Systemic corruption: can something be done about it?
Systemic corruption is an important contributor to poverty and suffering. Addressing it is critical and the solutions need to be systemic too. My musings…
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Are development actors (in)advertently supporting unviable livelihoods?
As repeated food security crisis assail countries in the Horn and East of Africa, are life saving humanitarian responses inadvertently creating / artificially sustaining unviable livelihood systems?
The conundrum of fragile states programming
Fragile States present immense challenges to development and humanitarian programming. Effectiveness and long term impact of INGOs is sorely tested in these contexts. Is is perhaps time to look at alternative strategies? Not try development programming in humanitarian contexts? Better deploy meagre resources elsewhere? Presenting the conundrum of programming in fragile states….. read on…
Unintended Consequences
Theories of Change are useful tools to develop programme strategies. However, they are complex and need careful handling. Unintended Consequences, especially negative, should be tracked, if only to ameliorate their impact or learn for the future.
Waste not want not
India wastes more food than Australia produces or the UK consumes. That at a time when millions of poor Indians, especially women and children are starving. Cannot think of a more ironical situation. Why does this happen and can we do something about it? Read on.
It’s all in the timing…
In governance, as in life, timing is everything. For all the obvious benefits of democracy, is there such a thing as a time for an authoritarian rule? Do circumstances alter cases and choices? An exploratory journey along this path..
Recurrent food crisis in Africa
For the last four decades the world has been hearing about droughts in Sub Saharan Africa and the food crisis. Another one is upon us and the UN has already announced a famine in Somalia. Once again failure of rain is being blamed for the situation. May be true but is it the whole truth? Don’t think so. Read on to see WHAT I think are the core causes.
South Sudan – on the cusp of destiny
As it is poised to be the newest nation in the world, South Sudan is on the cusp of destiny. Whether she grabs the opportunity to pull her people out of poverty, deprivation and conflict or fails in the effort depends on the support she gets from the international community. Only time will tell what happens.
