In the News: Outcomes of the World Humanitarian Summit
In April, we posted news about Degan Ali’s (of the Somali organization Adeso) call for a revolution in the role of Southern NGOs in the humanitarian aid world. […]
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.
Phantom Aid versus Internal Resource Mobilization in Tanzania
by Israel Laizer[i]
Controversies about effectiveness of aid go back to some decades (Radelet, 2006). Scholars such as Jeffrey Sachs, Joseph Stiglitz, and Nicholas Stern hold that […]
In the News: “If you want us to come, you have to pay us”
Following on our piece last week regarding new restrictions in Kenya on NGOs, we applaud the residents of Kibera for their entrepreneurship in developing new, mutually productive relationships with […]
In the News: Should Foreign (especially Western) Humanitarians Just Go Home?
NGOs in Africa are not always welcomed with open arms, and when they mix with knowledge-starved celebrities from the Global North, the mixture can be especially toxic. These articles […]
The 2nd Annual CIHA Blog Conference, South Africa
The CIHA Blog is pleased to announce its upcoming conference in South Africa: “Religion, Governance, and Humanitarianism in Africa” on 19–20 October 2016. More details are available on the […]
From Manufactured Debts to Chronic Humanitarianism: Lessons from Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
by Cilas Kemedjio
I was struck by the massive presence of NGOs in Haiti. Shortly after the 2010 earthquake, Former Alaskan Governor and US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin visited Haiti with a […]
On Angelina Jolie Pitt and William Hague Appointments at LSE’s Women Peace and Security Programme
Earlier this week, we posted our first of two pieces discussing the impact of Angelina Jolie’s appointment at the London School of Economics. Today, we post a second piece by Njoki Wamai […]
Thoughts on Angelina Jolie and WPS
This week, we post two pieces discussing the impact of Angelina Jolie’s appointment at the London School of Economics. In the first piece, Carrie Reiling considers the effects of celebrity activism […]
