Time to Decolonise Aid: Insights and lessons from a global consultation (Full Report)
Peace Direct, 2021
Summary Description
This report presents the findings and recommendations from an online three-day consultation with 158 activists, decision- makers, academics, journalists and practitioners engaged in the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors across the globe. The main recommendations arising from the consultation are held in the executive summary at the start of the report with details of the main issues around decolonizing aid in the following sections. These include sections on language around decolonizing aid, exploration of structural racism within and the colonial legacy of aid, and what a manifesto for decolonizing aid would look like. Participant quotes and insights are interspersed throughout the report as are short case studies and opinion pieces.
Title
Time to Decolonise Aid: Insights and lessons from a global consultation (Full Report)
Author
Peace Direct
Publisher and year of publication
2021
Resource Type or sub-type
Good Practice Codes and Guidelines; Relevant research; Good Practice Guide; Training tools, Learning and Resource Guide; Language Guide; Background Information, research or policy
Mainly suitable for
Board members; Communication Staff; Community leaders or educators; Education and Public Engagement Staff; Overseas staff; Fundraising/Marketing Staff; HR/Training Staff; Management; Partners; Programme Staff
Level of Accessibility
Introductory material (easy to read or understand); challenging (prior understanding, information or knowledge needed)
Ethical Communications Issues or Groups Addressed
Advertising and/or fundraising; Child Protection/work with vulnerable adults; Coloniality and De-Coloniality; Ethnocentrism, stereotypes and / or racism; Framing/narratives/stories; Gender, disability or sexuality; Humanitarianism/climate change/conflict; Human Rights, Equality and Dignity; Images and Messages, Language; Organisational Culture and Politics; People in the pictures, Representations of Africa, Solidarity
Ethical Communications Processes or Practices Addressed
Advertising or Fundraising; Decoloniality/anti-racism; Cultural Competency; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion