Tag Archives: Foreign aid

The changing landscape of advertising on Aid & Africa: Oxfam’s new campaigns

Posted in: Aid Effectiveness, Foreign Aid, Media | January 16, 2013 at 7:46 pm , by Gregory Pellechi

Oxfam GB and Oxfam America have both just launched new ad campaigns. Our newly appointed editor, Gregory Pellechi, takes a look at each and what they may mean for the future of aid marketing and the perceptions of Africa....

Top Five Aid Myths Busted

Posted in: Foreign Aid, Fundraising | May 22, 2012 at 7:00 pm , by Guest Author/s

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With current discussion going on about the proposed cuts to the Australian overseas aid budget, there are plenty of misconceptions and downright falsehoods being bandied about. Here are a few of the most common myths about overseas aid - busted. We're honoured to have this guest post from Archie...

Don’t change the message. Change the messenger.

Posted in: Fundraising | May 16, 2012 at 10:00 pm , by Weh Yeoh

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Everything that we do in development is about selling a message. But how do we convince people when a message goes against the grain of what they already believe? As Weh Yeoh argues, framing the argument is important, but even more important is the person who is doing the framing....

Why I support isolated aid workers across the globe and so should you!

Posted in: Alternatives in development, Blogs, Coaching, Ethics in development, Psychology & Development, Reflection, Self-help | May 14, 2012 at 7:00 am , by Jennifer Lentfer

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Aid workers need to be able to know themselves before they can help others. Supporting and encouraging dedicated and self-identified change agents within aid institutions is crucial to moving this profession forward. In a guest post with us, Jennifer Lentfer, of the wildly successful blog How Matters, explains why a...

The universalism of human rights (conditions apply)

Posted in: Foreign Aid, Human Rights | April 25, 2012 at 3:37 pm , by Beth Rosen

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Following Uganda’s reintroduction of a bill to further penalise homosexuality, the US and the UK decided to tie their aid to human rights in developing countries. While this decision pleased many human rights activists, Beth Rosen examines what it says about the relationship between developed and developing countries and their...

Our favourite whydev posts

Posted in: General | July 28, 2011 at 11:27 pm , by Weh Yeoh

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There's no better way to celebrate our most significant of anniversaries, than to reflect on what has been a great 14 months and 2 weeks of contributions to whydev. In this post, Weh and Brendan choose their top posts since whydev's inception. Something we've missed? Something that doesn't belong there?...

Selling foreign aid to the public: it’s all about sex baby

Posted in: Foreign Aid | June 29, 2011 at 5:14 pm , by Brendan Rigby

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The latest Lowy Institute poll ask Australians what they think about foreign aid, for the first time. Not surprisingly, public opinion is in line with many results in other countries, where people tend to overestimate the amount spent on aid. In this post, Brendan analyses our results and hypothesises on...

Career advice: If I had only known…

Posted in: Career Advice | May 20, 2011 at 5:00 pm , by Jennifer Lentfer

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Last month, Jennifer Lentfer, creator or how-matters.org, was invited to speak at her alma matter. In preparation, Jennifer jotted down some bits of advice for international development students and job seekers. Here’s a collection of those thoughts for people embarking on an aid career or any international do-gooder endeavor....