A compilation of articles about the Clinton Global Initiative and UN Week
New York City is packed with people attending both the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and UN Week where the focus is the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). The following is a compilation of articles...
View ArticleHow to determine if an aid project is a good idea
I’m still in Haiti so have not written any new posts, this post is a favorite that readers may have missed when it was originally posted. —– Most of us have heard of bad aid projects, but few of us...
View ArticleWhy do Aid Bloggers get Snarky
I will admit to having an occasional snarky post and a few uber-snarky tweets that I usually end up regretting and deleting later (unfortunately now they’re immortalized in the Library of Congress)....
View ArticleWhat aid workers think of the 1 Million Shirts campaign
Within the past few days there has been a torrent of blog posts and tweets about yet another organization shipping donated goods overseas. Donated goods are, in general, bad aid. I’ve written numerous...
View ArticleCDC Cautions Volunteers to Haiti
While researching which immunizations I might need before I head to Haiti for an upcoming consultancy, I was surprised to find the Center for Disease Control cautioning people against going to Haiti to...
View ArticleGood Intentions 1 Year Blogiversary!
One year ago yesterday I wrote my first blog post. I never intended to become a blogger and rarely spent any time in the blogosphere let alone on twitter. I wouldn’t be writing this post today if it...
View ArticleAnother Questionable Awareness Raising Campaign
April is Multiple Birth Awareness month. I question the usefulness of this particular awareness raising campaign. After all, people are already aware of multiple births. I challenge you to find anyone...
View ArticleMaking Merit
The story of the twin temples When I was in the Peace Corps I was struck by the twin temples that sat next to each other on the bank of the river. They appeared to be the exact same size and have the...
View ArticleLand: How land ownership issues affect aid
I saw the impact of land ownership issues first hand in Thailand and have wanted to write about it. This crosspost from Tales from the Hood explains the problem better than I could have. Thanks J. for...
View ArticleEnough with the shoe donations
Every time I turn around another movie star or charitable event is collecting shoes to send to disaster zones or developing countries. Just today I was reading a frivolous article about Oscar gift bags...
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