Aiding & Abetting

For more than three decades, Kyaw Win has lived as a refugee. In this conversation, we explore the tension at the heart of the Rohingya crisis—and humanitarianism itself. If humanitarian crises are often political crises with humanitarian consequences, why does the international response focus so heavily on managing suffering rather than addressing its causes? From the vast refugee camps of Cox’s...

:In this episode, I speak with Adam Mousa, Executive Director of the Darfur Victims Support Organization (DVSO), about the realities of war, humanitarian response, and civilian survival in Darfur. Drawing on his experience as an activist, humanitarian worker, and community organizer, Adam discusses the challenges facing communities affected by Sudan's ongoing war, including displacement, food inse...

In this episode, Tom Colley speaks with Marina Kobzeva, Director for Impact and Locally Led Practice at MapAction, about the future of humanitarian aid and the growing push for locally led response. Drawing on nearly two decades in the sector, Marina reflects on her experiences with the Red Cross movement, the UN, and international NGOs, while challenging many of the assumptions that shape modern...

Why does the humanitarian system seem more comfortable managing Palestinian suffering than confronting the structures producing it? In this episode of Aiding and Abetting , Tom Colley speaks with Ghassan Al Sheikh, Executive Director of Al Majd Community Development Association in Jenin, about life in the northern West Bank under occupatio, and the growing sense that much of the world has stopped...

In this episode of Aiding & Abetting , we explore one of the humanitarian sector’s most persistent failures: the exclusion of disabled people and older people from humanitarian response. Despite years of commitments to inclusion, many humanitarian programmes remain inaccessible, fragmented, and designed around rigid sector-based systems rather than the realities of people’s lives. From inacces...

Aiding & Abetting is a podcast from Karama exploring the uncomfortable realities, contradictions, and power dynamics behind modern humanitarian aid. Hosted by Karama founder Tom Colley, the series goes beyond familiar charity narratives to ask deeper questions about who really holds power in the aid system, and whether the current model is fit for purpose. Through conversations with aid worker...