Development

I spent nine years in the dust of East Africa, and if there is one thing I learned, it is that nobody actually cares about …

I remember sitting in a humid, windowless office in Goma, staring at a stack of donor reports that claimed millions had been “allocated for systemic …

I remember sitting in a humid, corrugated iron warehouse outside Goma, staring at a stack of empty crates that were supposed to hold temperature-sensitive vaccines. …

I once sat in a humid, corrugated metal office in Goma, watching a consultant present a glossy PowerPoint on a fifty-million-dollar bridge project. He was …

I’ve spent enough time in dusty warehouses in Goma and Juba to know that a glossy PDF reporting on “milestones achieved” is usually just expensive …

I spent a decade watching donor agencies pour millions into “capacity building” while ignoring the fact that the workshops were empty and the tools were …

I spent a decade watching headquarters in Geneva and DC churn out hundred-page strategy documents, all filled with high-level jargon about “gender-transformative frameworks” and “empowerment …

I spent nine years watching NGOs move tons of medical supplies across borders, and if there is one thing I learned, it’s that a high-budget …

I remember sitting in a dusty office in Goma, staring at a spreadsheet that claimed we had achieved a 90% primary school attendance rate. On …