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US pop star Madonna reacts during the opening of her Mercy James hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, July 11, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

5 May 2020 6 minute read

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Does celebrity activism do more harm than good?

Andrés Jiménez and Paul Cullen politely disagree on this tricky issue

2 Mar 2018 5 minute read

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Save the Children whistleblowers speak out

Brie O’Keefe and Alexia Pepper de Caires speak to Ben Phillips about the...

22 Feb 2018 3 minute read

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Why make women suffer twice?

Don’t cut Oxfam’s support – we need it to root out abuse, says Colombian feminist Gloria Sanchez.

19 Feb 2018 3 minute read

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When disaster strikes, put women in charge

Oxfam’s Haiti sex scandal highlights how girls and young women are most at risk in emergencies. Vanessa Baird...

15 Feb 2018 4 minute read

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The trashing of Oxfam

Abuse must be eradicated but the attack on Oxfam is disproportionate, argues Maggie Black in this opinion...

14 Feb 2018 3 minute read

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Why defunding Oxfam won't stop abuse

‘The idea of altruistic morality puts aid workers in a double bind, eroding true responsibility’

9 Nov 2017 4 minute read

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Europe’s offensive against refugee solidarity

Ben Hayes and Frank Barat look back three years after Operation Mare Nostrum’s end.

22 Feb 2016 3 minute read

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Why don’t they go and look?

Forget number-crunching; development workers need to get out into the field to understand poverty, writes Maggie Black...

1 Oct 2015 3 minute read

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Sisters of Joy

Giving a voice to the voiceless, Ruby Diamonde's friend Tatiana is an inspiration.

21 Jul 2015 6 minute read

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Why are NGOs so reluctant to help Greece?

As the island of Lesvos is overwhelmed with immigrants, the world of aid looks on. Beulah Devaney reports.

13 May 2015 3 minute read

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Eight ways to help stop human trafficking in Nepal

Women and children are even more vulnerable following the earthquakes, writes Beulah Devaney, so what can we...

23 Mar 2015 4 minute read

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Use the power of the people to challenge the people in power!

The NGO sector must support activism, not governments. Ben Phillips sees positive signs of this happening.

6 Jan 2015 3 minute read

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Is all charity good charity?

Ben Greenhalgh argues that our trickle-down charitable giving may be misdirected.

1 Dec 2014 10 minute read

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NGOs - do they help?

There are more NGOs today than ever; some are bigger than ever. Yet, discovers Dinyar Godrej, questions...

1 Dec 2014 6 minute read

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The company they keep

Big NGOs and big corporations – Ian Brown finds they are getting a bit too close.

1 Dec 2014 6 minute read

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Evicted by charity

The green imperialism of some conservation charities, by Sophie Pritchard.

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