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Saturday Morning Reading #54

Hello from Victoria Falls! Here’s your Saturday Morning Reading… 1. Why Germany is probably doing more for Syria than the UK | Lee Crawfurd – Roving Bandit Lee Crawfurd runs the numbers on accepting refugees versus aid spending… “The UK is spending somewhere between £200 million and £400 million on Syria this year. For comparison, …

Saturday Morning Reading #40

Here’s your Saturday morning reading featuring development reformers, change on a biblical scale, sexual harassment in Bangladesh, engaging with Nigel Farage, a cartoon on plunder in South Sudan, empowering people to advocate for themselves and resettling Syrian refugees… The mistakes made by most development reformers | Chris Blattman This, along with the interview with Dani …

Saturday Morning Reading #20

Here’s your Saturday morning reading… 1. 52 pieces of advice for aspiring humanitarian workers | WhyDev From tampons to Tinder, the WhyDev team give some very honest advice about what it’s really like to work in the humanitarian sector. Just remember… “9. You know nothing, humanitarian worker” and also… “44. You may have lofty dreams …