Beyond Poverty Porn - Expertise Centre Humanitarian Communication

Disrupt Development

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 first episode Emiel Martens and Wouter Oomen focus on the topic of humanitarian communication. Why better communication is so important and how they aim to contribute to the so-called 'imagery debate' in the global development sector. Martens and Oomen are the directors of the Expertise Centre Humanitarian Communication, a non-profit organization aimed at better communication on international development.