community-based organizations

I give lots of thought to what makes community-based organizations and women's groups the lowest common denominator in development aid. … Read More»

(Whispering.) “Psst, excuse me, but actually it’s not ‘your’ program. And if you think that it is, we may have a problem on our hands.” … Read More»

An analogy occurred to me recently: … Read More»

The storm that has devastated Japan is hardly past. … Read More»

A former colleague recently shared with me a report from dlalanathi (meaning “play with us” in isiZulu), an organization in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa that trains and mentors loca … Read More»

Posting this report from Organization X in Zimbabwe and asking my readers, “Would YOU fund this organization?” was … Read More»

A few years ago, when I was working with a foundation that gives grants to organizations working with children and families affected by AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, I received a report from a Zimbab … Read More»

Harare, 2002. The word came. Cash is in the banks. The three colleagues I was standing near at the time and I quickly jumped in the car to get downtown to Standard Chartered as soon as possible. … Read More»

Thanks to probing, concrete questions from Ma … Read More»

Larger-scale support of loc … Read More»