Too many NGOs are fragmented and trapped in project work; they are often human-rights-blind and mainly service oriented; many are caught up in sustaining themselves financially. Service-oriented NGOs will find…
-Projects create islands in the ocean of poverty. -The origin of Human Rights lies in the rather subversive idea of protecting the collective interests of the poor and weak in…
Advocacy actually is a form of political activism. If 1. is true, advocacy is part of a struggle. What struggle? Ultimately, I contend, a part of the struggle for power.…
The key issues to fight for What will become central in this urgently needed debate to be followed by action is to understand that mainstreaming Human Rights in nutrition work…
The Situation: One of the key questions perhaps not yet clearly answered in nutrition circles is: Why is the commitment of nutrition professionals to a Human Rights approach, although sorely…
In most of the world, Health Sector Reforms (HSR) are sick. They are terminally ill –in part due to the negative consequences of Globalization (G) on the right to health.…
Review of some of the general underlying principles The motivation to realize all human rights (HR) should be based on a sense of justice and solidarity; compassion is not the…
There is no neutral territory in combating poverty and oppression. Those who believe in such neutrality more often than not become prey to the agendas of dominant social forces. (F.…
Capacity development is not merely the acquisition of skills, but also the capability and power to use them. Why so little progress: 1.In general, within existing institutions and structures, capacity…
13.A new human rights-based strategy will thus -be rights-based (emphasis here on purpose), -be process and outcome oriented, -be beneficiary centered/driven, -be participatory in a de-facto empowering way (4), -be…