Name: What happens when an NGO admits failure
Uploaded: 2011-12-11T15:03:39Z
Duration: 12 min 51 s
Description: International aid groups make the same mistakes over and over again. David Damberger analyzes his own engineering failure in India -- and calls for his friends in the development sector to publicly admit, scrutinize and learn from their missteps.

International aid groups make the same mistakes over and over again. David Damberger analyzes his own engineering failure in India -- and calls for his friends in the development sector to publicly admit, scrutinize and learn from their missteps.

David Damberger: What happens when an NGO admits failure

What happens when an NGO admits failure

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