Opportunities and Minefields: CanAID's Strategy for Sri Lanka
2012
This fictional case explores how Canada’s international aid agency will justify work in Sri Lanka despite possible negative political consequences for the Canadian government. CanAID has recently come under increased pressure to demonstrate its work’s benefits especially with countries that have histories of human rights abuses. In direct response to this scrutiny, all country directors must prepare reports recommending future action in their countries. The Sri Lankan Country Director must argue why continued investment and engagement is desirable even in light of its human rights abuse history and possible political backlash from Canadian citizens who have been vocal opponents of Sri Lankan human rights practices.
This case was used for the 2012 International Global Health Case Competition at Emory University. Student teams made up of multi-disciplinary members present solutions to complex scenarios. In these situations, as is often true in real life, there is no one perfect solution but rather one that involves compromising and prioritizing. Cases from past competitions are available through the Emory Global Health Institute.
Opportunities and Minefields: CanAID's Strategy for Sri Lanka
Source:
Opportunities and Minefields : CanAID’s Strategy for Sri Lanka. Global Health Institute, Emory University 2012. https://www.globalhealth.emory.edu/students/case-competitions/archives.html.