NGOs: do they help?

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  NGOs - do they help?

  There are more NGOs today than ever; some are bigger than ever. Yet, discovers Dinyar Godrej, questions persist about their role.

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  Evicted by charity

  The green imperialism of some conservation charities, by Sophie Pritchard.

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  The unwelcome return of development pornography

  John Hilary on a degrading spectacle that keeps coming back.

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  The company they keep

  Big NGOs and big corporations – Ian Brown finds they are getting a bit too close.

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  Is the International Criminal Court racist?

  David Hoile and Angela Mudukuti go head to head.

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  Making Waves: Catherine Hamlin

  Sofi Lundin meets Catherine Hamlin, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and doctor extraordinaire.

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  TV's transgender trendsetter

  How Padmini Prakash makes history in India, by Krishna.

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  Myths of radicalization

  Jeremy Seabrook considers the myths of radicalization.

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• Contested territory

  Accused by the government of stalling development and by critics on the Left of not being radical enough, NGOs in India are facing many challenges. Dionne Bunsha reports.

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• Aiding and abetting

  Cartoonist Polyp's satirical take on field work.

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• What is the right response to the Ebola crisis?

  MSF respond to the charges against the way they operate in Sierra Leone.

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  Silk & Stone by Amira Medunjanin; Lament, by Einsturzende Neubauten.

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  Foreigners are human too.

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  Ruby Diamonde escapes the city and delights in the beauty of the rainforest.

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• Country Profile: Chad

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  Seize the spirit of 1989.

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  Best-selling author Elif Shafak on Twitter, Turkey and making peace with her fears.

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  Pondering the future in Cameroon, by photographer Jean-Pierre Kepseu.

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• London's tarpaulin revolution

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• Re-introducing... Evo Morales

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• Russia's unseen casualties

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