As I write this, there are over eight million children living in orphanages and childcare institutions. For me, growing up in an orphanage was like living in a container. @elephantjournal elephantjournal.com/2021/04/orphan…

In the first episode of @Just_HealthPod, I shout out Child Family Health International and a fascinating conversation with Jessica Evert (that is featured in #OursToExploreBook!) about how voluntourism severs a social contract. Give the episode a listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0gSjKA… #voluntourism

Retailer Universal Store Holdings saw profits 👆50% on pre-pandemic levels. So without fuss, they paid back taxpayers the $3m in JobKeeper they'd received. Time for billionaires Gerry Harvey & Solomon Lew to do the same. #PayItBackGerry #PayItBackSol #BillionaireKeeper #auspol

Do you know any Spanish-speakers who work with or for children? Keeping Children Safe are presenting this year the #CumbreKCS2021. With over 40 world-leading, Spanish-speaking safeguarding experts sharing their experiences and insights. #proteccioninfantil bit.ly/3uBI5Cj-Click

A few days ago France passed a law abolishing all domestic flights that can be made by train in under 2.5 hours. A welcome step. reuters.com/business/envir…

Is ‘business ethics’ an oxymoron? If not, what does it take for business to be a morally transformative force in society? This our #mkw21 event topic. It's an immersive moderated conversation. You'll be sent some pre-readings to kick off the discussion, & then it's over to you.

The facts of voluntourism still shock me. Thank you Whitman College students for joining me in the complex morass. #voluntourism #orphanages

'“I’ve been in evacuation centres where people thought I was just giving someone a hug and I was praying, and putting my hands on people … laying hands on them and praying in various situations.'" Australia's PM Scott Morrison. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Here is what I wrote annaspargoryan.medium.com/why-i-do-not-r…

Save the Date 26 & 27 May. Despite the continued impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, we invite you to #BICON2021, Asia’s leading (virtual) conference focused on preventing separation and strengthening #AlternativeCare for children. Registration details released soon! #Carereform

Always glad to be talking smack about #voluntourism alongside Leigh Mathews. Thank you @MalakaGharib for including my book, Ours to Explore (Univ Nebraska Press 2021) in this piece! npr.org/sections/goats…

#TheGoodProblem #podcast is back with season 5, and first up is the amazing Scott Ludlam joining me for a deep dive into his recent book #FullCircle, published by @BlackIncBooks listen: apple.co/3iHPpcF

New podcast episode with the amazing Themrise Khan (@themrise). We cover a range of topics including #afghanistan #gender #development #aideffectiveness listen here: apple.co/2UvQFWY

Great to be on a pod that asks the hard questions! It is a vulnerable position to bear out my own learning and (hopeful) maturation on a #podcast, but the prospect for building bridges across various groups is so important if we're going to start getting care right for children.

Curious about the kind of conversations we'll have during this week's healingsolidarity's 2021 conference, #MakingDifferentChoices? Check out this rich conversation between founder Mary Ann Clements & 'The Good Problem Podcast' host Leigh Mathews: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/mar… #globaldev

A very fruitful discussion on #decolonisation at #IVCO2021 with Aarathi Krishnan @akrishnan23 of UN Development, Nazmul Ahsan Nazmul Ahsan Miraz of ActionAid Bangladesh, Chris Millora @chrismillora.bsky.social of UEA and Leigh Mathews of ALTOglobalconsulting, led by Stephen Goodman of Volunteer Service Abroad, New Zealand, Aotearoa.

Thanks Intl. Forum for Volunteering in Development for the invitation & truly a fruitful and challenging discussion on the complexity of #decolonising volunteering for (or perhaps ‘and’!!!) development! Great to share the ‘stage’ w/ Nazmul Ahsan Miraz Leigh Mathews @akrishnan23 & Stephen Goodman!

Delighted to have joined Leigh Mathews and ALTOglobalconsulting’ thoughtful and intimate podcast to talk Decolonise MSF, the Dignity 2021 report, and our favourite books and spaces. As usual the great Monica Mukerjee completely nailed it. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the…

For anyone interested in ethics within the "doing good" industry, the Good Problem podcast by Leigh Mathews is a must-listen. Our episode is worth it to hear arnab majumdar, who always pushes me to think and act in ways that promote dignity. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the…