The most important lesson from the WE Charity scandal: Shift power into the hands of young people
AuthorVinod Rajasekaran
var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"The most important lesson from the WE Charity scandal: Shift power into the hands of young people. In the early 2000s when I worked in international development, many of my coworkers and I were often astonished by WE Charity\u2019s projects in the global south. We were constantly puzzled by their business model, but to be honest, we were also a tad jealous of their glamour, fundraising, celebrity endorsements, and global expansion. How times have changed. Still, WE Charity filled the air waves last week.\u00a0 But you know who hasn\u2019t? Young people.\u00a0 In all the politics, criticism, and ethics committee proceedings of the ill-fated Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) program, the federal government and civil society organizations forgot about youn
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