Posts tagged ‘Africa’
Aid Myths Busted
A very good, and short, critique of commonly heard criticism of international development cooperation (or “overseas aid”)
Why Ireland invests in overseas aid
Anyone wondering why Ireland continues to spend money on overseas aid, take your pick from these quotes from the last week: Speeches by Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore
How do we communicate global poverty?
As the debate about Kony 2012 has shown, people in the Aid sector often agree that “things are more complicated” than popular media discourse suggest.
That is of course true, but the real question then is: How DO you communicate the full complexity of “Development” and yet succeed in Engaging people?
Stopping Kony, or stopping video activism?
An anthology of the reactions to the Stop Kony 2012 video
Trade, Growth and Development
Many aid donors have re-discovered “the market” as a means towards economic development. And as so often before, the aid debate risks getting rid of both the baby and the bath water…
Oireachtas members continue to support Overseas Aid
Dóchas key word analysis of Dáil and Seanad debates since 1974 shows growing parliamentary interest in development cooperation.
What we blogged about in 2011
An overview of some of the key issues we focused on during 2011.
Aid Worker Security – Some thoughts and resources
Recent kidnappings of aid workers should prompt NGOs to re-think their security and safety manuals – and practice.
Can the world feed 7 billion people?
An overview of some of the key arguments made in relation to the growing world population.
