(Un)Learning Together

REIMAGINING WHAT IT MEANS TO "DO GOOD"

FOUNDATIONAL STREAM

Module 1: Unlearning the Savior Mindset

From rescuing people to walking alongside them White: Unlearning saviorism, Hero narratives, Beneficiary thinking, Dependency assumptions, and The belief that solutions should come from outside communities

Module 2: Unlearning Charity as the Highest Form of Good

From charity to justice, solidarity, and transformation : Unlearning Transactional giving ,Temporary relief without structural change, Paternalistic generosity, and Measuring goodness by money given rather than dignity restored

Module 3: Unlearning Development as a Technical Project

From fixing problems to nurturing flourishing : Unlearning Over-reliance on technical expertise, Linear theories of change, Ignoring culture, relationships, and spirituality and Treating people as problems to solve

POWER AND COLONIALITY STREAM

Module 4: Unlearning Colonial Ways of Doing Good

From civilizing missions to mutual liberation Colonial roots of aid Racial hierarchies in development Imported solutions Development as a continuation of colonial power Deficit narratives about Africa