Over the last month, my colleagues Wayan Vota, Jessica Heinzelman, and myself launched a Kickstarter project to help all those jaded humanitarians out there saving the world unleash their long-held skepticism about their own industry – in…
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The downside to modernization – in this case the village moving from fossil fuel burning as an energy source to solar-powered everything – is that you lose some long-held traditions. The village used to be a…
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White privilege (and racism) in international development
September 5, 2015 International DevelopmentSecret aid worker blogging for the Guardian: This uncomfortable taboo is rarely discussed among socially progressive NGO workers. As aid workers, we assure ourselves that we are “here to help” the people in our host countries.…
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On the impact of remittances and the Virtuous circle of value-addition at the last mile
July 18, 2015 Diaspora at work International Development UgandaOver the next few months, I am switching focus to my fledgling agricultural startup, Raintree Farms. For the last six years I’ve been nipping at the heels of an idea I wanted to explore: how much…
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Building a Self-Reliant Africa from the Bottom-Up | Tiny Spark
July 13, 2015 Appearances Diaspora at work International DevelopmentHigh-level policies aren’t his only frustration. Ruge has also called out celebrity-led charities, like actor Ashton Kutcher’s 2009 campaign against malaria, which had him racing CNN for a million Twitter followers. The Hollywood star promised to…
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The spirit of the debate vs the intent of the debate
March 17, 2015 Appearances International DevelopmentLast week I published a piece in the Guardian as part of the Global Development Professionals network. The piece was in response to Professor Calestous Juma’s call for “more, not fewer, governance prizes,” which he published…
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Guardian: Why are foodies turning their backs on Fairtrade? “When you get to the bottom of it, [the Fairtrade scheme] is kind of neo-imperialistic,” he says. “It’s something we impose on them.” He’s thinking particularly of the…
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Guest post: 2015 should be the year of real action on extreme poverty and climate change | beyondbrics
January 15, 2015 Appearances International DevelopmentMy second op-ed of 2015 is a fuller rundown of my thoughts on post-2015 development agenda. Sadly, Financial Times’ BeyondBRICS blog has it hidden behind a registration wall. If you are patient enough to register (you…
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On Western Union’s epic CSR response #FAIL to Ebola in West Africa
November 13, 2014 International DevelopmentOn October 18th, Western Union’s foundation arm announced a plan to mobilize support for the ebola response in West Africa: The Western Union Foundation is making a grant of US$25,000 to the International Medical Corps to support the organization’s…
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Tweetchat Wednesday: Ebola, Media, Technology and the challenge of getting it right
November 4, 2014 Diaspora at work International Development newsFor almost 3 weeks now, Africa Responds – an initiative we started to promote and support Africa’s efforts in the ebola crisis – has been holding a weekly Twitter discussion on wide-ranging topics around the ebola…
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