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Take Or Give

Lorriann Robinson and Alex Martins

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Welcome to Take or Give, the podcast where we give you a backstage pass to the aid and international development sector and explain exactly how it works beyond what you see in the news headlines, on TV or in social media. This podcast is a tool for anyone who is interested in debunking myths and fighting for global solidarity in these divisive times. Get in touch by email (takeorgivepod@theadvocacyteam.co.uk) or on Instagram @TakeOrGivePod (https://www.instagram.com/takeorgivepod/) with your feedback and ideas!

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County Myths Series 1: Demystifying DRC

mardi 13 octobre 2026 • Durée 46:03

Take or Give is starting a new mini-series called ‘Country Myths’, where we will debunk the most common falsehoods we encounter in foreign aid and international development about specific countries, primarily across the Global South. We begin with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

And we are delighted to welcome our first guest in this new mini series: Arlette Nyembo, a Congolese consultant working in the international development sector and expert in governance related issues with a focus on private sector development, public financial management, education and health, both in the DRC and in other countries across the Global South.

In this episode, Arlette identifies and systematically busts the myths she encounters most often in her work and life, telling a far more nuanced story than the one we hear about in the news, which seems to focus exclusively on conflict and more recently Ebola. She eloquently explains why myths and the way a country like the DRC is perceived can be extremely harmful to its people, before taking us through her own experiences of how these myths play out in the foreign aid and international development sector.

You will leave this episode with a much more nuanced and compelling story of the DRC to share with everyone you know - and almost certainly a desire to download Congolese Rumba music.

This podcast is brought to you by Lorriann Robinson, founder and director of ⁠⁠The Advocacy Team⁠⁠, and Alex Martins, founder of ⁠⁠VersaVoice Creations⁠⁠.

Get in touch via Instagram ⁠@TakeorGivePod⁠ or by email at takeorgivepod@theadvocacyteam.co.uk.

Recommended resources

Congolese musicians to follow:

Franco Luambo
Rochereau Tabu Ley
Mbilia Belle
Papa Wemba
Koffi Olomidé
Fally Ipupa

All very good for Congolese Rumba and more recent rhythms.

Books and a report that Arlette recommends:

Congo: The Epic History of a People by David Van Reybrouck (comprehensive and well-written).
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild (particularly good for looking back into the colonial period).
Congo Masquerade by Theodore Trefon (a more academic but good and very well written book to understand the intricacies of the governance issues, including the manipulations of donors, amongst other issues).
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Country Climate and Development Report 2023, by the World Bank

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S2 E6: Frequently Asked Questions about Aid and Development

Saison 2 · Épisode 6

mardi 13 octobre 2026 • Durée 23:09

We know, from our listeners and our own experience, that pretty much everyone loves a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) episode in a podcast series.

Which is why in this final episode of Series 2, your co-hosts bravely tackle some of the questions we receive most often about the aid and development sector, including:

Are development and humanitarian aid the same thing?
Why should the UK and other countries give aid when there is suffering at home?
So are you against all aid spending?
What are some of the good things that ‘aid’ could achieve, if it were transformed?
What worries you the most right now?
What gives you the most hope?

This podcast is brought to you by Lorriann Robinson, founder and director of ⁠⁠The Advocacy Team⁠⁠, and Alex Martins, founder of ⁠⁠VersaVoice Creations⁠⁠.

We’d love to do more FAQ episodes in the future, so please get in touch via Instagram ⁠@TakeorGivePod⁠ or by email at takeorgivepod@theadvocacyteam.co.uk with any questions you would like us to answer on the show, big or small.

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S2 E5: Myth 6 - Big philanthropy serves the needs of Palestinians, with Funders4Palestine

Saison 2 · Épisode 5

mardi 13 octobre 2026 • Durée 35:35

Palestine offers a window into how modern philanthropy operates. This episode takes a deep dive into how funder control and decision-making directly impacts the struggle for Palestinian liberation. Laura Vergara and Soheir Asaad, from Funders4Palestine, expose how philanthropy acts as a shield for corporate wealth, and how the "Raise the Bar" framework offers a path to dismantle it.

We cover:

How philanthropy has been deployed in Palestine: moving from a global picture of how philanthropy operates to examine the specific tactics used to undermine Palestinian movement-building and liberation struggles.
The "Raise the Bar" Roadmap: How we can bypass the established models of philanthropy and return wealth and decision making to communities.

Resources shared by our guests:

See all of the resources shared as part of Episode 4.
Gilded Giving 2026: Philanthropy Under Oligarchy
Investing in Life: Philanthropy’s Role in Divesting from Systems of Violence
Funders4Palestine news and resources
The White Front, Rawa
We Were Never Meant for Each Other, Rawa
Philanthropy, Raise the Bar! Fund with Liberatory Practices as Your Compass

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S2 E4: Myth 5 - Philanthropists always want to solve the world’s problems, with Funders4Palestine

Saison 2 · Épisode 4

mardi 13 octobre 2026 • Durée 40:15

Who really benefits from modern philanthropy? Join us for a deep dive into the history, politics, structures and illusions of global philanthropy with guest speakers from Funders4Palestine as we explore the myth: philanthropists always want to solve the world’s biggest problems.

We cover:

Roots of the Sector: How modern grant-making evolved from 17th-century England into "Colonialism 2.0."
Philanthropy in Palestine: How philanthropy combined with foreign aid can suppress liberation movements and promote dependency.
The 95/5 Split: Why 95% of foundation wealth remains locked in endowments—sometimes invested in arms manufacturing —while only 5% is distributed to causes.
Moving Toward Mutual Aid: Considering the practical steps to dismantle conditional grant-making and move towards dignity and true solidarity.

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S2 E3: Myth 1 - Poverty porn is a necessary evil , Ayesha Farah at Comic Relief

Saison 2 · Épisode 3

lundi 10 août 2026 • Durée 29:13

We tackle our first myth of Series 2, and this is a big one:‘Poverty porn is a necessary evil.’ We are joined by Ayesha Farah, the Shifting the Power Senior Communications and Advocacy Manager at Comic Relief, who takes us through some new research that proves once and for all that storytelling about the Global South (or Global Majority) should no longer focus on pity and misery at the expense of dignity and shifting power.

This podcast is brought to you by Lorriann Robinson, founderand director of ⁠⁠The Advocacy Team⁠⁠, and Alex Martins, founder of ⁠⁠VersaVoice Creations⁠⁠.

Get in touch via Instagram ⁠@TakeorGivePod⁠ or by email at takeorgivepod@theadvocacyteam.co.uk.

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S2 E2: Foreign aid buzzwords and what they really mean

lundi 3 août 2026 • Durée 24:01

In this episode, we give you a countdown of our three least favourite buzzwords (the ones that make us, and many others, cringe) - and three terms we like a whole lot more. Listen to discover the full list - and give us your opinions in the comments below!

This podcast is brought to you by Lorriann Robinson, founder and director of ⁠The Advocacy Team⁠, and Alex Martins, founder of ⁠VersaVoice Creations⁠.

Get in touch via Instagram @TakeorGivePod or by email at takeorgivepod@theadvocacyteam.co.uk .

Sources:

Michael Manley talking about the Third World

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S2 E1: Aid Back in the News

Saison 2 · Épisode 1

lundi 3 août 2026 • Durée 21:47

Join us for the first episode of Series 2 of Take or Give, where once again we give you a quickfire download of some of the main stories dominating the headlines on aid and development - and a few that are flying under the radar.

This podcast is brought to you by Lorriann Robinson, founder and director of The Advocacy Team, and Alex Martins, founder of VersaVoice Creations.

Get in touch via Instagram @TakeorGivePod or by email at takeorgivepod@theadvocacyteam.co.uk .

Sources mentioned:

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S1 E6: Summarising aid and development

Saison 1 · Épisode 6

jeudi 12 février 2026 • Durée 19:22

This is our final episode of Series 1. We’ve taken listeners on a journey by looking back and talking about what reparations for slavery - rather than foreign aid - could look like. We’ve also looked at the present, and how money and power are still concentrated in the hands of the few. And we’ve looked ahead, to what the development could look like if it were truly transformed. This episode summarises everything we’ve learned and gives our take on the most pressing issues that the aid and development sector is likely to face in the coming months and years.

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S1 E5: Myth 3 - The development sector is ‘woke’, with Sarah Champion MP

Saison 1 · Épisode 5

jeudi 12 février 2026 • Durée 22:28

In this episode, we debunk our third and final myth of series 1: that the development sector is ‘woke’ (meaning that it has a core focus on tackling racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia and other forms of discrimination). We give you an overview of an inquiry into racism in the aid sector conducted by a committee in the UK Parliament, and invite Sarah Champion MP, the chair of this committee, to share her perspectives and what the committee found.

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S1 E4: Myth 2 - Aid money goes directly to those who need it the most, with Eshban Kwesiga

Saison 1 · Épisode 4

jeudi 12 février 2026 • Durée 24:52

We’re now onto our second myth about aid and development, which is perhaps the most common one that we hear: foreign aid money goes directly to the people that need it the most. If you thought this was the case, you are definitely not alone. But the reality is quite different, with only very small amounts of funding going directly to organisations in the Global South - despite commitments from donor countries to the contrary. To help us unpack this myth, we welcome our second guest, Eshban Kwesiga of the Global Fund for Community Foundations, to give his perspectives on why aid money is in fact given mostly to organisations from countries in the West/ Global North, and what could be done differently.

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