Say goodbye to the gravy train: Part I, An Inconvenient Truth
Continuing my flirtation with futurology, what about the way aid as a business seems to be acting like aid as an idealistic pursuit? I mean, why the quasi obsession with perceived threats to our...
View ArticleAnother Perfect Storm
Western aid agencies, especially those here in the UK, have spent the last two weeks fanning the media flames of a fundraising campaign for the Horn of Africa. Merlin even went so far as to call it a...
View ArticleAddendum: The Three NGOs We Need
Addendum to the May 27 posting. This blog adds detail to my post-WHS argument for three new INGOs, which should not be confused for either a general call for more INGOs or a lack of recognition that...
View ArticleBoarding the Climate Bandwagon
Bandwagon As is the case with many humanitarian INGOs, it is safe to say that MSF has boarded the climate crisis bandwagon. At AGM after AGM and across the strategic plan drafts for 2020 onwards, MSF...
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