We need to find a new language, new narratives, a new world view and the tools to create the words to overcome the “grand humanitarian narrative.” Can technology help?
Inclusive Language Guide
Language has the power to reinforce or deconstruct systems of power that maintain poverty, inequality and suffering. As we are making commitments to decolonization in practice, it is important that w ...
Localisation only pays lip service to fixing aid’s colonial legacy
“Localisation” has become a ubiquitous term among humanitarians in recent years, used to refer to putting more power and funding in the hands of “local responders”. The term is simple, it feels good, ...
Localizing Development: Identifying Barriers, Solutions and Opportunities Series
A series of articles where we will explore the landscape, challenges, and potential solutions to support localizing development. We will also be exploring bright spots, and creative ways our colleagu ...
What’s the Password: Language and Exclusion in Global Peacebuilding
Through analysis of the 2019 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development in New York at the United Nations (UN)headquarters, this report explores the ways in which language affects i ...