Vanuatu: An Aid Worker's Journey to the Edge of the World
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VIDEO: Why Prevention Efforts in Humanitarian Aid Often Fail
After a very long time I watched a video on development sector in full. As the introducer mentioned riveting and fact based presentation. I have […]
Villagers in Cyclone-Ravished Takara Still Waiting for Their Good News
Nice of the employee of the geothermal company to help out but there is a vested interest there when the company is trying to secure
Billions of Aid Dollars Spent: Why Isn’t Haiti Ready for a Hurricane?
Hi Marc, Great questions. I think overall we are seeing that the line between humanitarian aid and development is blurring. And in fact, bringing them […]
After a very long time I watched a video on development sector in full. As the introducer mentioned riveting and fact based presentation. I have to watch it again a few times to analyse your points in a better way but a very good point I gathered was “we have to come up with a mechanism which outsmarts our hearts.”
I will think deeply about this but I can say that the appearances are important. And seeing people in distress has a deep impact on our minds. And probably our measurements for impact are biased . For e.g. one of the most distressing pictures I have seen is the kid who drowned while trying to escape to Turkey from Syria. And we then try to respond instantaneously. It becomes a very tough choice. I can only say this much now.