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The added value of CIs: more than charity?

The added value of CIs: more than charity? . Huib Huyse (HIVA-KU Leuven) Workshop – round 1: 30 January 2014. Why is a ‘distinct’ added value important?. Distinguishing it from other type of actors: unique actor? Learning about ‘what is good development cooperation’ for CIs

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The added value of CIs: more than charity?

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  1. The added value of CIs: more than charity? Huib Huyse (HIVA-KU Leuven) Workshop – round 1: 30 January 2014

  2. Why is a ‘distinct’ added value important? • Distinguishing it from other type of actors: unique actor? • Learning about ‘what is good development cooperation’ for CIs • Gradually improving the added value

  3. What is the USP of citizen initiatives? Arguments related to specific sub-groups • Diaspora initiatives • Financial remittances • Social remittances • Trust, reciprocity, solidarity • CIs working through or with private sector • Win-win • Innovative partnerships • Institutional CIs (linked with domain-specific orgs) • Domain- specific expertise

  4. What is the USP? Arguments pro CIs • Human face: P2P (with passion) • Less overhead costs (cost-efficient) • Building public support and global citizenship: more than giving • Equal partnerships: less paternalistic

  5. What is the USP? Arguments pro CIs (2) • Not depending on state funding • Direct & visible results • Small is beautiful (together reaching out to millons) • Personal development/relations for citizens in the North

  6. Arguments against CIs? • Small scale: fragmentation • Big D development: no structural change • Working in isolation • Over-confidence • Framing of development problems: incapable people with needs, parternalism, money is solution • Fundraising techniques: charity frames • Sustainability • Specific programmes: orphanages, wells, ..

  7. Some burning questions • Which arguments do you agree with, which not? • Which elements are missing? • Is the overal balance positive or negative regarding the ‘added value’?

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