by Guest Author | Jul 6, 2026 | From Where I Stand, FWIS
Living Solidarity: Reflections on Power and Humanitarian Practice July 2026 Disclaimer: One can only speak from where one stands. These reflections are about where power sits in humanitarian work, and where I believe it should move: closer to communities...
by Guest Author | Jul 5, 2026 | From Where I Stand, FWIS
A Structure Fit for the Future? We had to break the mold A story of Rebuilding the Anthills: Transformation Prototypes for the Post-Aid World Across our sector, all of us – from international NGOs to community-based organizations in the Majority World and...
by Carla Vitantonio | Oct 17, 2024 | From Where I Stand, FWIS
Decolonizing the aid sector: How the Global Minority is holding onto power through language October 2024 | Carla Vitantonio Is occupation of semantic space a colonial behavior? My answer is yes. I have been talking about occupation of semantic space a lot, especially...
by Ammaarah Nilafdeen | Jul 31, 2024 | From Where I Stand, FWIS
Deconstructing Decolonization: The Case of Language July 2024 | Ammaarah Nilafdeen In this blog, I highlight some of my experiences and observations regarding the hidden presence of a hierarchical and exclusionary mindset among “locals” within the international...
by Themrise Khan | Feb 8, 2024 | From Where I Stand, FWIS
Communities of resistance – Why we need more of them February 2024 | Themrise Khan The world is in desperate need of a global resistance. Not just a silent resistance, but one that will shake humanity to its core to bring about permanent, indelible change. Some...
by Emily Kombe | Aug 2, 2023 | From Where I Stand, FWIS
Can Storytelling Fuel Community-led Development? August 2023 | Emily Kombe In 2022, I worked as a community organizer in an underserved neighborhood of West African and South American immigrants in Maryland, USA. My goal was to use relational organizing to build power...
