More on Katine

I am pleased to see that the Katine Project will shortly be the focus of a public debate at ODI - we need to hear a bit more about it beyond living off the superb project website hosted by The Guardian, one of the project's sponsors. Madeleine Bunting, who will be speaking at the ODI event, wrote a very reflective piece this week reviewing the first year of the project's anticipated three year lifespan. A few lines in a blog cannot do justice to her comments; read the article! But one turn of phase can be quoted: rural Africa is a graveyard cluttered with projects launched on idealism and ignorance... I look forward to reading a good summary of the debate.