Examinations of humanitarianism, charity, and development in Africa, whether from NGOs operating on the continent, foreign aid from outside of Africa, or philanthropists based anywhere in the world.

Kids in Need of Desks: A Continent in Need of a Moral Overhaul

February 3, 2016 0

by Ebenezer Obadare

This week, The CIHA Blog is presenting a series of posts on interventions in education, both in the Africa and the United States. Today’s, by Ebenzer Obadare, focuses […]

More Time or Money? The World Education Forum Beyond 2030

February 1, 2016 1

by Albert Bangirana

This week, The CIHA Blog is presenting a series of posts on interventions in education, both in Africa and the United States. Today’s, by Albert Bangirana, illustrates an […]

In the News: “Reductive Seduction” in Creating Meaning from Others’ Lives

January 22, 2016 0

One of the issues that The CIHA Blog contends with is the problematic argument that people are just trying to “do good,” that their motives are genuine, that any problem […]

Reconceptualizing Charity: The Problem with Philanthropy and “Effective Altruism” by the World’s Wealthiest People

January 11, 2016 0

by Cecelia Lynch

As 2015 drew to a close, my inbox became more and more crowded with requests for donations from religious and non-religious groups, begging anew a central question posed […]

In the News: The Human-Rights Ideology and its Limits – The Urgency of African Agency

December 30, 2015 0

by Cilas Kemedjio

On January 10, 2011, a Cameroonian newspaper reported a grant of 300,000 euros (about US $350 million at the time) made by the European Union to three Cameroonian […]

In the News: MDGs to SDGs – New Goals, Similar Failings?

June 5, 2015 0

posted by Cecelia Lynch

Over the next several years, we will certainly hear and read a lot about the “SDGs.” People might understandably ask, “Whatever became of the MDGs?” Either we have […]

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