In Haitian Creole, tèt anba means upside down or absurd. We say “bagay saa yo tèt anba” – things are upside down – when we want to describe a chaotic situation or just the state of the world gone wrong.
Is the aid sector tèt anba? Is it absurd? Spoiler alert, it is, and even more so that its absurdity is normalized into an ‘acceptable reality.’ One could argue that this dynamic exists through our entire societal framework, except that aid is supposed to help the world find justice and right the wrongs, isn’t it?
Let’s explore this observation.
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This blog is part of CDA’s From Where I Stand series, designed to listen to people most affected by aid as they explore and amplify their leadership experiences, stories, and lessons for the aid sector.
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