IAFF 6101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-5: Needs Assessment, Conflict Transformation
29 Apr 2016
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Week 7 mid-term paper reading (1 of 2) Anderson, brown, and jean: time to listen: hearing people on the receiving end of international aid (2012) 2005-2009 the listening project in 20 aid-recipient countries. Too much, given too fast -> we need not more but rather smarter aid. Recipient communities are rarely asked about the cumulative impact of projects as they often are asked about a specific program/project. Improved political and security conditions (+ impact on governance structure and physical safety: sense of solidarity, colleagueship, and support. Most quotes from interviewees show that skills are better and more appreciated by recipients in the long term than goods. Cumulative effects are largely negative: breeds dependency, expectation, and a need (too much, too easy) Simply asking what do you need? is not enough -> need to be subjects, not objects, of aid: aid can worsen conflict and increase tensions.
