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30 June 2018. | New Zealand Visit https://www.rblandeckbooks.com/ for contact details, review copies, photos, and an author bio. BLACK CHILDREN SELL BEST -
An Aid Worker’s Reflections On A Broken Industry Now available online and in all major book stores Kiwi author RB Landeck takes you beyond the recent sex scandals and behind the scenes of international aid agencies and their work in developing countries, uncovering some of the inconvenient truths about a sector which in recent times has been the focus of considerable adverse international media attention. After over a decade of working for the world’s top 10 international charities, RB Landeck reflects on aspects like the white savior complex and how charities, through their practices foster the continuation of some of the worst humanitarian crises on the planet today. Highlighting examples from Africa and Southeast Asia, he reveals what happens to your donation once it hits the collection tin and how much of it is squandered before it ever reaches its intended destination. Pre-release reviews, including from existing aid workers, agree that “Black Children Sell Best” finally says the things that needed to be said, but most people in the industry are too afraid to admit: “Development, in many ways, is like dealing crack cocaine. You give things for free and get people, including donors, on a high, but not because you want them to succeed. Oh no, you want them hooked on what you deliver. You want to build your customer base. You want to be the biggest dealer of hope and fulfillment on the block.”- RB Landeck “A daring, uncompromising look at some very uncomfortable home truths. A wake-up call, for sure.” – Anonymous Aid Worker “It has made me want to know more about the sector and has taught me how I can give donations so they actually mean something.” – Former Child Sponsor During an assignment in Africa, RB Landeck, a former government contractor specializing in counter-terrorism became interested in charity work, which eventually led him to make a career change, joining one of the biggest international aid organizations with the aim of doing his bit to make this world a better place. Little did he know that what would follow was far less aligned with his initial intentions; instead leading him down a rabbit hole of corruption, misappropriation, wastage and abysmal industry-accepted practices, which at times beggared belief. “Back Children Sell Best” is the first part of RB Landeck' s experiences in a sector, which as he says “like a tree rotting from the inside, has lost its roots”. ENDS
An Aid Worker’s Reflections On A Broken Industry Now available online and in all major book stores Kiwi author RB Landeck takes you beyond the recent sex scandals and behind the scenes of international aid agencies and their work in developing countries, uncovering some of the inconvenient truths about a sector which in recent times has been the focus of considerable adverse international media attention. After over a decade of working for the world’s top 10 international charities, RB Landeck reflects on aspects like the white savior complex and how charities, through their practices foster the continuation of some of the worst humanitarian crises on the planet today. Highlighting examples from Africa and Southeast Asia, he reveals what happens to your donation once it hits the collection tin and how much of it is squandered before it ever reaches its intended destination. Pre-release reviews, including from existing aid workers, agree that “Black Children Sell Best” finally says the things that needed to be said, but most people in the industry are too afraid to admit: “Development, in many ways, is like dealing crack cocaine. You give things for free and get people, including donors, on a high, but not because you want them to succeed. Oh no, you want them hooked on what you deliver. You want to build your customer base. You want to be the biggest dealer of hope and fulfillment on the block.”- RB Landeck “A daring, uncompromising look at some very uncomfortable home truths. A wake-up call, for sure.” – Anonymous Aid Worker “It has made me want to know more about the sector and has taught me how I can give donations so they actually mean something.” – Former Child Sponsor During an assignment in Africa, RB Landeck, a former government contractor specializing in counter-terrorism became interested in charity work, which eventually led him to make a career change, joining one of the biggest international aid organizations with the aim of doing his bit to make this world a better place. Little did he know that what would follow was far less aligned with his initial intentions; instead leading him down a rabbit hole of corruption, misappropriation, wastage and abysmal industry-accepted practices, which at times beggared belief. “Back Children Sell Best” is the first part of RB Landeck' s experiences in a sector, which as he says “like a tree rotting from the inside, has lost its roots”. ENDS
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