Anasayfa » “Reaching millions: scalability, efforts, and safe water in Kenya”
“Reaching millions: scalability, efforts, and safe water in Kenya”
6 September 2022
FIONA GEDEON ACHI, Dr.
Istanbul Şehir University, Center for Urban Studies
20 April 2021, Tuesday, 14.00
“Are there many people in Europe who have water taps?” This talk takes as its impetus this question posed by James during my ethnographic fieldwork in western Kenya. James was working as part of a sanitation program to provide safe water to several millions of people who do not have access to running water. How does one think about global poverty alleviation, I ask, while following those whose every day work is to implement, operate, and maintain welfare services in places which are beyond the reach of state infrastructures? What can broken chlorine dispensers, slippery paths, overloaded motorbikes, hard work illuminate about global ambitions to scale? By proposing a conceptual shift away from focusing on “scalability” to documenting “reach”, this talk contributes to broader anthropological reflections around the forms, logics, and ethics of welfare provision, particularly where non-governmental actors are central providers of basic services.
Share:
Kadir Has Üniversitesi kurumsal web sitesi iyi bir kullanıcı deneyimi sunabilmek adına çerezleri (cookie) kullanmaktadır. (Çerez Politikası)
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
FIONA GEDEON ACHI, Dr.
Istanbul Şehir University, Center for Urban Studies
20 April 2021, Tuesday, 14.00
“Are there many people in Europe who have water taps?” This talk takes as its impetus this question posed by James during my ethnographic fieldwork in western Kenya. James was working as part of a sanitation program to provide safe water to several millions of people who do not have access to running water. How does one think about global poverty alleviation, I ask, while following those whose every day work is to implement, operate, and maintain welfare services in places which are beyond the reach of state infrastructures? What can broken chlorine dispensers, slippery paths, overloaded motorbikes, hard work illuminate about global ambitions to scale? By proposing a conceptual shift away from focusing on “scalability” to documenting “reach”, this talk contributes to broader anthropological reflections around the forms, logics, and ethics of welfare provision, particularly where non-governmental actors are central providers of basic services.