Humanitarian response #MeToo strikes aid sector as sexual exploitation allegations proliferate In the wake of the Oxfam scandal, the Guardian interviewed aid workers who all said that sexual exploitation is rife in the sector Oxfam is in dire trouble after it emerged that aid workers in its employ paid for sex in Haiti and Chad. Photograph: Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty ImagesSenior figures in the humanitarian world have described the allegations of sexual exploitation that have embroiled Oxfam as the tip of the iceberg and the aid sector’s #MeToo moment. Last year the UK government dedicated £13.3bn to international aid, with a significant chunk spent through UK charities. But these millions of pounds of aid money are now at stake, following reports of sexual exploitation by Oxfam staff in Haiti. Around £1.2bn of UK aid is spent annually through NGOs.

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2018 17:05 UTC