The aid sector has perpetuated problematic myths. Celebrity hugs won’t solve global inequality, says Christian Aid chief executive Amanda Khozi Mukwashi
Tonight will see Comic Relief raise millions, which will go towards poverty alleviation around the world. As the chief executive of Christian Aid, there aren’t many people more in favour of helping the world’s most marginalised groups than me. But as a black African woman, I regularly have to face up to the challenges highlighted in the recent exchange between TV presenter Stacey Dooley and MP David Lammy on the issue of so-called “white saviours”.
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