These reflections combined with the inefficiency of our whole operation – in two months on the ground, I am unsure of what I managed to achieve that actually made a difference – made me realise how irrelevant it all was. The humanitarian sector isn’t only a drop in the ocean, it is ...
Firstly, the life time of memories (andgnarly storiesyou can tell your mates down the pub) more than balance the cost. In fact, if you compare it to the cost of a conventional holiday or all the other outgoings in your life, they start to lookmore and more like a bargain. So my f...
Of course, this brings up the paradox that you can’t get a job without experience and you can’t get experience without a job. With humanitarian work, one usually has to start from the very bottom as an intern or a volunteer. This means you have to be willing to work for little or...
I’m Mark Loughnan. And I am a principal at Hassell. You’re about to hear a part of a panel conversation we hosted in support of Humanitarian Architecture Week. We hosted it in our Melbourne studio. One of our panellists was Brian Bell. He is considered one of the champions ...
After the war, Morch received medals from the kings of Denmark, Sweden and Norway for his rescue work and other humanitarian activities. 3: Helium Disguised as Hydrogen Even helium, friend to balloons everywhere, is capable of donning disguises. ...
Volunteering is a great way to use your skills for good and immerse yourself into another culture. Find out the types of volunteer work and how to find the b...
How to support staff deploying on overseas humanitarian work: a qualitative analysis of responder views about the 2014/15 West African Ebola outbreak Eur J Psychotraumatol, 7 (2016), p. 30933 View in ScopusGoogle Scholar 42 GJ Rubin, CR Brewin, N Greenberg, J Simpson, S Wessely Psychological...
Landmines can remain active more than 50 years after they are planted in the ground. For this reason, there has been a growing effort to create a mine-free world in recent decades. To do this, humanitarian aid must first locate the millions of landmines that are still buried in dozens of...
As the Russian military invasion of Ukraine has unfolded, so too has a full-blown humanitarian crisis. The best way to get involved is through your wallet. Here's where to donate.
bound, suit-wearing workforce, while providing real world experience. There are organizations all over the world who are not only looking for able-bodied, bright volunteers to join their ranks, but who rely on them to reach out to the public to provide quality humanitarian and environmental ...