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1. Vestige of #colonialism continue to exist. The aid industry is also part of that. The #BlackLivesMatter campaign has triggered debate on #colonialism and #racism prevailing in the aid sector. Would it help addressing the problem? Would be premature to reach to a conclusion.
2. I have been working in the sector for over three decades and faced discrimination numerous times because of my nationality, complexion and also religion. Will share some experiences today. Before that, let's see how colonialism gets defined. #DecoloniseAid
3. Colonialism is a practice of domination and subjugation of one people/institution to another. It broadly has four characteristics:
-political & legal domination
-economic & political dependence
-exploitation
-racial & cultural inequality
We find all of them in aid sector
-political & legal domination
-economic & political dependence
-exploitation
-racial & cultural inequality
We find all of them in aid sector
