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Time to Stack the Deck at SwitchPoint 2016

Everybody's favorite new card game, JadedAid, isn't just a tongue-in-cheek satire of the aid industry—it's a genuine attempt to start conversations about race, power, and the inherent contradictions of development work.

Based on the best-selling game Cards Against Humanity, JadedAid pokes fun of the everyday frustrations of the aid industry. Using thousands of submissions from actual development workers, the game uses humor as a tool to open up discussion around some of the most difficult issues in development.

Reflecting on the role of outsiders, cofounder Teddy Ruge argues, "It's OK to write yourself out of the story." 

Instead of supporting outside interventions that may fail, Ruge says, development agencies should get comfortable with building local talent that can help communities long past the duration of a single grant cycle.

After a round of laughs from JadedAid, participants at SwitchPoint 2016 today discussed how development agencies can incorporate some of the lessons of JadedAid. (See more about the SwitchPoint microlab session: Stack the Deck.) 

Want to play JadedAid? You can buy a deck here. 

By Scott Weathers, Global Health Corps Fellow, IntraHealth International

Also read:

SwitchPoint 2016: Day 1

Genius Ideas for Global Good

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The 'Cards Against Humanity' For Humanitarian Workers: Jaded Aid

Jaded Aid is a cheeky card game made by and played by humanitarian workers. Modeled after the fill-in-the-blanks party game Cards Against Humanity, it satirizes the mindset and mumbo-jumbo of aid and development.

With cards like "an unpronounceable acronym," "a vial of Bono's tears," "saving Africa one adoption at a time," and "giving up any hope of a stable relationship," the 200-card deck shines a light on aid stereotypes, gets real about living in the field and pokes fun at jargon. And depending on your personal sensitivities, the cards could be offensive or NSFW.

If you've never had to deal with the U.N., raise awareness for a disease no one's heard of or get a sixth round of approval on a climate change communique, you may need Google to guide you through the references.

Read the full story here.