PowerPoint Presentation Economic Growth and development in Southeast Asia

Research and read!

What can I add? General advice, but also some specifics:

On the “international aid architecture”, ODA flows and aid providers (follow the money)

On strategies for “building a career in development” -- with some personal stories e.g. from Chris, Steve – and personal contacts

As a first step: Think it through…

Why do you want to work in development?

“One of the greatest accomplishments of the past 50 years—the massive drop in the number of child deaths from 20 million children in 1960 to 8.1 million deaths last year—is an example of the tremendous progress we’ve made, in large part, thanks to foreign assistance. If the world comes together on a plan for financing development, the impact on health and development will be enormous.” (Bill Gates, April 2011)

• Do not be seduced by promises of privilege, grand benefits, and high salaries: that aspect of development work is gone/fast disappearing