Comments on: Shamans and Development Experts http://aidwatchers.com/2009/11/shamans-and-development-experts/ just asking that aid benefit the poor Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:56:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Joe http://aidwatchers.com/2009/11/shamans-and-development-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-7442 Joe Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:12:15 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1629#comment-7442 Pots and kettles come to mind for some reason. Pots and kettles come to mind for some reason.

]]> By: Wendy http://aidwatchers.com/2009/11/shamans-and-development-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-7439 Wendy Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:29:43 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1629#comment-7439 "Development Facilitator" “Development Facilitator”

]]> By: Jeff http://aidwatchers.com/2009/11/shamans-and-development-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-7438 Jeff Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:35:30 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1629#comment-7438 I don't like the term expert, but the "expert" tag is necessary sometimes to justify the cost. I think the real value of outside "experts" is not so much that they have solutions or the answers that are needed, but they have (or should have) a lot of institutional history and collective memory. By providing this perspective, experts can at least help countries from repeating past mistakes or reinventing the wheel. Doing this would prevent a lot of waste and provide an alternative to the expert who is expected to tell people what they should do. We need a new term for this. Even "technical advisor" implies that the person knows what should be done... any suggestions?? I don’t like the term expert, but the “expert” tag is necessary sometimes to justify the cost. I think the real value of outside “experts” is not so much that they have solutions or the answers that are needed, but they have (or should have) a lot of institutional history and collective memory. By providing this perspective, experts can at least help countries from repeating past mistakes or reinventing the wheel. Doing this would prevent a lot of waste and provide an alternative to the expert who is expected to tell people what they should do. We need a new term for this. Even “technical advisor” implies that the person knows what should be done… any suggestions??

]]> By: Wendy http://aidwatchers.com/2009/11/shamans-and-development-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-7433 Wendy Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:12:24 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1629#comment-7433 i'd love to know your thoughts about my theory that donations from everyday individuals aimed at smart NGOs working bottom up to empower local communities and create sustainable, income-generating opportunities can help, and in fact, are necessary to eliminating extreme poverty. I contend that no large top-down funder, be it government, foundation, or other civil organization can end poverty w/out funding from the everyday citizen. No one body has the available funds nor the one-size-fits-all solution! In 2008, American households gave 82 times to charities the amount made in grants by the Gates Foundation. Individuals do not yet know the power or magnitude of their giving. www.givealittlenow.com "Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World." i’d love to know your thoughts about my theory that donations from everyday individuals aimed at smart NGOs working bottom up to empower local communities and create sustainable, income-generating opportunities can help, and in fact, are necessary to eliminating extreme poverty.

I contend that no large top-down funder, be it government, foundation, or other civil organization can end poverty w/out funding from the everyday citizen. No one body has the available funds nor the one-size-fits-all solution!

In 2008, American households gave 82 times to charities the amount made in grants by the Gates Foundation. Individuals do not yet know the power or magnitude of their giving.

http://www.givealittlenow.com “Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World.”

]]> By: matt http://aidwatchers.com/2009/11/shamans-and-development-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-7432 matt Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:01:13 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1629#comment-7432 Another point to the IGC's credit: they are basing their research centres *in* developing countries (gasp!), which is a remarkable step up above the average armchair academic. How many growth centres are there out there based in the US or Europe? Another point to the IGC’s credit: they are basing their research centres *in* developing countries (gasp!), which is a remarkable step up above the average armchair academic. How many growth centres are there out there based in the US or Europe?

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