Aid Debates
My Interview with AidWorks
Friday, May 18th, 2012
My interview with AidWorks, (AidWorks is a radio show devoted exclusively to aid and development issues. We want to look at the world of international development from every angle, recognising the good that is being done but also…
The 7 Billion People Debate
Monday, October 31st, 2011
As part of this website’s aid debates section, I’m tracking blog posts discussing population growth and the birth of the 7 billionth person on Earth. This post will be regularly updated with the latest posts on top.
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The Live Aid Legacy
Friday, August 5th, 2011
While I’m on hiatus this summer, I’m reposting past articles that readers may have missed.
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If you don’t read any of the rest of the articles in the Media’s Impact on Aid collection, I urge you to
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The ‘Three Cups of Tea’ Scandal and My Greatest Concern
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
The scandal behind “Three Cups of Tea” has highlighted many problems currently surrounding aid and philanthropy. I’ve written about most of these issues in the past, and there have been so many brought up in this current scandal that it…
Collecting “Three Cups of Tea” posts
Monday, April 18th, 2011
I’m still deciding what, if anything, I will write on this scandal. But in the meantime I thought I’d track the numerous posts springing up on the topic today. If you’re not familiar with the story, here is…
World Vision’s clothing donation program doesn’t hold up under scrutiny
Friday, March 18th, 2011
After an exhausting round of news interviews yesterday, I’m taking a break from writing about the earthquake/tsunami response to update readers on the World Vision / NFL shirt donation controversy. For those of you that have not been following this controversy,…
How much are the NFL shirts worth? World Vision isn’t saying
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
So it’s been almost a month since my original post discussing the financial incentive for World Vision to distribute donated goods. And World Vision has yet to clearly state how much the 100,000 NFL shirts are worth. In…
The World Vision controversy continues
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
World Vision has been writing a series of posts explaining their gifts-in-kind (GIK) program on their blog. Their posts have been polite and provide a little more detail about their programs. Unfortunately, their explanations raise as many questions…
Awaiting World Vision’s Response
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
UPDATE: World Vision did respond to some questions posed by Aid Watch. It was posted late Wednesday night.
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It’s been five days since World Vision last addressed criticisms to their NFL t-shirt donation program. Their response at…
Tracking the World Vision / NFL Shirt Donation Controversy
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
There are now over 60 posts on the controversial NFL t-shirt donation to World Vision. This blog will be regularly updated as new posts are written. Recent posts are added to the top of each section.
Posts on the controversy:…
