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Resource Name and Link | Resource Type | Description | Other Relevant Aspire Topics |
Video | Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another pers on or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. | N/A | |
Statement | Statement outlining responsibilities for and commitments to ethical practices when gathering and using images and stories to communicate our work | N/A | |
Guide | This guide outlines Bond's depoliticised and decolonised language grid, which states phrases they will no longer use and the alternative language they are adopting. | N/A | |
Guide | This in-depth guide provides practical tips for conducting ethical interviews with survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. It includes safety and security considerations and case studies. | ||
Book | A one-stop source for all those interested in understanding the role of images in today's world. Includes essays on: Humanitarisim, Children, Development, Empathy, Refugees, Trauma, War, and Witnessing. | N/A | |
Blog | Ben Chesterton writes about NGO photography and communications. | N/A | |
Articles, Guide | The Communications Network connects, gathers, and informs leaders from the most influential foundations, nonprofits, and social sector consultancies across the globe. | N/A | |
Guide | Radi-Aid was a campaign to challenge the perceptions around issues of poverty and development, to change the way fundraising campaigns communicate, and to break down dominating stereotypical representations. | N/A | |
Guide | Go-to guide before and during global service/volunteer trips. Use these four guiding principles to ensure that you avoid the erosion of dignity and respect the right to privacy while documenting your experiences abroad. | ||
Video | Training lecture from the DART Center for Journalism at Columbia University | ||
Guide | Tips for determining when to protect the anonymity of an interview subject and practical guidance on concealing identity while filming or during the editing process. | ||
Video | Short video with tips on getting informed consent from those being interviewed. | ||
Social Media | Examples of what not to do when posting on social media about volunteering and working in developing countries. | ||
Guide | Guide for producing creative for nonprofits that is both effective and ethical, from a well-known communications and marketing firm that works with NGOs. | N/A | |
Article | The words we use reveal our approach and the mindset we are bringing to a conversation, project, or relationship. Does the word “aid” underme the role NGOs and local communities need to play in holding those in positions of power to account? | N/A | |
Article | Language is identified as a powerful means of mobilizing people, funding, and agendas. This paper looks at how language and power in humanitarian aid are interdependent and mutually reinforcing: Language is shaped by power hierarchies, and power hierarchies are shaped by language. | N/A | |
Website | Community members in Malawi created a free Chichewa-English translation glossary of development terminology, in an effort to prevent language barrier issues that can lead to the failure of development initiatives. See the glossary, and learn to create your own translation glossary in another language. | N/A | |
Guide | A critical look at the language we use and whether it reinforces or disrupts our analysis of how poverty takes hold is an important part of the work we do. This guide is based on a set of Feminist Principles for Language Use. It gives examples of how you can put these principles into practice in your writing and in day-to-day conversation. It also includes phrases and concepts which we may not use much at the moment in our work and writing, but which are important to understand in order to recognize and challenge intersecting power issues in our work. | N/A |
*Please note that due to the volume of resources, OLAM has not vetted all the resources on this list.