What Went Wrong?

What Went Wrong? is a citizen journalism project mapping failed, unfinished, or broken aid projects across Africa.

[What Went Wrong? @failedaid]

We’re excited to share the results of our pilot program; we collected 142 reports from concerned citizens across Kenya. These case studies with @Devex highlight the importance of placing beneficiaries at the center of the conversation around failed aid
https://t.co/CjkbEFmVSe

[VillageReach @VillageReach]

Six investigative stories explore why some aid projects fail to deliver, and the importance of admitting a project's shortcomings. https://t.co/hXatFNKqel @failedaid

[Vizzuality @Vizzuality]

Failure is an opportunity to learn. What Went Wrong? is an investigation that analysed 142 reports to find the common factors in failure. https://t.co/NuRasAkVxk #aid @failedaid @devex

[Archimedes Project @ArchGrp]

Amazing series of articles by @AntonyKip with @failedaid in @devex. https://t.co/lLYKDzSlyB

[Global Health Strategies @GHS]

Check out this new series from @devex on #whatwentwrong and how health/development projects can learn from communities to improve their effectiveness: https://t.co/JZFF3v9mCi @failedaid @AntonyKip @AlterIgoe @deborahscharles @annepaisley12

[Rasmus Fonnesbæk @fonnesbaek]

I really, really like @devex & @failedaid's series of articles, citizen-sourced, on failed aid projects in Kenya. In addition to rightly championing success stories, we need more listening to citizens and more acknowledging and learning from failure.

[Angie Jackson-Morris @angiembjm]

'What went wrong?' @devex @failedaid critical exam of problems in #development project examples to highlight Learning. System capacity, funding, low local involvement /ownership & security/ instability = key blocks to achieving #populationbenefit #SDGs https://t.co/DPntBTmZOS

[BRIGHT Magazine @brightthemag]

“We look at failure as a part of continuous improvement.”

https://t.co/pzl2QbnMjw

[Echo Mobile @echo_mobi]

Word is spreading via @brightthemag ! For more on the "f-word" you can also check out @failedaid's work on @devex using citizen data, self-reported through the Echo platform: https://t.co/SG7oMR0YIs

[Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter]

A World Bank project to connect Kenyans to the power grid has largely failed, with illegal energy cartels often serving as the sole source of electricity for many. Pulitzer Center-supported series by @AntonyKip, @peterdicampo, and @devex. https://t.co/XwDDMxHLCd

[Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter]

A World Bank project to connect Kenyans to the power grid has largely failed, with illegal energy cartels often serving as the sole source of electricity for many. Pulitzer Center-supported series by @AntonyKip, @peterdicampo, and @devex. https://t.co/x4kSNPRRpc

[Devex @devex]

Introducing #FailedAid — our latest investigative series exploring what went wrong with six development projects.

Created with support from @pulitzercenter, @MagnumFND, @Code4Africa + @BrownInstitute.

Take a look — and follow the project @failedaid:
https://t.co/cLl6TL55V0

[Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter]

Direct cash payments were supposed to revolutionized international aid, but information gaps and failed transfers have undermined recipients' trust. Pulitzer Center-supported series by @AntonyKip, @peterdicampo, and @devex. https://t.co/tZE9kqMN2c

[Echo Mobile @echo_mobi]

Powerful investigative work by @failedaid @devex on failed development projects in Kenya. We're proud that our platform enabled citizens to report them. Thx @AntonyKip @peterdicampo @thatjoewheeler @Code4Africa @pulitzercenter @MagnumFND @BrownInstitute for sharing their stories

[Code for Africa @Code4Africa]

❓“What Went Wrong”
#ImpactAfrica-funded #citizenjournalism project @failedaid's pilot study emphasises the value of putting ‘impact evaluation in the hands of the people directly affected by aid interventions: the recipients.’ https://t.co/PtQJPFMF4T

[What Went Wrong? @failedaid]

Six case studies written by @AntonyKip, photos by @peterdicampo, data viz and intro article by @thatjoewheeler. Big thanks to @Code4Africa @pulitzercenter for supporting us, @echo_mobi
for helping build our reporting system, and @MagnumFND @BrownInstitute for getting us started!

[What Went Wrong? @failedaid]

We’re excited to share the results of our pilot program; we collected 142 reports from concerned citizens across Kenya. These case studies with @Devex highlight the importance of placing beneficiaries at the center of the conversation around failed aid
https://t.co/CjkbEFmVSe

[Adam Kessler @apkessler]

This is the best research project I've seen in years; @failedaid are investigating hundreds of failed aid projects in Kenya to understand what went wrong. Look forward to reading more. https://t.co/A6Y0NlkgKM HT @viewfromthecave @devex

[Dr Dani Barrington 🇺🇦 💩🩸🙊 @Dani_Barrington]

Emerging results from the "What Went Wrong?" project!! "Perspectives on Failed Aid" https://t.co/YRComkP5qG project by @failedaid, published by @devex. @FSM_Fail #WASH #NakuruAccord #FSM5 @FSM5_Capetown @BexSindall @elshaylor

[Dr Dani Barrington 🇺🇦 💩🩸🙊 @Dani_Barrington]

"When public restrooms fail, rent them out as churches?" A #WASH failure. https://t.co/5yIGVzFCma @devex @failedaid @FSM_Fail

[Tom Murphy @viewfromthecave]

There is a lot I like about @failedaid, but I most appreciate that this introductory piece for @devex on the project's reporting discusses process and challenges. https://t.co/dfSq36U0jS #transparency #failedaid #fail #aid #development