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This piece is about a definition submitted to Wikipedia I hope to add to Foreign Aid literature so that misconduct whenever it occurs is not kept being seen in isolation but part of a wider phenomenon peculiar to the sector, with circumstances creating a culture that tolerates it instead of deterring it.
As well as "Malfeasance in Foreign Aid", there are three closely-related pages:
Development Aid - section on Corruption
My suggestions for amendments here can be found below "Notes".
There is some excellent work done by Oliver May, formerly of OXFAM, including an excellent tool-kit that should be used extensively by all charities and NGOs operating abroad.
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Malfeasance in Foreign Aid
Malfeasance [1] in Foreign
Aid [2] or Development
Aid [3] is wrongdoing by an officer or agent of an
organisation, public or private, not-for-profit or commercial, engaged in the
administration and arrangement of funds and assets given for the relief and
development of people in need usually in a “developing” or “least developed country”. [4]. Malfeasance
also occurs in Humanitarian Aid. [5] (Old English includes the word "misfeasance".)
Malfeasance in Foreign Aid
has existed for many years, reported as far back as 2002 [6] and before,
but has become more well-known after 2017 because of serious cases rapidly
receiving widespread attention in mainstream and social media.
