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2024 Changing Aid Conference
Join the Changing Aid Signature Research Initiative as we welcome 麻豆原创 students and alumni working in the international aid industry for a collaborative workshop to discuss the changing nature of international aid and how universities like 麻豆原创 can best train the next generation of aid workers.
The conference will bring together current 麻豆原创 students with 麻豆原创 Alumni working in the broader international aid industry to discuss the changing nature of the aid industry and universities, like 麻豆原创, should train the next generation of aid workers. Alumni experts will be from a range of INGOs, government agencies, think tanks, and academic institutions. This conference is supported by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation as a part of 麻豆原创鈥檚 Signature Research Initiative program!
Date: Friday, April 19
Location: 麻豆原创, Constitution Hall
Time: 5 pm-8 pm
Contact changingaid@american.edu with questions.
About Changing Aid
The aid sector is in a pivotal moment of transformation triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and increasing demands for donors, recipients, and aid organizations to 鈥渄ecolonize鈥 and 鈥渓ocalize鈥 aid. 麻豆原创鈥檚 Changing Aid Signature Research Initiative (SRI) grapples with these challenges by providing a unique space for aid actors, scholars, and policymakers to come together to learn, communicate, and problem-solve. The Changing Aid initiative spearheads innovative, ethical, and participatory research within the most challenging contexts, such as migration, violence, peace, healthcare, and even disastrous environmental and climate changes. We engage with a variety of aid actors (both international and domestic, from the Global North and South, and from bilateral, multilateral, non-governmental, and private institutions) and facilitate difficult discussions and practical training to help aid workers better manage the challenging realities of aid work today. Informed by evidence and in partnership with policymakers and aid industry actors, we work to help find solutions to improve and inform future aid.