Article Archive for January 2010
Building Back Better: Revisiting the Roles of Government, Donors and INGOs in Haiti’s Reconstruction
By Steven Lawry
It is well known that international NGOs had a huge presence in Haiti before the devastating earthquake of January 12th. Upwards of 8,000 NGOs were working in nearly every developmental and humanitarian assistance …
Poverty, Hunger and Climate Change: Addressing New Challenges in Agricultural Development
As part of its NGO Leaders Seminar Series, the Humanitarian & Development NGOs Domain at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations will host a senior leadership team from Heifer International on Thursday, February 4. Led by …
Is Humanitarianism in Decline Among Large NGOs?
By Peter D. Bell
Following on the heels of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, the editorial in The Lancet of January 23 is headlined “Growth of aid and the decline of humanitarianism”. It acknowledges that aid …
