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This is where I think out loud about Belarus, activism, code and whatever else I can't stop turning over.

Breaking the Aid Paradox: How Trust Mechanisms Shape Civil Society Effectiveness in Belarus

05 Nov 2026 · 1 min read

A study planned for 2027 tests whether the signals donors treat as proof of credibility actually cost foreign-funded nonprofits public trust under authoritarian pressure.

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The Aid Paradox: What 800 Belarusians Actually Want From Civil Society

08 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

A 2024 survey of 800 Belarusians shows that the sectors donors fund most are the ones the public supports least — and the sectors people actually want are the ones nobody funds.

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