LISTENING TO SOUTHERN CITIZENS

international development, humanitarian aid and climate change

(November 13, 2023)

Vitalice Meja (or simply Meja, as he likes to be called) is the Executive Director of Reality of Aid Africa, a pan-African civil society initiative to contribute to more effective development cooperation and international aid. Founded in 2000, Reality of Aid Africa is part of the global Reality of Aid Network.

I have collaborated with Meja for many years and find him to be one of the sharpest minds when it comes to analysing the impact of international assistance on receiving countries.

Here we talk about how to improve accountability for the aid donor governments give to recipient countries and Civil Society Associations (CSOs), particularly in Africa.

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