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I spent this morning with @Dochasnetwork to talk about Irish public support for #globaldev.
Their new representative study (2k sample) lays out the extraordinary levels of support for development.
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@trocaire @Concern @OxfamIreland #Worldview
Their new representative study (2k sample) lays out the extraordinary levels of support for development.
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@trocaire @Concern @OxfamIreland #Worldview
ACTIVE šļøāāļøš“āāļøš¤øāāļø
ššæ31% of those surveyed actively engaged on global development in the last 12 months.
Thatās huge.
#Worldview
ššæ31% of those surveyed actively engaged on global development in the last 12 months.
Thatās huge.
#Worldview
CONCERNED š
ššæ24% are āvery concernedā about ādeveloping countriesā
ššæ49% are āfairly concernedā
#Worldview
ššæ24% are āvery concernedā about ādeveloping countriesā
ššæ49% are āfairly concernedā
#Worldview
Meant to be a story of foreign aid, but really it's an account of why central planning fails. Students of Soviet and Maoist systems should read this š by @ninamunk alongside historical texts to know why central planning fails in different times and places.
#globaldev
#globaldev
In one "model village" (Millennium Village), local cadres preselected a list of crops for planting, expecting they will sell. Maize: bumper crop but local consumers don't like corn. Farmers dump crops, price crash, losses.
That's familiar to anyone who studies central planning
That's familiar to anyone who studies central planning
+ Bureaucrats decide what goods to produce & sell at what price
+ Benevolent central leadership
+ Often genuinely passionate local "cadres"
+ But must seek approval from HQ for every decision
+ Ignore what locals really want (even what they like to eat)
+ Benevolent central leadership
+ Often genuinely passionate local "cadres"
+ But must seek approval from HQ for every decision
+ Ignore what locals really want (even what they like to eat)
A š§µ about ethical ways to build an image bank in #comdev, #globaldev:
At @Streetnet1, we never had a professional image bank until last year. That's when we made the decision to hire professional photographers in each region we work to take pictures-especially portraits. (1/6)
At @Streetnet1, we never had a professional image bank until last year. That's when we made the decision to hire professional photographers in each region we work to take pictures-especially portraits. (1/6)
We wanted portraits of street vendors doing their work in a dignified way. But we did not want these vendors to be anonymous faces. We put the photographers in contact with our affiliates on the ground to capture their members, their names, their stories (with permission). (2/6)
That is why I can tell you, for example, that this vendor's name is Oeun Malis, and she is a member of our affiliate IDEA in #Cambodia. She's been vending for 5 years & was 28 years old at the time.
We can't get the same level of detail for all photos. But we sure tried. (3/6)
We can't get the same level of detail for all photos. But we sure tried. (3/6)
Last week I helped to launch the United Nations Development Programme @UNDPās annual innovation event #IID2021, using an #ExperientialFutures process and format created for the occasion. š§µ
In January I was asked how experiential futures might be brought to bear for the Opening Session āā a panel conversation on global development's futures, live in video chat (due to Covid the whole event had to be online), with the UNDP head and invited speakers around the world.
Mission accepted: I proposed to interview all the panelists in advance, one on one, then design & send an artifact from the future to each, to arrive at their homes the week before the event and perhaps help breathe some dimensionality into our talking-head squares! #ZoomFatigue
#itsourbirthday! Just three years ago, Development Reimagined was formally "born" in China. We are so proud of where we have come, and SO excited about the road ahead... a #thread 1/
We started as #Kenya's 1st Wholly Foreign-owned enterprise in Beijing, #China with three core values, and a vision to be a lean, mission-driven international #development consultancy like no other. Since then, we've brought in experts from 23+ countries to join our journey. 2/
We decided from the beginning to be demand-driven and independent, yet focused #beyondaid, and as a result our work so far on #globaldev has been incredibly varied but always fascinating. 3/
š§µ As we race towards the end of a really tough year I thought Iād do a thread for the campaigners - the people who believe we can organise our way past any problem. Weāre normally right and thatās both our superpower and our greatest weakness. This year we hit a wall. Hard.
I donāt think the activist community gave ourselves a whole heap of time to process, we just got to work. I love us for it, but if youāre trying to carve out some time to think about the year and campaigns ahead here are some resources and reflections in the hope they help.
This is one of the best bits of analysis I read all year, about what changemakers need to learn about power. If youāre in organising, philanthropy, politics, advocacy or think tanks I think youāll like it a lot. niskanencenter.org/what-democratsā¦
In my communications consulting work, I advise #globaldev organizations to no longer view communications as an āadd-onā service department, first beholden to the #fundraising function of an organization. /1
At this point in history, communications departments can and must be developing narrative change strategies that support the vision of the world they and their partners are building. #DevComms /2
In this week of #GivingTuesday, it may appear that #narrativechange work is at odds with proven fundraising practices. how-matters.org/2018/12/04/givā¦ /3
Individual actions within complex systems are key to dismantling hierarchical institutionsā ties to oppressive systems.
Internal champions for change within often feel isolated & without support, yet they hold an key role in fundamental changes to #globaldev ways of working. /1
Internal champions for change within often feel isolated & without support, yet they hold an key role in fundamental changes to #globaldev ways of working. /1
Opportunities for building so-called āsoftā collaborative skills remain largely unavailable to many "champions" in their professional workplaces. Find peers, comradeship, and belonging that will enable you to take more ārisksā within your organization: healingsolidarity.org /2
The focus can be not only on the individual and professional growth needed for action, but on specific skills related to speaking up and to change management processes. And none of us can do this alone: how-matters.org/services/ /3
Another Sunday, another #EyalaReads! Setting time aside on Sunday mornings to go through my bookmarks is my version of Auntie Maxine's "reclaiming my time". Sharing a selection of great reads about #Africa #WomensRights and #Feminism with you all is the icing on the cake. Enjoy!
"The stigmatization of single motherhood is a patriarchal strategy used to police women into heterosexual submission." @Married2_Coffee wrote about single mothers in #SouthSudan and you should read this!
bit.ly/35wSKFp
bit.ly/35wSKFp
@monaeltahawy started a newsletter! It's called #Feminist Giant and it's dope. Of the few issues I've received so far, this one is my favorite. It's about the Beijing conference, #Covid_19, and "the Multiplicity of Fuckeries." Sign up!
bit.ly/3bRZw9I #EyalaReads
bit.ly/3bRZw9I #EyalaReads
2020 truly is the year of weird: good or bad, everything feels strange. I'm grateful for the sense of normalcy #EyalaReads brings on the Sundays I'm able to curate it, and for you for reading with me. Enjoy this week's roundup of my fav reads on #Africa #WomensRights & #Feminism!
If you read only one thing this week, this is the one. Jesmyn Ward wrote her heart out in @VanityFair and I felt everything: the grief, the fatigue, the anger, the hope. Read this, it is magnificent.
bit.ly/3212NAn #EyalaReads
bit.ly/3212NAn #EyalaReads
Ta-Nehisi Coates did a spectacular job as a guest-editor of The Great Fire, @VanityFair's September issue, about race relations and #racism in the US. I loved the interview Angela Davis gave @ava. Great insights for us African feminists, too.
bit.ly/356BPJk #EyalaReads
bit.ly/356BPJk #EyalaReads
Hello Eyala family! It's been a week of near-silence on social media because July brought more engagement than what my little introvert heart can handle. But I'm back with #EyalaReads, your weekly reading recommendations about #feminism #Africa #WomensRights.
Images of the #BeirutBlast have been haunting me all week. I can't stop thinking about the thousands of womxn from across Africa working in #Beirut as domestic workers. This @CNN piece about what they're experiencing is a painful read.
cnn.it/30DJ5d4
#EyalaReads
cnn.it/30DJ5d4
#EyalaReads
For African migrant workers in #Beirut trauma is adding to trauma. @CNN had previously reported on abuse by #Kenya consulate staff. An infuriating read. If you know #Afrifem / orgs supporting our sisters in #Lebanon please let me know.
cnn.it/30IEarA #EyalaReads
cnn.it/30IEarA #EyalaReads
Hello Friends! Somehow Sunday has come again to close one of these feel-long-but-go-in-a-flash weeks 2020 has specialized in. So here I am with my list of #recommendedreads about #Africa #WomensRights & #Feminism, and an exciting announcement!
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
If you know (or just follow) me you will know that #feminist sisterhood is the core of what I am about. So of course @TheJamaJack's ode to the sisters who nurture her is at the top of this reading list. Thank you sis for sharing!
bit.ly/2Bx2wKV #EyalaReads
bit.ly/2Bx2wKV #EyalaReads
@TheJamaJack piece reminded me of what Dr. Celeste Henery wrote in @HistoryWO about radical friendships: "a type of friendship, driven by an uncertain but no less wondrous attempt to become more of ourselves. I would call it sacred." On point.
bit.ly/3006cOB #EyalaReads
bit.ly/3006cOB #EyalaReads
Is your NGO arranging 'dialogues' about race at the moment? Here's some guidance: If you hope to educate white senior leaders about racism, then hold a separate event, pay an expert to facilitate it, and spare your employees of colour the unpaid labour of teaching you for free 1/
The 'dialogue' must be premised around an explicit admission that racism - both interpersonal *and* structural - is alive and well in #globaldev . No equivocation; no euphemistic use of 'diversity' narratives; no ifs, no buts. Anything less will cause irrevocable harm to POC 2/
Discussions about privilege have their place - but don't amputate them from an analysis that privilege is an outcome of the way systems of oppression work. An analysis of systemic oppression must accompany discussions about individual privilege. Again, get an expert to help 3/
Sunday morning ritual: catching up with my bookmarks section and sharing recommended reads about #WomensRights #Feminism & #Africa with you all. This is turning out to be great training about how to multitask and focus through chaos. Who knew? Anyway, it's time for #EyalaReads!
With every day that passes, we realize how expansive, harmful and complex the impact of #COVID19 on #WomensRights is. Sobering and infuriating. Like with this analysis of @chenaichair about online violence against women.
bit.ly/2OFdkK6 @webfoundation
bit.ly/2OFdkK6 @webfoundation
Online violence against women and girls was already so brutal, especially for #feminist activists - as @OuyaVivianne of @FeministsKE explains in @AfriFeminists. I'm worried about us, sisters. Let's check on each other.
bit.ly/2DYmSO8
bit.ly/2DYmSO8
One of the worst things about being cancelled, is being cancelled. un-personned, discontinued, sent to Coventry.
I've never met SĆøren but I am grateful that he has been one of the few people in #globaldev to stand up and point to me & @CGDev and say 'do you see this happening?'
I've never met SĆøren but I am grateful that he has been one of the few people in #globaldev to stand up and point to me & @CGDev and say 'do you see this happening?'
In practice very few people think my view is so awful I deserve to be cancelled (otherwise they would say so).
Most think the issue is complex, but the cost of engaging is too high.
Many fear that if it was debated and they were honest, their views would be judged cancellable
Most think the issue is complex, but the cost of engaging is too high.
Many fear that if it was debated and they were honest, their views would be judged cancellable
The lack of courage in a sector which is supposed to be about evidence and about standing up for what right is utterly dispiriting.
I am sure everyone else who has stood up in every sector feels the same thing.
I am sure everyone else who has stood up in every sector feels the same thing.
A thread on #CancelCulture
To start, I oppose it. If I didnāt, Iād probably also be one of those who would be cancelled. Because I am very vocal about my views on white people and white control in #aidl, #globaldev and #migration. And Iām not always polite about it. 1
To start, I oppose it. If I didnāt, Iād probably also be one of those who would be cancelled. Because I am very vocal about my views on white people and white control in #aidl, #globaldev and #migration. And Iām not always polite about it. 1
I used to be one of those compliant, obedient dev workers, always eager to please the white expats. And my career grew because of it to an extent. Until I grew older and more observant of exactly what was going on around me. 2
I wanted to speak out, but was afraid Iād loose my work. i moved overseas thinking I would at least have a chance to speak up and be heard there. Didnāt happen. I was sidelined more abroad I was in my own country. No one wanted to hear what I had to say lest I offended anyone 3
Just doing a little late night perusing of INGO's statements of solidarity with the Black community from this week... #DevCommsNerd
While some mentioned how important diversity was, NOT ONE mentioned starting where they are and changing their own governance and leadership. /1
While some mentioned how important diversity was, NOT ONE mentioned starting where they are and changing their own governance and leadership. /1
Not the biggies like @WorldVisionUSA, @CARE, @CatholicRelief, @SavetheChildren. Not the "cool" ones like @charitywater or @PIH or @Heifer or @Ashoka or @OxfamAmerica. Not the humanitarian ones like @mercycorps or @RESCUEorg or @MSF_USA. Not @PlanUSA. Not @PactWorld. Not @fhi360.
When it comes to anti-Black racism work and #globaldev or #socialgood work, we have to start right where we are.
No more "statements" and intellectualization and crappy DEI training, please. how-matters.org/2020/06/01/wayā¦ /3
No more "statements" and intellectualization and crappy DEI training, please. how-matters.org/2020/06/01/wayā¦ /3
POLITICAL RESEARCH IS GOOD FOR YOU!
(...in the end)
Iāve been commissioning applied* political analysis & research in big development sectors since the '00s.
*applied = practical, actionable, plain language.
Pol science, Pol economy, Pol research.
1/22
(...in the end)
Iāve been commissioning applied* political analysis & research in big development sectors since the '00s.
*applied = practical, actionable, plain language.
Pol science, Pol economy, Pol research.
1/22
I preach to the converted @hamarquette @mushtaqkhan100 @fp2p @Jimnosredna @Fromagehomme @GoodfellowTom @pmheywood @Brianlevy387 @alanhudson1 @GlobalDevInst @nomhossain @ICTDTax @cblatts
but this thread is really for Big Sector friends (health, growth, educ, livelihoods)
2/22
but this thread is really for Big Sector friends (health, growth, educ, livelihoods)
2/22
Way back when....
The first proper political study I commissioned examined a proposal to mitigate arsenic contamination in water supplies.
It concluded that the planned institutional reforms were politically unfeasible.
The report was unpopular. So was I.
3/22
The first proper political study I commissioned examined a proposal to mitigate arsenic contamination in water supplies.
It concluded that the planned institutional reforms were politically unfeasible.
The report was unpopular. So was I.
3/22
"The @WFP spokesperson told @Devex ā...Some people find it inspirational & it motivates them to become committed supporters to the organisation.ā
Bullshit. Donors do not find it inspirational. Their guilt, pity & shame are used like cash machines. devex.com/news/world-fooā¦ /1
Bullshit. Donors do not find it inspirational. Their guilt, pity & shame are used like cash machines. devex.com/news/world-fooā¦ /1
Must we say it about #povertyporn yet again?
Yes we must:
Charitable portrayals of āhelpingā often conjure up victimhood and passivity in order to validate the assistance being given. #devcomms #comms4dev #comms4good #fundraising /2
Yes we must:
Charitable portrayals of āhelpingā often conjure up victimhood and passivity in order to validate the assistance being given. #devcomms #comms4dev #comms4good #fundraising /2
There is a growing awareness that these portrayals uphold - rather than counteract - historical, deeply colonial, and continually politicized notions of āthe other.ā
And it is not ok. /3
And it is not ok. /3
1/19. Iāve just published a new @commonwealthsec paper looking critically at international support for the world's 47 least developed countries (LDCs). Itās a bit of a monster, so Iām going to tweet the main points in this (monster) thread.
thecommonwealth-ilibrary.org/a-critical-refā¦ #globaldev
thecommonwealth-ilibrary.org/a-critical-refā¦ #globaldev
2. Support for LDCs comes in the form of trade, aid and help taking part in the international system. The main source of support is duty-free, quota-free access to other countries and regions, in particular the EU. This means most LDC exporters donāt pay taxes on their exports..
3. ...or face limits on how much they can export. LDCs also get a certain amount of official development assistance and climate financing; pay lower contributions to the UN budget; and get a string of smaller ad hoc benefits like free travel to certain international meetings.
THREAD: Iā¤ļøINNOVATION but...
Family & friends send me links about innovative tech solutions for #globaldev. I disappoint them with my muted enthusiasm.
I štech. We fund brilliant innovation- e.g. in humanitarian w/ partners like @Elrha & @FldRdy bit.ly/2TNtEdX
1/25
Family & friends send me links about innovative tech solutions for #globaldev. I disappoint them with my muted enthusiasm.
I štech. We fund brilliant innovation- e.g. in humanitarian w/ partners like @Elrha & @FldRdy bit.ly/2TNtEdX
1/25
UNFINISHED BUSINESS #LeaveNooneBehind
We also fund research tackling enduring, complex problems: extreme poverty, disability exclusion, VAWG, corruption.
There are some openings for tech, but few āsolutionsā, & the need to tackle Tech AND Political constraints is clear.
2/25
We also fund research tackling enduring, complex problems: extreme poverty, disability exclusion, VAWG, corruption.
There are some openings for tech, but few āsolutionsā, & the need to tackle Tech AND Political constraints is clear.
2/25
#NotALuddite butā¦
Most tech innovators are pretty grounded.
But i worry about the
<HYPE> around innovation &
<POLLYANNA> techo-optimism
& <RISK-BLINDNESS>
ā¦often by those ā in funding, comms ā a step removed from the tech.
But I am not a Flat-Earth-data-hater...
3/25
Most tech innovators are pretty grounded.
But i worry about the
<HYPE> around innovation &
<POLLYANNA> techo-optimism
& <RISK-BLINDNESS>
ā¦often by those ā in funding, comms ā a step removed from the tech.
But I am not a Flat-Earth-data-hater...
3/25
Not surprisingly, I'm feeling a bit ambivalent about UNICEF NZ's support for YouTube travel vlogger Indigo Traveller to visit Afghanistan (thread)
The good news: It's a better effort than when ICRC invited Nas Daily to Papua New Guinea, "the most undiscovered country" (1/n) aidnography.blogspot.com/2018/12/icrc-wā¦
Although he acknowledges his UN-facilitated special access, I'm a bit surprised he's not mentioning it right from the start, but it's mentioned in video info: "This video is part of a United Nations & UNICEF fundraising project. UN-supported campaign". Ok
What does #designresearch look like in practice? Hereās @ParsonsTransD closing out the semester with a bang š (& some thoughts for practitioners): (1/4)
@ParsonsTransD #designresearch = Intentional inquiry through deep play + sensemaking
@ParsonsTransD @ParsonsTransD Exploring systemic challenges at human, institution & society levels - incarceration, #immigration, value, invasive #tech, #accessibility in public spaces, & analog/digital identity.
Sundays are for #SundayRead! Sharing links to pieces about #feminism, women's rights and women's lives that resonated with me this week.
In our #feminist/#globaldev jargon, "women's empowerment" is a phrase that makes me go š¤š¤š”š¤¬. @FrancoiseGirard breaks down the need for political empowerment and how philanthropy can help make it a reality. Thorough & insightful.
@SSIReview @IntlWomen
bit.ly/32yny3t
@SSIReview @IntlWomen
bit.ly/32yny3t
A movement, not a moment: that's what it'll take for #SexForGrades to end. Amazing to see a group of African #feminists come together with a strong statement - including a useful list of resources. Thank you
@kikimordi @shailjapatel @OhTimehin & others.
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@kikimordi @shailjapatel @OhTimehin & others.
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