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Friday New-To-Me: Sakeena Yacoobi and Healthy Mothers
Original post date: April 28th, 2010 Permalink: http://bloodandmilk.org/2010/04/28/sakeena-yacoobi-and-healthy-mothers/ New-to-me note: Melinda Gates and the recent “No Controversy” campaign with...
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Dementia and other disasters
A couple of people have pointed out that my approach to Alzheimer’s, as I outlined in my TED talk, looks an awful lot like disaster preparedness. That’s not by accident. My job shapes my personal life...
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Friday New-To-Me: Low Hanging Fruit
Original post date: April 4th, 2009 Permalink: http://bloodandmilk.org/2009/04/08/low-hanging-fruit/ New-to-me note: Maybe this just seemed like such a good idea to me because it’s how I tend to...
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Things I don’t believe in – handicraft projects
I don’t like handicraft projects. They seem to be very popular with private donors and small NGOs, but they’re mostly a bad idea. Here’s why: It always seems to be women who are targeted with these...
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Friday New-To-Me: Arguing Against Innovation
Original post date: January 1, 2011 Permalink: http://bloodandmilk.org/2010/01/11/arguing-against-innovation/ New-to-me note: This is somewhat related to last week’s post. The basic premise is: don’t...
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Friday New-To-Me: Things I believe in #44 – Camels
Original post date: July 8, 2008 Permalink: http://bloodandmilk.org/2008/07/08/things-i-believe-in-44-%E2%80%93-camels/ New-to-me note: We’ve had a couple weeks of “what not to do” posts, so here’s one...
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Friday New-To-Me: Ten Ways to Make Development Work Better
Original post date: June 11th, 2009 Permalink: http://bloodandmilk.org/2009/06/11/ten-ways-to-make-development-work-better/ New-to-me note: Monday marks my official first day as a graduate student at...
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Friday New-To-Me: Honesty As Policy
Original post date: June 21st, 2009 Permalink: http://bloodandmilk.org/2009/06/21/self-interest-in-international-development/ New-to-me note: My stance on this topic usually makes me sound like a jerk...
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Friday New-To-Me: Five Essential Readings for People Working in Development
Permalink: http://bloodandmilk.org/2010/12/09/five-essential-readings-for-people-working-in-development/ Original post date: December 9, 2010 New-to-me note: Today is officially the last day of my...
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Answering a Question
; While I was on my way to my new home in Baku*, someone left this comment on my blog: Well…., great blog. I appreciate your contribution to the field of I/D. I go to know about this from Chris...
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International Consultants
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; The key is to figure out which kind they are before you fly them to your office. See the article here: International Consultants
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Six things I know about medical training
1. When you train a doctor, it doesn’t trickle down. It stops, right there, with her. That’s why you need to train nurses and the rest of the clinical team. 2. If you teach new skills from...
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Coordination Meetings
You always think they’re a waste of time, and there’s always that one really important thing you find out at the end… ; Go here to see the original: Coordination Meetings
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Things I’ve learned from my colleagues: cross cultural competencies
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; I learned most of what I know about interacting across language and culture from the incredibly kind and thoughtful way my host country colleagues have dealt with me. With the...
View ArticleFrequently Asked Questions
FAQ #1: Will you blog about/fundraise for my project/NGO/social enterprise? Almost definitely not. I don’t feel comfortable writing about any project I haven’t studied in depth, and I just don’t have...
View ArticleFrequently Asked Questions, Part Two
FAQ #5: Why do you call yourself an aid worker? I wrote about that here: http://bloodandmilk.org/2010/12/30/so-im-an-aid-worker/. FAQ #6: Can I reprint your blog post / link to your blog / cite you in...
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Giving Thanks
My family’s full of turkey and the kids are tucked into bed. This was my first Thanksgiving without my father, and I miss him terribly. I have a lot to be grateful for, but I’m not quite ready to...
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Half a blog post on finding the middle
; ; ; ; ; ; This piece of a post was inspired by a post on the Humanosphere blog and some insightful comments on twitter from Brett Keller. The first time I started the draft, I tried to recap...
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Data is Not Information
I just spent three days in a training on data use. The trainer made a distinction between information and data. Data is the stuff you collect – raw numbers and … Continue Reading → More here: Data is...
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Field notes: 12/12/12
1. An awful lot of people in the aid system are bad at many parts of their jobs. The skills that get you promoted aren’t necessarily the same skills that … Continue Reading → See original here: Field...
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