Aid sector blasted as “last safe haven” for sex abusers
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation The aid sector is rife with sexual abuse, British lawmakers said on Thursday, calling it “the last safe haven for perpetrators” despite a slew of scandals that prompted promises of a cleanup. Lawmakers rounded on the international aid sector, saying abusers were too often allowed to act with impunity while victims […]
Aid sector eyes innovation with 3D-printed hands and braille ‘Kindles’
Thomson Reuters Foundation Kindle-like braille readers, 3D-printed prosthetic hands and eye scan payments for refugees are just some of the innovations on offer to improve aid operations around the world. With nations slowly moving to meet an ambitious set of goals to conquer poverty, hunger and other international woes by 2030, aid groups are testing […]
More than 120 aid workers sacked, lost jobs over sexual misconduct in 2017 – survey
Thomson Reuters Foundation More than 120 staff from leading international charities were fired or lost their jobs last year over sexual misconduct, an exclusive survey showed on Wednesday as a sex scandal centred on British charity Oxfam swept through the aid sector. In the wake of the #MeToo movement by women against sexual harassment and […]