Oxfam America, an international relief and development organization, released a report on Tuesday aimed at providing
recommendations for future US government and aid recipient countries relations. The report titled "The politics of partnership: How donors manage risk while letting recipients lead their own development" studies the donor-recipient partnerships in Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania and offers nine steps that donors can take to "pursue partnership and manage risk". Click here to read the report.
The report overall seems to have some very good recommendations for navigating the politics that comes about in partnerships. Giving aid although a noble act in the face of disaster and poor living conditions, is only as useful as the ownership and empowerment of the people that the aid is meant for. A lack in either, and the money is susceptible to misuse or outright corruption.
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