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

Community-led Development and Roots

by Emily Tan, December 2023

History of Gwoup Konbit

by Charlie Estes, August 2023

How Aid Has Failed Haiti

by Charlie Estes, June 2022

A New Mandate for Development in Haiti

by Chad Bissonnette, February 2011

External resources & tools

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

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