Category Archives: International Development
The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
http://www.the-girl-store.org/shop One ordinary morning, as I sipped my warm coffee and drowsily listened to reports about all of the various international tragedies that were destroying our planet and people, I received an online message from a friend that directed me … Continue reading
Filed under Charity, Consumerism, Current Events, Development, International Development, Uncategorized
Perspectives of Poverty
I came across the following photography project, that attempts to address the issue of representation and poverty in rural Africa. Duncan McNicoll,the photographer and an Engineers Without Borders employee, uses two different photographs of the same individual to illustrate how … Continue reading
Filed under Africa, Development, Economics, International Development, Uncategorized
I may have spoken too soon.
Directly after finishing my blog post about the worst non-profit advertisement, I came across a program titled ’Buy a Sex Toy, Save a Child – A Revolutionary Program’. At first I thought this must be an article written by the … Continue reading
Filed under Consumerism, Current Events, Development, International Development
And the award for the most offensive development ad goes to…
I recently had to search for non-profit advertisements to display at an event. Sifting through the various advertisements I came across the ‘crying hungry child’ vs. ‘beautiful smiling child’, that are often associated with non-profit advertisements. However, it was not long … Continue reading
Filed under Africa, Consumerism, Development, International Development, Uncategorized
Enjoy Poverty
Last week, I was compiling a list of ‘international development’ related documentaries and films. Going over the numerous films, I remembered one of my favourite films titled Enjoy Poverty. The film by Renzo Martens, has rightfully received much attention. In … Continue reading
Filed under Africa, Aid, Current Events, Development, International Development
