tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775972910273237756.post8331749008200238590..comments2023-10-24T07:58:35.885-07:00Comments on Nimekula Asali Udogoni, Utamu Ungali Gegoni: Welcome to AfricaJulien Burns '10http://www.blogger.com/profile/05414419648502466189noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775972910273237756.post-17978500687015145012009-02-15T12:13:00.000-08:002009-02-15T12:13:00.000-08:00Julien,I'm very much enjoying this blog, as it sho...Julien,<BR/><BR/>I'm very much enjoying this blog, as it shows a great deal of thoughtfulness on these issues. It seems as though your very mainstream critiques of colonialism are coloring your view of international NGOs as well, I'd love to hear more about where you see yourself fitting into this system.<BR/><BR/>Even as you raise the Tanzanian-staffed JGI above other organizations for its reliance on local workers, you yourself are still a sort of "White Knight." While the juxtaposition between yourself, emblematic of the international aid community, and the Tanzanians is interesting, I can't help but wonder whether you believe your own presence there is a part of a larger problem of Western interference in Africa. I suspect you'd say that the presence of Westerners is less harmful in the context of cultural exchange than under the mantle of "saving Africans from themselves."<BR/><BR/>In any case, thanks for your thoughtfulness. Your postings are providing interesting color as I think about the way the U.S. Foreign apparatus approaches our relations with the world.<BR/><BR/>-BradBradley Spahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745989174462907261noreply@blogger.com