Poor people need aid but it needs to be targeted and the structures that perpetuate global inequality must also be tackled, says Natasha Adams.
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The flip side to Bill Gates' charity billions
Microsoft’s former CEO has made massive donations to global health programmes but an investigation by Andrew Bowman reveals some unpleasant side-effects.
Filed in: Aid Development Ethics NGOs Wealth
- Andrew Bowman
- April 1, 2012
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Podcast: Mark Schuller on Haiti after the earthquake
Mark Schuller, an expert on the relief effort after Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, talks about the positive and negative aspects of NGO relief work in the two years since.
- Mark Schuller
- January 3, 2012
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Haiti two years on: beyond relief, beyond belief
Haiti is not just recovering from the earthquake but from the political and economic interventions of recent decades, as Phillip Wearne explains.
Filed in: Development Disasters Haiti NGOs
- Phillip Wearne
- January 1, 2012
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Haiti: where did all the money go?
More than $10 billion was raised worldwide for Haiti after the earthquake. But, two years on, what have NGOs done with the cash? Nick Harvey investigates.
Filed in: Development Disasters Haiti NGOs
- Nick Harvey
- January 1, 2012
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Podcast: Sally Healy on the East Africa famine
Sally Healy, Associate Fellow of the African Programme at Chatham House, discusses the politicization of aid to Somalia in our latest Radio NI interview.
- Sally Healy
- November 15, 2011
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Applause: Avaaz
Avaaz, the largest global movement on the web, is giving the world a voice.
Filed in: NGOs
- Jo Lateu
- May 1, 2011
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Tsunami business
It could have been their finest hour. But Mari Marcel Thekaekara encountered bad behaviour by bingos after the tsunami in Tamil Nadu.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- October 1, 2005
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Thunderbolts from the sewer
Pranav Budhathoki lifts the lid on the notorious Tvind organization.
Filed in: NGOs
- October 1, 2005
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Ask before you give!
A few questions for bingos that appeal to you.
Filed in: NGOs
- New Internationalist Editorial
- October 1, 2005
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