In the last couple of years, "decolonising aid" has become a buzz term in the sector, and much has been written and said about the topic. Here is a list of articles, podcasts, videos, and other re
Racism in aid sector is a hangover of colonialism, says scathing report by MPs
Senior roles still dominated by white people while appeals depict countries as inferior to UK, says international development committee
Anti-Racist and Decolonial Framework
This framework has been developed to help Start Network, our members and teams understand and address the many ways in which racism and colonialism can affect our work.
Localization, decolonizing and #ShiftThePower; are we saying the same thing?
Localization has been one of the buzzwords of the sector ever since it emerged from the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016. Since then, the word has become so widespread that it is hard to keep track
Racism in the aid sector
In the last two years, since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, many countries around the world have faced a day of reckoning on racial injustice in their societies. Questions of equality an
Race, Power and Peacebuilding
Race, Power & Peacebuilding is our latest report, which aims to explore and to understand how racism manifests itself in the peacebuilding sector. This report is a summary of a global consulta
Decolonising peacebuilding: A way forward out of crisis
A shifting state system, a dysfunctional market and a restless global society face rising economic inequality and mass migration, accelerating polarisation and extremism, and urgent demands for decol
Decolonizing International Development
Policy papers from women of color.
Racism doesn’t just exist within aid. It’s the structure the sector is built on
Racism doesn’t just exist within aid. It’s the structure the sector is built on To disrupt colonial power inequalities, the global south needs to take more control
Can Foreign Aid be Decolonised? – With Power Shifter Degan Ali
Foreign aid has helped save millions of lives. But the whole system is facing a huge reckoning. As the New York Times’ Editorial Board wrote recently, “A growing group of intellectuals, aid worker