Background on the Listening Project
CDA Collaborative Learning Projects (CDA),
with a number of colleagues in international NGOs and donors, has started
the Listening Project to undertake a comprehensive and systematic exploration
of the ideas and insights of people who have been on the recipient side
of international assistance. Those who work across borders in humanitarian
relief, development assistance, governance, human rights, peacebuilding
and other efforts are learning a great deal by listening to the analyses
and judgments of local people as they reflect on the immediate effects