Interesting articles and posts – late January
Posted on January 26, 2010 at 12:45 pm
I’m slightly off schedule. Normally I do a roundup of interesting posts on Sunday, but I missed it this week and there’s been so many interesting conversations on the web recently I decided to post today instead.
Why is humanitarian work so hard in cities? - Form Poverty to Power – Looks at the added challenge of doing humanitarian work in urban settings such as Port au Prince
Aid groups call for a single disaster appeal fund – The Age – Looks at attempts in Australia to create a single fund donors can give to after a disaster that will then distribute the money as needed to aid organizations. Personally I’m in favor of consolidated appeals.
Haiti / Missing Children - UNiFeed – Discusses how children in Haiti are being taken from hospitals potentially being sold for foreign adoption
Call for a halt to Haiti adoptions over traffickers – TIMES online – At least 15 children have disappeared from hospital and the fear they are being sold for adoption
A family in China made babies their business – L.A. Times – Profiles a family that collected children to sell to orphanages that would put them up for foreign adoption
Donations of baby formula to Haiti strike controversy – SF Gate – Looks whether donations of formula should be sent to Haiti and the twitter wars that have broken out over the issue
Reports of Gangrene and Sepsis… And the Stark Realities of Response in Haiti – Haiti: Operational Biosurveillance – Chronicles the experience of one medical team’s efforts to help in Haiti and the serious challenges they faced
What could possibly go wrong? – Unthinkingly.com – Great reflection and caution on crowd sourcing to help Haiti, echos problems faced on the ground
Leave Aid to the Professionals – Tales from the Hood – An aid worker in Haiti describing the very real challenges faced in the Haiti relief efforts
The Disaster Pool – The New Republic – Examines the potential impact that scores of news crews descending upon a disaster might have and whether it is possible to develop a reporter pool for disasters
Reinventing Haiti - Humanitarian.info – Puts forth some issues that should be considered in the Haiti rebuilding efforts
The Haiti Catastrophe – lessons learned from previous operations - ODI blog
Obstacles to Recovery in Haiti May Prove Daunting Beyond Other Disasters - New York Times
Lancing the boil? The Lancet on the aid industry – A Humourless Lot… – A response to the Lancet’s criticism of international aid
The Lancet if Off-Base About Aid Agencies – UN Dispatch – A response to the Lancet’s criticism of international aid
Some Advice for Military Humanitarians – Small Wars Journal
Nonprofit CEOs are Worth Every Dime – Forbes – Looks at the latest uproar over nonprofit CEO salaries and explains what it means
Will donor advice do any good? – Philanthropy Action – Looks at all the information being presented to donors and asks if it will have an impact and if so how will we know
The Rise of Smart Giving - Tactical Philanthropy – Looks at a shift after the Haiti earthquake to the importance of giving wisely
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