International Aid


The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
Fundamentally
Chasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid
Band-Aid for a Broken Leg
Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) : True Stories from a War Zone
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm
An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action in the Twenty-first Century
Change the Recipe: Because You Can't Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs – The New York Times Bestselling Chef's Life Lessons on Food and Humanitarian Action
At the Center of the World in Ethiopia
The Idealist's Survival Kit: 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout
The Constant Gardener
The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics
My Journey of Peace to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia
Martin Luther King Jr.
The aid program that I am suggesting must not be used by the wealthy nations as a surreptitious means to control the poor nations. Such an approach would lead to a new form of paternalism and a neocolonialism which no self-respecting nation could accept. Ultimately, foreign aid programs must be motivated by a compassionate and committed effort to wipe poverty, ignorance and disease from the face of the earth. Money devoid of genuine empathy is like salt devoid of savor, good for nothing except t ...more
Martin Luther King Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

Alexander Betts
The current system for refugees who remain in their region of origin is a disaster. It is premised upon an almost exclusively 'humanitarian' response. A system designed for the emergency phase - to offer an immediate lifeline - ends up enduring year after year, sometimes decade after decade. External provision of food, clothing, and shelter is absolutely essential in the aftermath of having to run for your life. But over time, if it is provided as a substitute for access to jobs, education, and ...more
Alexander Betts, Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System

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