by Degan Ali and Kate Moger
Degan Ali and Kate Moger have co-authored a paper in Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN) about dispelling some of the myths regarding local and national civil society organisations and how the Pledge for Change can help.
“Degan Ali has been forthright in describing the myths about foreign aid that maintain structural inequalities and colonial and neocolonial practices in the aid sector. She believes that greater clarity around these misperceptions can shift the narrative around the work of international, national and local civil society organisations (CSOs) – and get crucial funding into the hands of those who need it most, working directly with affected communities. Civil society has had some success in shifting rhetoric and practice with philanthropists, led by donors such as MacKenzie Scott, but the largest amount of humanitarian and development assistance comes from governments through their bilateral funding mechanisms. Most of this still reaches local civil society organisations through partnerships with INGOs.”
Read more here: https://odihpn.org/publication/the-pledge-for-change-uniting-to-build-a-stronger-aid-ecosystem
