Archive for June, 2009
Interesting articles in the news
Monday, June 8th, 2009
Stealing from the World Bank – A review of the book The World Bank and the Gods of Lending
Food Aid Cheaper, Faster when Bought Locally
Is Aid Working – the Financial…
Well-intended attempts to help after a disaster may make a confusing situation worse
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
The situation after a disaster can be extremely chaotic, as everyone works as quickly as they can to try and help. Adding to this chaos is an increasing number of individuals and companies traveling to the disaster scene to distribute…
It’s time to stop telling pretty stories and start really evaluating the impact of aid
Friday, June 5th, 2009
With GiveWell’s Charity Reviews due in early July, the lack of available evaluations of aid agency work is once again highlighted.
After the tsunami in Thailand over 200 aid agencies of all types and sizes flooded into the area…
The most useful in-kind donations
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
After having posted a contest to find the worst examples of in-kind donations, it was suggested that there are some in-kind donations that can be useful. Thus, in this post I am asking for examples of the most useful…
