Do we want to relinquish power, or not? | Power Shift
Power Shift is an experiment in dialogue that puts decision-makers in aid and philanthropy and those affected by their decisions in honest, one-on-one conversations about the aid sector's inequalities...
13 Mar 20251h 6min
Why reforming humanitarianism isn't enough | First Person
The Trump administration's aid freeze is a pivotal moment for the humanitarian sector. Veteran aid worker and TNH CEO Tammam Aloudat doesn't believe that simply restoring funding will fix a broken sys...
25 Feb 202511min
If not (US) aid, then what? | Event
The US aid freeze has exposed not only the fragility of humanitarian funding but also longstanding dependencies, vulnerabilities, and power dynamics that demand a broader reckoning. This event will ex...
24 Feb 20251h 11min
Is Haiti better off without aid? | What's Unsaid
The fallout from the US aid funding freeze continues. In Haiti, one of USAID's largest recipients, could this actually be a moment for optimism? "My instinctive reaction was, maybe now we can take be...
20 Feb 202525min
Can dialogue truly shift power? | Power Shift
People affected by crises, and the people who respond to them, have been calling for change and equity for years, but for every reform pledge in Geneva or New York, there's little movement in Yangon o...
13 Feb 202528min
Introducing 'Power Shift': An experiment in dialogue
The term 'decolonising aid' is everywhere. And yet, many decisions about aid are made behind closed doors in the West, and those most affected by aid policies have little power in shaping them. But wh...
6 Feb 20254min
Who are the bad guys anyway? | What's Unsaid
Since the early days of the American west, World War Two, the Cold War, or the war on terror, conflict has been presented in the movies as having two sides: good guys and bad guys. Host Ali Latifi and...
30 Jan 202527min
If not aid, then what? | Event
Can power truly shift in a sector whose origins are rooted in colonialism? If not, what lies beyond the international aid system as we know it? On the sidelines of UNGA 2024, The New Humanitarian, the...
19 Des 20241h 30min
