#’Poverty alleviation’ and ‘needy?’ Why words can do more harm than good when offering help
“#’Poverty alleviation’ and ‘needy?’ Why words can do more harm than good when offering help” Catherine Thomas, a PhD student in psychology, co-led a paper that looked at the impact of narratives in international aid. Credit: Justyna Staresnick Non-profits often pull at donors’ heartstrings by casting aid recipients as “poor,” “needy” or “vulnerable.” But new…