Halima Begum emphasizes that the international charity sector, dominated by elites, must decolonize and empower communities in the Global South to address their own needs.
For aid to be truly effective, it should shift control away from wealthy countries with colonial legacies to the very communities in the Global South it intends to help.
Begum critiques the traditional charity model, stating that it relies on outdated notions of victimhood and fails to give adequate voice to those being helped.
She warns that merely localizing aid efforts without genuine empowerment of local organizations does not address the systemic issues rooted in colonialism.
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