I ran aid programmes for 25 years – getting my car fixed at an Islamabad market taught me why they don’t work
- Posted on May 16, 2026
- By The Guardian
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I ran aid programmes for 25 years – getting my car fixed at an Islamabad market taught me why they don’t work
The donors meant well, but in Pakistan I saw funds poured into professional, unaccountable NGOs rather than authentic, grassroots civil society
