Aidwork to Digital Colonialism pipeline
“If you take the deal, you’re going to be exploited. If you don’t take it, you’re going to die,” said attorney Frank Ssekamwa about the U.S. demand to access the health data of millions of Ugandans. “It’s the essence of digital colonialism.”
“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns
The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the info...
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August 3, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Aidwork to Digital Colonialism pipeline
Aid for floodvictims in Obrenovac.
First pic with with the Mayor.
This is why I get mad at word police. They do nothing. Can only speak one language. Fuck off! #acab
We're trying to work here.
#photography #aidwork #genocide #roma
First pic with with the Mayor.
This is why I get mad at word police. They do nothing. Can only speak one language. Fuck off! #acab
We're trying to work here.
#photography #aidwork #genocide #roma
March 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Aid for floodvictims in Obrenovac.
First pic with with the Mayor.
This is why I get mad at word police. They do nothing. Can only speak one language. Fuck off! #acab
We're trying to work here.
#photography #aidwork #genocide #roma
First pic with with the Mayor.
This is why I get mad at word police. They do nothing. Can only speak one language. Fuck off! #acab
We're trying to work here.
#photography #aidwork #genocide #roma
Humor is Lost Upon the Dead #DukeMiller #refugees #famine #aidwork #disease #children tinhatsblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/f...
From April 2016: Humor is Lost upon the Dead
By Duke Miller As I write there is a dirty sheet being placed over the body of a child. She is no more. What shall we do? She was playing in the sand, even though her family had told her to stay i…
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May 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Humor is Lost Upon the Dead #DukeMiller #refugees #famine #aidwork #disease #children tinhatsblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/f...
Apartheid supporters are genocide supporters are Cuban blockade supporters because they're on the feeding end of the global extraction system running on violence & coercion. I am fucking sick of Cenk Uygur but he shouldn't be banned from common wealths for having opinions
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8seenf7/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8seenf7/
#Cuba #USsanctions #communism #economicimpact #poverty #documentary #aidwork #politicalnarratives
TikTok video by ebknowseverything
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June 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Apartheid supporters are genocide supporters are Cuban blockade supporters because they're on the feeding end of the global extraction system running on violence & coercion. I am fucking sick of Cenk Uygur but he shouldn't be banned from common wealths for having opinions
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8seenf7/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8seenf7/
New blogpost: using actor-network theory to unpack how development projects really unfold in practice
Exposing the intersection of politics, power, tech, and project trajectories within the black box of implementation
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#devstudies #aidwork
Exposing the intersection of politics, power, tech, and project trajectories within the black box of implementation
ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/u...
#devstudies #aidwork
Understanding the Politics of Practice in Development Projects
In development, we talk a lot about policy, strategy and results. We talk less about the everyday practice of project implementation. But this messy, political reality is what actually determines…
ict4dblog.wordpress.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:58 AM
New blogpost: using actor-network theory to unpack how development projects really unfold in practice
Exposing the intersection of politics, power, tech, and project trajectories within the black box of implementation
ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/u...
#devstudies #aidwork
Exposing the intersection of politics, power, tech, and project trajectories within the black box of implementation
ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/u...
#devstudies #aidwork
For those in #aidwork, especially those affected by #usaid changes: I wrote this anthem for you ❤️ #aidmama #carrytheflame
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February 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
For those in #aidwork, especially those affected by #usaid changes: I wrote this anthem for you ❤️ #aidmama #carrytheflame
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distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
“Aidmamas we carry the flame!”🔥❤️🔥 This is a song I made as my anthem of love for all of you working in service of others, for all of us affected by the changes in the world. The voice of the voiceless. You are never alone: www.beyondburnout.ca/writings/an-... #aidwork #usaid #aidmamas #carrytheflame
An Ode to the AidMama(toto): How a Photo Became a Song, a Song a Ceremony, A Ceremony a Movement — Beyond Burnout
This post began with a photo—an act of raw vulnerability, a moment of transformation. What followed was a ripple of connection: a poem became a song, a song became a ceremony, and now, that ceremony i...
www.beyondburnout.ca
February 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“Aidmamas we carry the flame!”🔥❤️🔥 This is a song I made as my anthem of love for all of you working in service of others, for all of us affected by the changes in the world. The voice of the voiceless. You are never alone: www.beyondburnout.ca/writings/an-... #aidwork #usaid #aidmamas #carrytheflame
I am honored to announce the latest episode of the Mechanical Ink #podcast with two amazing humans from Distribute Aid.
#notforptofit #aidwork #community #opensource #techforgood
schalkneethling.substack.com/p/distribute...
#notforptofit #aidwork #community #opensource #techforgood
schalkneethling.substack.com/p/distribute...
Distribute Aid: The Open Source Path to Humanitarian Work - Kai Katschthaler, Taylor Fairbank
In this episode of the Mechanical Ink podcast, host Schalk Neethling engaged in a profound conversation with Taylor Fairbank and Kai Katschthaler from Distribute Aid. They delved into the intersection...
schalkneethling.substack.com
January 17, 2024 at 4:08 PM
I am honored to announce the latest episode of the Mechanical Ink #podcast with two amazing humans from Distribute Aid.
#notforptofit #aidwork #community #opensource #techforgood
schalkneethling.substack.com/p/distribute...
#notforptofit #aidwork #community #opensource #techforgood
schalkneethling.substack.com/p/distribute...
However, the younger humanitarians that I interviewed gave cause for optimism. I spoke to individuals who - while self critical - were passionate about reforming aidwork along non-hierarchical, 'decolonial' lines, where reciprocity is emphasised over patronage.
November 21, 2024 at 2:55 PM
However, the younger humanitarians that I interviewed gave cause for optimism. I spoke to individuals who - while self critical - were passionate about reforming aidwork along non-hierarchical, 'decolonial' lines, where reciprocity is emphasised over patronage.
The article concludes that many aidworkers face an 'absurd' condition: trapped between a striving got meaning through moral labour and widespread disillusionment with the day-to-day stresses and the moral/political contradictions of aidwork.
November 21, 2024 at 2:50 PM
The article concludes that many aidworkers face an 'absurd' condition: trapped between a striving got meaning through moral labour and widespread disillusionment with the day-to-day stresses and the moral/political contradictions of aidwork.
3/9 Picture this: You're a monitoring officer at an aid organization. Your job? Make sure training programs are actually training people.
Simple enough, right?
narrator voice: “It was not simple.”
#Development #AidWork #NGOLife
Simple enough, right?
narrator voice: “It was not simple.”
#Development #AidWork #NGOLife
December 31, 2024 at 11:51 AM
3/9 Picture this: You're a monitoring officer at an aid organization. Your job? Make sure training programs are actually training people.
Simple enough, right?
narrator voice: “It was not simple.”
#Development #AidWork #NGOLife
Simple enough, right?
narrator voice: “It was not simple.”
#Development #AidWork #NGOLife
#Gaza aid chief resigns amid challenges delivering impartial relief. A critical look at #humanitarian aid & the need for trusted, neutral delivery. Learn more. #GazaCrisis #AidWork #ConflictZone https://nomadtabloid.com/article/gaza-aid-chief-resigns-amid-controversy
May 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#Gaza aid chief resigns amid challenges delivering impartial relief. A critical look at #humanitarian aid & the need for trusted, neutral delivery. Learn more. #GazaCrisis #AidWork #ConflictZone https://nomadtabloid.com/article/gaza-aid-chief-resigns-amid-controversy