This memoir of forty years of international humanitarian service and lessons learned along the way is a great book for young men and women who are attracted to a career in the ecumenical world church or those desiring careers in relief and service ministries. Working for Church World Service (CWS), Mr. Swartzendruber served in Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. (307pp. color illus. Masthof Press, 2012.)
D. Rieff, reporter au "New York Times", propose un regard critique sur l'engagement des organisations humanitaires, dresse un constat des limites et grandeurs de l'intervention des ONG et rappelle que l'action humanitaire est l'unique ...
China Gadabouts illuminates the dilemmas, challenges, and opportunities presented by humanitarian work within a Western-based relief organization.
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usually been told as two distinct stories: one about the means and methods of war, the ”sword,” and the other about the succor and security supplied by humanitarians, the ”salve.” But as humanitarians instantly recall, the historical ...
From the early 1990s, humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have with increasing frequency been working in distinctly hostile envrionments.
And yet another believed MSF requires everyone who enters their medical facilities to be armed (quite the opposite, in fact).These are just some of the surprising revelations found in In the Eyes of Others: How People in Crises Perceive ...
I was later to learn that Sean had been shot in the back , and in the head . The bullet wound in the head was later shown to me by his father , in the funeral parlour . Dermot encouraged me to place my hand on the wound , which was ...
Human Rights, Integration, and Sustainable Development David K. Androff. reframed away from dependency towards self- reliance, self- help, and local participation. The International Conference on Central American Refugees (CIREFCA) ...
This volume of original essays examines crisis early warning factors at different levels, in different settings, and judges their effectiveness according to various models.
This book, based on the author's experiences teaching and practicing medicine on all seven continents, provides the practical details necessary to ensure a successful international experience.