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Tom Murphy replied to J.'s discussion Time for a PNW tweetup? in the group Pacific Northwest Aid Workers"Hey Aaron, I should be heading out to Yakima in the next year or so. Will look you up when I make the trip."
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Aid/NGO workers based in and near the United States' Pacific Northwest: Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Vancouver BC.See More
Andreailcujo commented on Tom Murphy's blog post NGOs + Nairobi + The Office = Aid for Aid"guys but why you talk of ICRC and RedCross and then target the weak ring of the chain?
Those regional hub are full of people, well, you know what they are thinking ..."
Tom Murphy posted a blog postNGOs + Nairobi + The Office = Aid for Aid
A pair of Kenyan filmmakers want to make a black comedy about an NGO that does nothing. Based on the description and the clips shown, it looks like the hit UK and US show The Officeset in an NGO in Nairobi.They are using Kickstarter to raise money for the project and look to be on track to tip the $10,000 fundraising point before time runs out on Monday. Their goal is to bring on some writers to develop the…See More
Soledad Muñiz replied to Tom Murphy's discussion Half the Sky: Thoughts From the Crowd in the group NGOs & Gender (Pretty on Paper)"I completely agree! And that's why I do what I do for a living :) Check an example of that in our recent work with adolescent girls: www.videogirlsforchange.org"
Tom Murphy replied to Tom Murphy's discussion Half the Sky: Thoughts From the Crowd in the group NGOs & Gender (Pretty on Paper)"Here is another take from BuzzFeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/annanorth/the-anti-nicholas-kristof-backlash
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Soledad Muñiz replied to Tom Murphy's discussion Half the Sky: Thoughts From the Crowd in the group NGOs & Gender (Pretty on Paper)"I've been thinking quite a lot about it. I fully agree with your point & also with the review, but to tell you the truth I do think funders use this method to raise money. I don't think raising awareness is the goal. In my country…"
J. replied to Tom Murphy's discussion Half the Sky: Thoughts From the Crowd in the group NGOs & Gender (Pretty on Paper)"That's a great review. It pretty much says much of what I'd say.
Beyond ranting about celebs, I have to say that I truly do struggle with the question of the value added by celebrity advocacy ("awareness raising", among other pet…"
Soledad Muñiz replied to Tom Murphy's discussion Half the Sky: Thoughts From the Crowd in the group NGOs & Gender (Pretty on Paper)Profile Information
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NGOs + Nairobi + The Office = Aid for Aid
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 7:31am 1 Comment 1 Like
A pair of Kenyan filmmakers want to make a black comedy about an NGO that does nothing. Based on the description and the clips shown, it looks like the hit UK and US show The Officeset in an NGO in Nairobi.
They are…
Where in the World is this Aid Worker?
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 9:07am 5 Comments 0 Likes
We asked where in the world is Matt Lauer. Before that it was where in the world is Carmen Sandiego. Now we want to know where in the world is this aid worker?
This is the first in what we hope to be a fun blog series with Population Services International. One PSI staffer has…
Continue Join "A Day Without Dignity: This Monday
Posted on April 12, 2012 at 7:28am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Last year a quickly hatched idea between Saundra, Teddy and I lead to "A Day Without Dignity." It served as a sort of counter campaign to TOMS "One Day Without Shoes." Rather than have an awareness day that focuses on Westerners doing things for poor people in the developing world, the hope was to get people to think and talk about the dignity, innovation, power…
Continue The Future of Foreign Aid Money?
Posted on January 27, 2012 at 8:21am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Reuters is stepping up to provide more comprehensive coverage of humanitarian aid. Recently, they launched the 'Future of Aid' section that is filled with graphics, stories and videos about humanitarian aid. The present focus of the section is centered around aid spending.
In a survey of 41 relief agencies, Reuters asked aid experts to weigh in on how money is spent and advise what ways the…
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Zehra Rizvi said… aha..not nyc...brookline though...that's close enough!
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The free-time narrative
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