I remember sitting in a humid warehouse outside Goma, staring at a stack of empty crates while a donor representative in Geneva talked about “streamlining …
Whether Conditions Improve Outcomes
February 2026
Security Management for Field Teams
I’ve spent enough time in dusty Land Cruisers to know that most high-level briefings on how aid workers are protected are nothing more than expensive …
Giving Money Directly and What Happens
I spent a decade in the back of Land Cruisers across South Sudan and the DRC, watching people celebrate “innovative digital solutions” while the actual …
Reading a Sitrep Critically
I remember sitting in a humid office in Goma, staring at a glossy document that claimed a multi-million dollar emergency response was “underway.” The paper …
What Satellite Images Can and Cannot Prove
I spent a decade watching NGOs pour millions into high-resolution data suites, convinced that seeing a pixelated village from space was the same as helping …