The introduction to this collection brings together, under the umbrella terms of citizen aid and
grassroots humanitarianism, interdisciplinary research on small-scale, privately funded …

Established development organisations face a long-standing legitimacy crisis for not living
up to the expectations once set. Meanwhile, thousands of small-scale, voluntary …

We examine a phenomenon which includes people who have had transformative
experiences while abroad and traveling, and who have returned home to the United States …

Discussions surrounding participation in development projects often frame knowledge
exchanges in a unilateral manner. However, in the implementation of participatory activities …

During the past two decades, international development non-government organizations
(INGOs) have proliferated in the global North. In Canada, there are∼ 1350 registered INGOs …

Following the Ukraine humanitarian crisis, which was a result of the war in Ukraine, ordinary
citizens stepped up to spontaneously coordinate various humanitarian responses to support …

Over the past years, there has been increasing public criticism of international volunteering.
Yet, the academic literature has so far given limited insight into the diversity of this complex …

Grassroots initiatives to provide education were an integral part of efforts to stem the
humanitarian disaster unleashed by the armed conflict in Syria. This article studies activists …

International aid is increasingly the domain of professionals, particularly among large
international nongovernmental organisations (INGOs), while amateur assistance is largely …

Privately funded international development non-government organisations (INGOs) have
rapidly increased in number over the past two decades. This form of citizen aid, which …