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If you’re eager to learn more about creating a happier humanitarian workforce, this page is your starting point. Here, you'll find valuable resources and insights to help you on your journey.
1. Read
Familiarize yourself with key concepts
2. Listen
Tune in to the Embodying Change podcast
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Definitions
for the purposes of this work
- Humanitarian: Someone working to alleviate human suffering in conflicts and disasters, often through NGOs, the Red Cross/Red Crescent, the UN, government agencies, donor entities, and similar organizations.
- Embodying change: A process of aligning actions and behaviors with the values of compassion, accountability, equity, and solidarity to create meaningful change in the humanitarian sector.
- Well-being: Feeling good and functioning well in both personal and professional contexts.
- Organizational culture: The unwritten rules and norms that define how things “really” get done within an organization.
- Power: The ability to influence others' behavior and decisions. (Hint, we're going for more "power within" and "power with", rather than "power over.")
Reports
Here are four reports written in collaboration
with CHS Alliance and ICVA and co-authored in various combinations by Melissa Pitotti, Mary Ann Clements, Rachel Velasco Jacquot and Nathalie Gons.
Introduces a concept of well-being through the lenses of mental health, people management, and organizational culture.
Suggests 10 practices for effective leadership, complete with examples and case studies.
Offers 5 essential questions for boards, accompanied by a fictional scenario based on real-life incidents.
Provides a 4-stage path towards values-aligned, trust-based solidarity.
Podcast
Tune in to the Embodying Change podcast for inspiring stories and insights.
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wherever you get your podcasts!
Popular Episodes:
- Episode 32: “A Victim/Survivor Approach” with Sabrina Prioli
- Episode 27: “Everyone Needs a Safe Space to Flourish” with Oge Chukwudozie
- Episode 31: “Mental Health at Work” with Dr. Aiysha Malik
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