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 volunteering 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 VOLUNTEERING
Our approach to volunteering goes beyond good intentions—it centers authentic community engagement, and questions who benefits from volunteer efforts. Focusing on shifting from extractive to collaborative models: volunteering with, not for, the communities we aim to serve.
ETHICAL VOLUNTEERING
BEYOND AID Narratives
community contributions
A collection of articles and opinion pieces written by our community and members
**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)