Presentation about the real trade-offs when implementing a peacebuilding or international development projects. These are with a focus on the Do No Harm Approach

1. TRADE-OFFS IN AID AND
DEVELOPMENT WORK
Darnifawan, Pamelula Akun, Jerome Kanyog, Monica
Curca
“We only came here because of you (Betty Bigombe)
if this were a meeting with the NGO’s we wouldn’t have come,
the past they have taken advantage of us and this upsets us very much”
- IDP in Northern Uganda
Final presentation
May 7th
2010

2. Trade-Offs: the inevitables
 The Myth of Neutrality – Monica Curca
 Peace/Justice Dichotomies – Jerome Kanyog
 Buying Buy-in and other peccadillos in NGO work –
Pamela Akun
 The Dark Side of Microfinance – Darnifawan

3. The Myth Of Neutrality

4. The Myth of Neutrality: What and Why
 recent proliferation and type of conflict
 belligerents involved in humanitarianism
 increased civil-military relations and blurring of lines
 increased funding from government sources
(Andrew Natsios speech at Inter-Action)

5. The Myth of Neutrality: Nature vs.
Nurture

6. Peace/ Justice Dichotomies

7. Peace/Justice Dichotomies: Case
Studies

8. Buying Buy-in and other peccadillos in NGO
work

9. Buying Buy-in and other peccadillos in NGO work - DNH

10. The Dark Side of Microfinance

11. The Dark Side of Microfinance -
DNH
 DNH:
 Connectors:
the need of fund to empower the poor
needs of peaceful circumstance to run economy
 Dividers:
Conflict of interest among parties
 Lacking of peace and instabilities
Government
 Peace Activist
 Suggestions for doing Harm in order to reach
DNH

12. Trade-offs: the inevitables
DO NO HARM
 Monitor: is intervention causing more harm
 Take Responsibility: sensitivity to culture and
context
 Take Action: behavior change