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. My own overarching question remains whether and, if so, how it is possible to have egalitarian relationships in the aid industry, including aid that comes from faith-based groups, in the midst of NGO marketing campaigns that appear to be convinced of the need to portray foreigners as benevolent saviors and Africans as passive beings without much initiative or agency of their own. We at The CIHA Blog hope you will weigh in.
What to Consider When You Are Considering Donating
by Angilee Shah for PRI’s The World