Seema is a Senior Programme Manager at GlobalGiving, where she supports nonprofit partners driving community-led change globally. She plays a key role in shaping philanthropic responses to disasters and crises, leading fund management efforts that put local voices and needs at the heart of recovery. Previously, Seema worked on supporting community-led humanitarian innovation, focusing on putting people affected by crises at the centre of humanitarian response. She also worked in global health, concentrating on sustainable solutions for micronutrient malnutrition and investing in research and community-led innovations for prevention of acute malnutrition. Seema has a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Penn and a master’s degree in global health from London School of Economics.
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The powerful role of media in disaster philanthropy and why funding beyond emergency response is vital to tackling inequity
As international development and humanitarian professionals we must do more to elevate overlooked crises and communities
It’s time for the sector to unlearn and transform communications
One of the key driving forces behind colonialism in our language is narrative. Seema Kapoor and Najité Phoenix explain why these narratives are so damaging, and introduce us to a new toolkit, designed to change colonialist narratives in our communications.
Challenging dominant aid systems and supporting emerging practices
The current international development and humanitarian aid system is ripe for change. In the last few years, movements such as…