Amid the 2020 global movement for racial justice, aid organisations were criticised for their lack of diversity and colonial structures. Many published statements promising to do better. What tangible progress has the humanitarian aid sector made more than a year after the push for racial justice?
In this podcast episode of The New Humanitarian (TNH) the following question is discussed: more than a year after the renewed push for racial justice, what progress has the humanitarian aid sector made?
This episode, hosted by TNH CEO Heba Aly, shares the outcomes of TNH questionnaires circulated among aid organisations and aid workers. In the podcast, Lena Bheeroo from Charity So White and the Racial Equity Index talks about their initiative to keep the sector accountable. Furthermore Peter Walton, CEO of Care Australia, explains in the podcast how they are trying to change the sector.
