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Just finished facilitating a panel for #HCBerlin with these incredibly smart women
@HebaJournalist
@anitakatt
@Lili_Assaba
We talked about, among others,
-how far we've come
-origins and resistance to 'decolonising'
-practical changes to take https://twitter.com/L_Zechner/status/1320779923947139073
@HebaJournalist
@anitakatt
@Lili_Assaba
We talked about, among others,
-how far we've come
-origins and resistance to 'decolonising'
-practical changes to take https://twitter.com/L_Zechner/status/1320779923947139073
There was a point about the need to re-imagine the future of aid workers and NGOs.
The
in the room: many people will have to find other careers!
But another way is for INGOs to be intermediaries that channel resources to local organisations/movements.
The
in the room: many people will have to find other careers!But another way is for INGOs to be intermediaries that channel resources to local organisations/movements.
Localisation came up.
INGOs must devolve decision-making, transfer flexible funding, and plan exit.
Localisation often means "as local as possible, as int'l as necessary" - but does this reconcile with decolonisation?
INGOs must devolve decision-making, transfer flexible funding, and plan exit.
Localisation often means "as local as possible, as int'l as necessary" - but does this reconcile with decolonisation?
I argue there is a difference epistemically.
I think localisation accepts continued existence of international aid-as-we-know-it.
Decolonisation, for me, goes beyond this:
it's what @Lili_Assaba calls as the "undoing of harm" caused by past actions of those in power!
I think localisation accepts continued existence of international aid-as-we-know-it.
Decolonisation, for me, goes beyond this:
it's what @Lili_Assaba calls as the "undoing of harm" caused by past actions of those in power!
I also think there is a difference in terms of timeframe:
Localisation is a laudable goal in the next 5, 10, 15 years.
True decolonisation, for me, is a longer outcome - perhaps beyond our lifetime - that cannot be mapped on a gantt chart.
Localisation is a laudable goal in the next 5, 10, 15 years.
True decolonisation, for me, is a longer outcome - perhaps beyond our lifetime - that cannot be mapped on a gantt chart.
Of course, as @HebaJournalist mentioned, we don't have to wait for a complete overhaul of the system to do something.
We can talk small steps towards it.
I believe this too!
We can talk small steps towards it.
I believe this too!
But does decolonisation imply a total independence â a kind of "Brexit" â of the Global South from international aid+systems?
@anitakatt says no. She said there are forces that try to sever solidarity between North & South â decolonisation should not be part of that.
@anitakatt says no. She said there are forces that try to sever solidarity between North & South â decolonisation should not be part of that.
I whole-
agree!
Aid-as-we-know-it needs to end.
But
I believe in our common humanity.
I believe in a borderless world.
I believe in our shared stewardship of this planet.
To decolonise means to re-imagine our relations equitably & in justice so we can collectively thrive.
agree!Aid-as-we-know-it needs to end.
But
I believe in our common humanity.
I believe in a borderless world.
I believe in our shared stewardship of this planet.
To decolonise means to re-imagine our relations equitably & in justice so we can collectively thrive.
