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Whistleblower Emily Brearley - The World Bank's "Charitable" Projects Use Children as "Guinea Pigs"

10 min · 30 mei 2026
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👉 Subscribe now to The Daily Heretic for fearless interviews, whistleblower stories, and conversations the mainstream media won’t touch: https://www.youtube.com/@hereticsclips/videos What if some of the world’s most celebrated “charitable” projects aren’t delivering what they promise? And why is Dr. Emily Brearley speaking out about what she witnessed inside one of the most powerful global institutions? In this eye-opening and deeply unsettling interview, Dr. Emily Brearley joins Andrew Gold to reveal what really happened behind the scenes of a high-profile development project backed by the World Bank. From the outside, the initiative looked like a success story — a major vocational programme in post-war Liberia, supported by global brands and celebrity attention. But according to Brearley, the reality on the ground told a very different story. So what went wrong — and why weren’t the warning signs taken seriously? 🔥 In this interview, Dr. Emily Brearley reveals: • How a flagship aid project began to unravel behind closed doors • The serious issues faced by vulnerable participants • Why internal warnings were allegedly overlooked or dismissed • The challenges of speaking out within large global institutions • How incentives and bureaucracy can shape real-world outcomes Brearley, author of Aid Inferno, explains how her journey from junior economist to whistleblower unfolded — and why she ultimately chose to go public. She describes the tension between ambitious goals and practical realities, highlighting how complex systems can sometimes fail the very people they aim to help. The conversation also explores broader questions about international development, accountability, and transparency, with Brearley arguing that good intentions alone are not enough to guarantee positive outcomes. Importantly, this interview focuses on first-hand experience and systemic insight, offering viewers a rare glimpse into how large-scale aid programmes operate — and where they can go wrong. For viewers interested in global politics, development, economics, and whistleblower stories, this episode is a must-watch. Are some of the world’s biggest institutions too powerful to challenge — and what happens when insiders decide to speak out? Watch the full podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2gW8EmdwhI&feature=youtu.be #EmilyBrearley #WorldBank #Whistleblower #AidFailure #GlobalDevelopment #TheDailyHeretic #Economics #Podcast #Investigation #InternationalAid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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