A model for making caring communities a reality the New Nexus of Aid post-COVID-19

Abstract

ABSTRACT COVID-19 is areminder that all human beings are the same. Everyone has wants and needs, feelings and thoughts; painful and pleasant experiences. Despite this common undercurrent, it is widely recognized that the train of global growth leaves many individuals and communities behind. The world is fractured. A new perspective on aid, the localization of hearts accompanied by the globalization of minds and material resources, can help it heal. This article briefly outlines the dimensions that underpin individual and collective experiences, before proceeding with the consequences of this perspective on the present aid landscape. A new paradigm is offered to provide the theoretical basis for a different approach to compassionate giving in a post-COVID world.