17 global development clichés to avoid in 2017

The development sector is beset with jargon and buzzwords that don’t help our mission. Here are 17 words and phrases I resolve not to use in 2017Someone once told me that this phrase exists to differentiate perspectives from ivory towers. But to me, it feels more commonly used as a lazy, somewhat self-righteous substitute for “parachuting into a developing nation.” I get countless pitches from writers who tell me they’re “on the ground in [insert country in Africa,