Adeso is a pioneer in the field of decolonisation, changing the way people think about and deliver humanitarian aid. Based in Nairobi, Adeso has been working for over 30 years to promote a more equitable aid system where local actors set the humanitarian agenda. Together with Adeso, we are building tools to help people and organisations working in development better understand the power structures they uphold and ways they can put local communities at the centre of humanitarian aid.
Have you ever wondered whether behavioural science “works” in China? Does it add value for policymakers there? Would people working on policies and programmes to…
When behavioural science tells us they have evidence for how “people” behave, we tend to assume it’s shorthand for “all people”. But who is it…
Every crisis has two stories: the one told by data, and the other one told by people. The story told by data is tidy, neatly organized in columns and rows, with a beginning and an end. But the messier stories told by people can last for generations; long after the reports have been finalized, and the response has packed up and moved on.
