Posted on September 28, 2009 by idasa
Who is responsible for development in Africa?
This is the question I’m mulling over, after a presentation by Dr Dambisa Moyo, author of Dead Aid. The book has caused quite some controversy, not least among NGOs and recipients of the aid that Moyo critiques.
Foreign aid is a complex subject and one that has many vested interests. [...]
Filed under: Economic Governance | Tagged: active citizenship, Aid, Citizen Action, Citizens, Dead Aid, Democracy, foreign aid, global governance, Moyo | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 27, 2009 by idasa
Without information, citizens live the lives assigned to them or lives of chance. With information, they choose their future.
Celebrating International Right to Know Day on 28th September, Idasa has a range of activities planned – starting with the screening of a documentary about participatory budgeting in Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela. Beyond the documentary, Idasa’s commemoration [...]
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Posted on August 25, 2009 by idasa
“Real change can only be achieved through challenging dominant political and economic interests.”
For several years, the nature and discourse of “development” has been thrashed out among governments, donors and NGOs, all of whom have vested interests in Africa’s development. NGOs are strategic players – they have access to substantial funding to implement donor and government [...]
Filed under: Citizen Empowerment, Political Governance | Tagged: active citizenship, CDC | 3 Comments »
