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There are more philanthropists than ever before. Each year they give tens of billions to charitable causes. So how come inequality keeps rising?
Philanthropy, it is popularly supposed, transfers money from the rich to the poor. This is not the case. In the US, which statistics show to be the (…)
Racism is embedded in structures and power dynamics, so we should logically conclude that we are not immune
As events unfold in the US and across the world, colleagues in the aid sector are closely watching, and sharing their solidarity. After all they are allies and educators of human (…)
We are living through an era where emergencies appear more regularly than the norm. The ‘war on terror’ from 2001, the financial crisis of 2008, civil wars in the Middle East, followed by the ‘refugee crisis’ and the ongoing ‘climate crisis’ that threatens the obliteration of the planet, are all (…)
There’s been a $1bn boost in support in the last two years, but only tiny pots of money are trickling down to feminist groups
In the past two years alone, governments and international institutions have announced more than $1bn (£0.8bn) in new commitments to support gender equality globally. (…)
NGOs agendas in Africa depoliticise women’s rights and sideline and weaken grassroot African activism.
The emancipation of women is one of the most significant aspects of social and cultural transformation around the world. Women are gradually moving to occupy more space in the public arena. (…)
Campaigners say children from vulnerable families are being trafficked into institutions to satisfy demands of tourism.
Campaigners trying to fight the exploitation of children in Kenyan orphanages say they are being undermined by a “white saviour” complex among churches and other charitable (…)
Government investigation into alleged fraud and mismanaged funds confirms Uganda hosts 1.1 million refugees, not 1.4 million
A Ugandan government investigation into alleged fraud over refugee numbers has confirmed that previous figures were exaggerated by 300,000.
An official inquiry, (…)
Watchdog says many more deaths could have been prevented given level of investment in Department for International Development programmes
The UK government has been criticised by an aid watchdog for exaggerating the number of women’s lives it saved through its maternal health programmes.
A (…)
The UN aid agency, Ocha, was pushed to accept extensive terms attached to $930m from Saudi Arabia and UAE
Saudi Arabia has demanded that aid agencies operating in Yemen should provide favourable publicity for Riyadh’s role in providing $930m (£725m) of humanitarian aid, an internal UN document (…)
Some nonprofit organizations are shockingly bad actors, while others do laudable work. But they all have some fundamental limitations in common.
We are constantly confronted by the problems of modern society: homelessness, violence, underfunded schools, environmental pollution, and the list (…)
Tourism Concern, the UK-based charity campaigning for ethical and sustainable travel across the globe, closes after three decades due to lack of financial support
Ethical travel charity Tourism Concern has closed down after almost 30 years after running out of funds to continue its campaign (…)
A holiday helping out in an orphanage can be a rewarding experience. But voluntourism supports a system that is breaking up families
Baby rescue is the ultimate volunteer experience. At Hope of Life International, a Christian mission in rural Guatemala, a rescue team springs into action when (…)
As Anand Giridharadas argues in his indispensable new book, Winners Take All, “There is no denying that today’s elite may be among the more socially concerned elites in history. But it is also, by the cold logic of numbers, among the most predatory.”
As wages stagnate and decline, and income (…)
Local Bangladeshis in host communities near Rohingya camps complain of rise in cost of living but others see benefits.
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh - A wide variety of conspicuous acronyms greets the eye, stamped anywhere from road signs and large tent warehouses to weathered buildings and newer (…)
Critics call for private firms employed to deliver aid programmes to face same level of scrutiny as charities
Private contractors working on UK-funded aid projects with some of the world’s most vulnerable people must face the same level of scrutiny over sexual abuse claims as charities, (…)
A British doctor and Irish diplomat who worked on the frontline of the crisis in west Africa in 2014 say failures by international aid agencies and donors exacerbated the catastrophe
The World Health Organization and other global agencies have failed to learn sufficient lessons from the 2014 (…)
Financial impact of the Haiti sex scandal: a 10% fall in private donations and income from the charity’s shops in the U.K.
Oxfam has warned staff it needs to urgently find £16m of savings and radically reduce the number of its poverty-relieving programmes as the charity copes with the ongoing (…)
More and more wealthy CEOs are pledging to give away parts of their fortunes – often to help fix problems their companies caused. Some call this ‘philanthrocapitalism’, but is it just corporate hypocrisy?
In February 2017, Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in the headlines for his (…)
Unveiling of plan to create infrastructure in poor countries overshadowed by unease over Saudi role in Yemen conflict
The controversial aid deal between the UK and Saudi Arabia announced on Friday has been branded a “national disgrace”.
Amid further outcry over Britain’s relationship with (…)
The activities of the Gates Foundation are a major example of what has come to be called ’philanthrocapitalism’. Philip L Bereano argues that philanthrocapitalism is an attempt to use market processes to do good, and therefore problematic as markets are ill-suited to producing socially (…)
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