A Moderate Elitist
There are some very active ongoing conversations around aid elitism at Tales From the Hood here and here, and at viewfromthecave here and here. It’s had some spillover with the conversation about...
View ArticlePoverty Tourism Taxonomy 2.0
The ongoing debate on poverty tourism got a paroxysm of blogger attention following the recent NYT op-ed by Kennedy Odede, whose personal experience gave him harsh words for what he called Slumdog...
View ArticleThe Fourth Principle of Community-Based International Development
If we are the source of all the ideas and plans, if we fear that nothing will get done or improve without us, if we are the motor of initiative, if we are stressed-out that we might fail in our...
View ArticleThe Fifth Principle of Community-Based International Development
Since you don’t have the power to steer a community, don’t pretend you’re at the helm. Since people with self-respect resist arrogant generosity, make sure to operate at eye-level. Since, unlike us,...
View ArticleStaying for Tea – Conclusion
We should not be paralyzed by the fear of committing errors, but we should be self-conscious and think critically about how we go about serving others. This is the final post of a 6-part series...
View ArticleA Staying for Tea Story: India 2006
As the depth of my hypocrisy sunk in, I struggled to contain my emotions. “Tell her ‘yes, and I’ll be right back,’” I instructed my translator, as shame deepened the red of my sun-baked ears. Turning...
View ArticleEl primer Principio de Desarrollo Internacional Basado en la Comunidad
A pedido voy a publicar de nuevo el articulo Staying for Tea (Quedándose para el Té) como una serie de entradas de blog en seis partes. El artículo fue publicado originalmente en una revista llamada...
View ArticleWag the dog – the perils of fundraising
stayingfortea:This is my first reblog ever. I won’t be making a habit of this, but Ian’s post today articulates so well this issue of mission integrity and the sometimes conflicted relationship between...
View ArticleA Brief Address on Global Citizenship
Global Citizenship involves the ability to navigate across cultures, to communicate and work well with people of other faiths and political beliefs, to build coalitions and work in teams, to listen and...
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The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that’s wrong with the world. – Dr. Paul Farmer
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