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		<title>The Genesis of Aid (A Parody)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Ramalingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the beginning, the Donors said, &#8220;Let us make development in our image, and in our likeness, so that we may bring about changes in developing countries&#8221;. And other Government Departments replied, &#8220;Yes, but not too much change, and not all at once, who knows What might Happen.&#8221; And the Donors did reflect upon this, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidontheedge.info&#038;blog=10132762&#038;post=2525&#038;subd=aidontheedge&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reaching the MDGs&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Ramalingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By political cartoonist Gado Mwampembwa<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidontheedge.info&#038;blog=10132762&#038;post=2330&#038;subd=aidontheedge&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Simpsons Quotes for Aid Agencies</title>
		<link>http://aidontheedge.info/2011/06/06/simpsons-quotes-for-aid-agencies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Ramalingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On fundraising: Saleswoman:  &#8220;&#8230;this is the first toy made for children, by children, with all profits going to children.&#8221; Lisa: &#8220;Really?&#8221; Saleswoman: &#8221;Well we&#8217;re all somebody&#8217;s children&#8221; On donor decisions: The Superintendent: &#8220;But I&#8217;m a public servant. I can&#8217;t use my judgment.&#8221; On UN effectiveness: Principal Skinner: &#8220;Do you kids want to be like the real UN? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidontheedge.info&#038;blog=10132762&#038;post=2218&#038;subd=aidontheedge&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Management Lessons from the War in Iraq</title>
		<link>http://aidontheedge.info/2011/03/23/management-lessons-from-the-war-in-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Ramalingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A great talk by Tim Harford drawing from one of the chapters of his forthcoming book Adapt. Much of interest here, especially on emergent, bottom-up strategies and how to make the most of them.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidontheedge.info&#038;blog=10132762&#038;post=2061&#038;subd=aidontheedge&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>There You Go! A Satirical Cartoon on Sustainable Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Ramalingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These images by Oren Ginzberg appear on this blog as a guest post by Katrin Volkov of Survival International. To download the full publication, click here. For more about the work of Survival International, click here. Our original aim was the same as usual: to bring them sustainable development. However, in this specific case we encountered [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidontheedge.info&#038;blog=10132762&#038;post=2071&#038;subd=aidontheedge&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Aid Proverbs&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://aidontheedge.info/2011/03/18/aid-proverbs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Ramalingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a bit of Friday fun, making ten old proverbs relevant to the 21st century aid system&#8230; Always make sure you have a problem for every solution. An eye for an eye and soon we will all be in gainful employment. Even a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single logframe. Give a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidontheedge.info&#038;blog=10132762&#038;post=1633&#038;subd=aidontheedge&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret Life of Chaos &#8211; A Must Watch</title>
		<link>http://aidontheedge.info/2011/02/17/the-secret-life-of-chaos-a-must-watch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Ramalingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone with an interest in complexity sciences should take some time to watch The Secret Life of Chaos, a fantastic hour long BBC documentary now on Youtube. The documentary explains some key concepts in the complexity sciences including self-organisation, chaos, feedback loops, fractals, flocks and evolution. It also provides insights into the work of pioneers like Alan Turing, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidontheedge.info&#038;blog=10132762&#038;post=2017&#038;subd=aidontheedge&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Campaign For Jargon-Free Aid gets off to slow start</title>
		<link>http://aidontheedge.info/2011/02/01/new-initiative-for-jargon-free-aid-gets-off-to-slow-start/</link>
		<comments>http://aidontheedge.info/2011/02/01/new-initiative-for-jargon-free-aid-gets-off-to-slow-start/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Ramalingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following a recent Economist article on jargon in aid&#8230; (click on image for full size version) Grateful thanks to Fran Orford for permission to use this piece.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidontheedge.info&#038;blog=10132762&#038;post=1796&#038;subd=aidontheedge&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Decisions at Davos</title>
		<link>http://aidontheedge.info/2011/01/28/tricky-decisions-at-davos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Ramalingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; H/t Dear Kitty<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidontheedge.info&#038;blog=10132762&#038;post=1757&#038;subd=aidontheedge&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How do you solve a problem like Malaria?</title>
		<link>http://aidontheedge.info/2011/01/27/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-malaria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Ramalingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big thanks to Alanna Shaikh and Bill Brieger for feedback and comments. Debates about malaria eradication in the aid blogosphere, along with recent scientific evidence, highlight the urgent need to improve our understanding of the complex dynamics of this terrible affliction and to use it to adapt ongoing eradication programmes. A nearly hopeless case? According [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidontheedge.info&#038;blog=10132762&#038;post=1742&#038;subd=aidontheedge&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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