Thanks so much Jaime. I completely agree that EA has massively undervalued the comparative advantage of local people working locally due to “cause specific expertise and local knowledge”.
In Uganda here smart, compassionate EA focused people could achieve so much doing local EA focused work, both through letting EA principles guide what they do and influencing others. I struggle to see how they could have more impact through many of the suggestions on the EA guide for lower income countries posts, or by getting involved in international work.
Having grant proposals repeatedly turned down is normal though. Just because you are part of EA doesn’t mean that your grant proposal has enough merit to meet a funding bar. It’s very hard for me to comment on funding not being given, without knowing what was applied for and what they planned to do.
Thanks so much Jaime. I completely agree that EA has massively undervalued the comparative advantage of local people working locally due to “cause specific expertise and local knowledge”.
In Uganda here smart, compassionate EA focused people could achieve so much doing local EA focused work, both through letting EA principles guide what they do and influencing others. I struggle to see how they could have more impact through many of the suggestions on the EA guide for lower income countries posts, or by getting involved in international work.
Having grant proposals repeatedly turned down is normal though. Just because you are part of EA doesn’t mean that your grant proposal has enough merit to meet a funding bar. It’s very hard for me to comment on funding not being given, without knowing what was applied for and what they planned to do.