The No White Saviors social media campaign was launched in 2018 by social workers, Olivia Alaso and Kelsey Nielsen.[1][2] Alaso is a black Ugandan and Nielsen is a white American.[3]
The campaign advocated against the use of images of black children on social media, with notable critiques of the online activities of British television presenter Stacey Dooley (in 2019),[4] American missionary Renée Bach, and German Bernhard ‘Bery’ Glaser.[3][5] The organisation held its first conference in 2019, in Kampala.[6]
By 2021, No White Saviors' Instagram accounts had attracted 930,000 followers and the team had launched a podcast.[7]
In 2022, Nielsen faced accusations of white saviorism and abuse of power, leading to her resigning from the organisation.[3] In August 2022, the organisation was restructuring with an all-black leadership team.[3]