diversity Archives - Danny Sriskandarajah

Opinion: why tackling racism is integral to ending poverty

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The House of Commons International Development Select Committee recently published a damning report about racism in the development sector. I wrote an article for Eastern Eye reflecting on the need for all of us in the sector to do more to help create an anti-racist future, in the UK and across the world. Read more

Debate: How to shift power and decolonise the aid system

17 May 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: development, diversity, humanitarian, Inequality

It was a privilege to be invited to talk to Scotland’s international development community about Oxfam’s experience of trying to shift power, alongside a panel including Lena Bheeroo, Hamimu Masudi and Radhika Govinda. It is great to see the growing interest and energy in replacing top-down structures with fairer models, and to discuss practical ways … Continue reading “Debate: How to shift power and decolonise the aid system”