potential of branding in creating awareness and demand, particularly for smaller, national NGOs....
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Stop branding aid

In Liberia, and elsewhere, it is impossible to miss the international aid agencies' slogans, logos and flags, plastered on buildings, along the sides of cars and on peeling signs spread out along every roadway. The branding of aid is justified by the rights of the donors to take credit and...
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How Africans in the Diaspora are reshaping aid

Representations and discussions of Africa often focus on its socio-economic and political challenges, and paint a single narrative around those. However, Africans are working tirelessly to bring about change - creating, innovating, and building a better future. We are proud to feature a post from Solome Lemma, Co-Founder and Executive...
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