Development without Dependency Knowledge Hub
The Development without Dependency (DwD) Knowledge Hub is a place where Roots of Development's staff, advisors, partners, and collaborators share histories, lessons learned, and recommendations for development funders, implementers, and employees. The DwD Knowledge Hub is managed by Roots of Development, but features content from a diverse array of people and entities, all under the umbrella of advancing Development without Dependency. Roots of Development does not claim credit for any external sources shared within this platform.
Original Articles & Research

USAID Freeze: Update & Recommendations
by Charlie Estes, February 2025

How to Give Responsibly to Disaster Relief
by Jeremie Jean-Baptiste, January 2025

What is Mutual Aid?
by Jeremie Jean-Baptiste, January 2025

REPORT: Survey of Community Based Organizations on the Island of La Gonave, Haiti
Survey by Rasin Devlopman team, visualization by Charlie Estes, January 2025

Reflections on Crisis: La Gonave Receives People Fleeing Violence
by Jessica Hsu and Charlie Estes, November 2024

Mutual Aid Terminology Around the World
by Louino Robillard and Charlie Estes, November 2024

The Institutions Hypothesis & Haiti
by Charlie Estes, October 2024

The Facts: Trump & Haitian Immigrants
by Charlie Estes, October 2024

Development, not Construction
by Jaida Perkinson, October 2024

Capacity Strengthening & Community-Led Development
by Emily Tan, December 2023

Community-led Development and Roots
by Emily Tan, December 2023

History of Gwoup Konbit
by Charlie Estes, August 2023

How do I tell if an organization pursues Community-led Development?
by Charlie Estes, June 2022

How Aid Has Failed Haiti
by Charlie Estes, June 2022

What is Asset-Based-Community Development?
by Charlie Estes, June 2022

Build on What They Have: Ownership & Development in Haiti
by Chad Bissonnette, August 2011

A New Mandate for Development in Haiti
by Chad Bissonnette, February 2011
External resources & tools

Why Community-led Nonprofits Deserve Your Investment
from Global Giving

11 Characteristics of CLD
from the Movement for Community-led Development

Open Letter About Food Aid to Haiti
from the Smallholder Farmers Alliance

CLD Assessment Tool
from the Movement for Community-led Development

Why is locally-led development missing the mark?
by Jenny Hodgson and Dr. Moses Isooba, from Bond.org

Becoming Locally Led as an Anti-racist Practice
from Bond.org