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Khanjan Mehta

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Self Determination

Frame Changers #165: Self-Determination in an Interdependent World

April 24, 2015 krm716

FC #165: Self-Determination and Sovereignty

Human Nature, Self Determination

Frame Changers #135: Parable Of The Mexican Fisherman

March 13, 2015 krm716

FC #135: Gone Fishing[The parable of the Mexican fisherman delivers a really simple and important lesson on the purpose of life. A nice reminder in (Google CFO) Patrick Pichette’s resignation letter.]

East-West Disconnect, Human Nature, Self Determination

Frame Changers #127: (Unnecessary) Limits on Engagement

March 3, 2015 krm716

FC #127: Facilitation Only

DIY Development, Self Determination

Frame Changers #85: Differently Endowed Portion of the Pyramid (DEPoP)?

January 2, 2015 krm716

FC #85: Semantics of Development[We need fewer self-appointed experts in the semantics of international development and more champions who get the job done. DEPoP is a newly-coined acronym that might some day replace the Base of the Pyramid (BoP).]

East-West Disconnect, Human Nature, Self Determination

Frame Changers #61: I Know It When I See It

November 24, 2014 krm716

FC #61: Poverty Porn[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.]

DIY Development, Human Nature, Self Determination, This is Africa

Frame Changers #54: Emancipation from Participation

November 13, 2014 krm716

FC #54: Participatory Workshops

Gender (In)equity, Self Determination

Frame Changers #50: Tied Up (With Work)

November 7, 2014 krm716

FC #50: Shades of Pay[In rural Africa, women do most of the work. Their income streams are highly diversified since farming is rain-fed and therefore seasonal. It is not uncommon for women to have over ten concurrent jobs in a week and more than fifty revenue sources over a year. Atleast, they don’t have fifty W2 and 1099 equivalents to file, since the work is mostly informal.]

East-West Disconnect, Gender (In)equity, Self Determination

Frame Changers #38: Aid, Trade & the African Serenade

October 22, 2014 krm716

FC#38: Engagement Model[Which engagement model benefits Africa more? At what price? Is development a zero-sum game?]

East-West Disconnect, Self Determination, This is Africa

Frame Changers #37: Research Fatigue

October 21, 2014 krm716

FC #37: Kibera Research[Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya, is grossly over-researched. Every single day, 20-50 groups of researchers with clipboards and cameras go around asking residents all kinds of intrusive questions. How much of this research actually benefits the communities?]

DIY Development, Research Ethics, Self Determination

Frame Changers #33: Blessing or Burden?

October 15, 2014 krm716

FC #33: Development Aid[This cartoon is based on an image in a news article on the efficacy of foreign aid. I have not been able to locate the article again and hence can’t acknowledge the  photographer.]

Self Determination, This is Africa

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