I really enjoyed this piece 'Hey aid worker! It's not about you,' by Weh Yeoh over on WhyDev last week. It points to wider issues with our generation's habit of over sharing online (she said earnestly, on her blog) and highlights the problems this causes for those who work in aid or development.
A lot of the commentators on the piece got their knickers in a twist and quite unnecessarily. I think Weh probably exaggerated his point slightly at times in order to drive it home but he's right to question aid workers posting online selfies on donor funded trips, etc.
Instead of taking offence, people who work in development should take on board what he's saying and maybe think a bit harder about what they share on FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram or whatever. Aid beneficaries are not exotic backdrops for your profile photos.
A lot of the commentators on the piece got their knickers in a twist and quite unnecessarily. I think Weh probably exaggerated his point slightly at times in order to drive it home but he's right to question aid workers posting online selfies on donor funded trips, etc.
Instead of taking offence, people who work in development should take on board what he's saying and maybe think a bit harder about what they share on FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram or whatever. Aid beneficaries are not exotic backdrops for your profile photos.
