In 2021 development and humanitarian campaigns still show harmful stereotypes, negative framing and traces of white saviorism. Yet we also see alternative frames in communication that question the status quo.

In this Beyond Poverty Porn series, we open up the conversation about ethical, respectful, and inclusive communication in global development,  together with the Expertise Centre Humanitarian Communication. In this and upcoming episodes,  Emiel Martens and Wouter Oomen will take a critical dive into trending genres and topics within the field of communications.

In this episode, they dive into hope-based communications and provide some strong critiques of this currently very trendy approach of communicating in international development.


Music credit: Shapes in the Clouds on Hooksounds