Development NGOs and Languages

Development NGOs and Languages
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9783030517762
ISBN-13 : 3030517764
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Book Synopsis Development NGOs and Languages by : Hilary Footitt

Download or read book Development NGOs and Languages written by Hilary Footitt and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-12 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses, for the first time, the question of how development NGOs attempt to 'listen' to communities in linguistically diverse environments. NGOs are under increasing pressure to demonstrate that they 'listen' to the people and communities that they are trying to serve, but this can be an immensely challenging task where there are significant language and cultural differences. However, until now, there has been no systematic study of the role of foreign languages in development work. The authors present findings based on interviews with a wide range of NGO staff and government officials, NGO archives, and observations of NGO-community interaction in country case studies. They suggest ways in which NGOs can reform their language policies to listen to the recipients of aid more effectively.


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