In the News: Thinking about Donating?
Cecelia Lynch writes: Angilee Shah of PRI and I had a wide-ranging discussion about charity and the representation and ethics of aid, which was distilled into her provocative piece below. […]
Humanitarianism, Charity and Development
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.
In the News: Charity, Condition-Free
A previous In the News post featured a New York Times article about a charity that gives money directly to the recipients with no strings attached. The authors […]
In the News: Philanthropy in Question
Peter Buffett, son of billionaire and philanthropist Warren Buffett, wrote an op-ed for the New York Times on what he calls “Philanthropic Colonialism,” the transplantation of successful ideas into a […]
Different Relationship than Patronage
by István Tarrósy
It is good to read Dr. Kemedjio’s comments, which may allow us to continue thinking about the topic raised in my original piece. To be able […]
Global Fund: “Where were you when we were fighting!”
Introductory note by CIHA Blog Editorial Assistant, Bangirana Albert Billy: The press release ‘Africa: GAVI Alliance significantly expands private sector involvement in saving lives’, published on AllAfrica.com, presents a […]
Comments on Hungary as a New Player in the Aid System
by Cilas Kemedjio
Dr. Tarrósy’s piece brings to light interesting information, especially about the production of Western NGOs as well as Hungarian sensibilities. Hungary is a net receiver of European […]
“It Can Also Be Done from Central Europe” – Hungarian Humanitarian Involvement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
by István Tarrósy
Increasing attention has been paid to Sub-Saharan humanitarian projects across the NGO sector of Hungary for some years. This may have come with the country’s accession to the […]
Youth, Labor, and Violence: The Production of Humanitarian Crises in Sierra Leone and Liberia
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dear Readers, the below is the first post of a three-part series on the moral economy of resource extraction, with its attendant violent commodification of people’s lives. In […]