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The Humanitarian Assistance Network for Disaster (HAND) is hosting a “Global Changing Challenges conference” April 3-4. It’s a progression of concepts discussed at the Hong Kong Starfish Community Expo that was held in October.  It seeks the spread of ideas, followed by communities actively engaging together in community development and disaster response — which is [...]

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This checklist provides you with the means to gage your spiritual, social, emotional, physical, occupational, intellectual and other wellness areas of your life. This is a really-cool resource that can help people be happier, healthier, and more effective cross-culturally. Phil from MAF shared this tool with us. Get it here:   http://www.brigada.org/files/wellnesschecklist-point9.xlsx   Thanks a [...]

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We probably would have all surmised it, even if CNN hadn’t confirmed it. The past decade has been the most dangerous, ever, for humanitarian aid workers in general. For the article, see…   http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/12/un.humanitarian.workers/index.html?hpt=T2   (Note: That URL will likely ‘wrap.’ If you have trouble copying and pasting it into your browser, just click to [...]

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Online Classes has put together a list of excellent books to help understand humanitarian endeavors. Each book has a short description and a link for ordering it. http://www.onlineclasses.org/2010/06/17/100-best-books-for-humanitarians/ (Note that this URL will probably wrap. If you can’t get it to work by copying and reassembling it in your browser, just go to the online [...]

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That’s the vision of the folks at… http://www.unplugdesign.com/ Package your aid correctly — food, clothing, etc. — and the kids in the home will have a soccer ball in record time.

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Not that long ago, we featured a survey being carried out on the Humanitarian Worker Wellness Inventory (HWWI). See the original item at: http://www.brigada.org/2010/01/31_3936 The purpose of the research project was to adapt as an assessment and provide psychometric validity information for Dr. Keckler’s Comprehensive Missionary Wellness Model. The principle of the HWWI is that [...]

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Is it just my imagination, or are we seeing a bit more cooperation than ever before in the carrying out of humanitarian aid missions. Think about it… Hope For Haiti pulls together like 60 tv networks. Then there’s the new website, http://www.haitihub.org/ You register if you have a humanitarian need for Haiti, … or if [...]

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