DIY Development
Frame Changers #66: Field (Testing) of Dreams
Frame Changers #65: Outsourced Accomplishments
Frame Changers #62: BOGO Brides
[Mzungu = foreigner = white person. Buy One, Give One (BOGO) is a cause marketing strategy where companies charge a premium on products in Western markets and donate a cheaper version of the product in poor countries. While it has been a successful marketing strategy for western companies (like TOMS Shoes), it inhibits long-term economic growth in developing countries.]
Frame Changers #61: I Know It When I See It
[Is poverty porn exploration or exploitation? It’s hard to generalize but I get especially skeptical when “tours” are run by outsiders and a very small fraction of the profit is invested in projects identified by the community.]
Frame Changers #48: Startup Mania
Frame Changers #47: Sweat Inequity
[NGO = Non-Governmental Organization = Non-Profit]
Frame Changers #45: Solar Ice Breaker
[Across the ~45 countries I have traveled across, I have never come across anyone who has paid real hard cash for a solar food cooker. Never seen shops in developing countries carry them either. Yet, I see many Westerners obsessed with designing solar food cookers for Africa.]
Frame Changers #41: Gender Bender
[Lack of access to feminine hygiene products is a major reason why girls drop out of secondary school. Will the stigma around menstrual health be reduced if men start repurposing sanitary napkins to solve their own problems?]
Frame Changers #39: Pet Photographers for Africa
