Level the playing field in development
Beyond Aid Narratives
Transforming how global development is understood, communicated, and practiced.
We challenge the dominant narratives that often strip communities of agency and reinforce colonial power dynamics. Promoting ethical narratives & ethical engagement practices that are grounded in equity, anti-racism, and decolonial principles.
BEYOND AID NARRATIVES
Our approach to narratives goes beyond representation: it centers authentic community voices, and questions who creates, controls, and benefits from the narrative. Focusing on shifting from extractive to collaborative communication: narratives with, not about communities.
Ethical ENGAGEMENT
Our approach to engagement goes beyond good intentions: it centers authentic practices, and questions who benefits from global development efforts. Focusing on shifting from extractive to collaborative models: working with, not for, the communities we aim to collaborate with.
Ethical AI
Our approach to AI in development goes beyond innovation: it centers equity, accountability, and community agency, and questions who designs, controls, and profits from AI tools. Focusing on shifting from extractive to ethical and collaborative technologies: AI with, not on, the communities we aim to serve.
OUR INITIATIVES
community contributions
A collection of articles and opinion pieces written by our community and members
Newsletter
**LPFDev interchangeably uses some terms, including the below across our work. We are aware that some of these terms are contested, and have many limitations. We use these terms for the purposes of aligning with currently used terminology across institutions.
Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) / Black, Asian and minority Ethnic (BAME) / Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) / Ethnic Minority / Indigenous / Race / Ethnicity / People of Colour (POC)