Opinion | Some questions thrown up by the ugly side of charity

Opinion | Some questions thrown up by the ugly side of charity

In the world of development, small can be more effective and beautiful too (Photo for representational purpose only) The UK Charity Commissioner has published a scathing report following its investigation of complaints of sexual harassment by Oxfam’s aid workers in Haiti. Oxfam has also revealed the critical findings of an independent report it had commissioned. Almost everything in these reports could be written about many international NGOs because the issues are systemic across the aid sector. They arise from the fundamental values that pervade philanthropic organisations and even government aid programmes. Power corrupts and even power to do good […]

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