Voices from the field: optimising performance for humanitarian workers

Author(s)
Katz, Jared
Nguyen, Déborah
Lacerda, Carla
Daly, Gerald
Publication date
2012-04-01
Subject
Humanitarian
Approach and methodology
Keywords
Humanitarian practice
Development methods

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/270062
DOI
10.1080/09614524.2012.640989
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
Humanitarians find themselves working and living day-by-day in a physically and psychologically demanding and politically complex environment. As there are very limited training mechanisms, each humanitarian is often making their own way through the field, learning from their own mistakes and successes. This practical note highlights some of the innovative (and sometimes unusual) practices that humanitarians have devised to overcome the old and modern challenges of working in the humanitarian field. The note aims to demonstrate that a humanitarian's unique, individual practices can be combined to fit together within a larger framework maximising work effectiveness and personal satisfaction.
Pages
10
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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