"Hey Angelica,
I know some of the regular organizers have been busy. I just got a new job (yay!) and Zehra has went full time with her aid and development workers health coaching, which you guys should really check out.
I think it'd be a…"
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Jeffrey Frankens replied to Angelica's discussion when's the next meet up? in the group New York City Aid Workers
Angelica commented on Jeffrey Frankens's event Brooklyn Meet Up - June 14th - 6:30pm"sorry guys, in Timor-Leste... hopefully I'll make it in august"
Angelica is attending Jeffrey Frankens's eventBrooklyn Meet Up - June 14th - 6:30pm at Habana
June 14, 2012 from 6:30pm to 10pm
Our next Brooklyn meet up will be at Habana Outpost in Ft. Greene Brooklyn. The weather is perfect for us to sit out on the patio and visit!See More
Angelica posted a status"can anyone tell me what the roads are like in East Timor (please) like nairobi or better...."
Angelica commented on Richard Alleyne's event Brooklyn Aid Workers' Meet-Up"sorry guys, thursdays is a bad day for me, can't usually make it until 8:45 (sitter can't arrive before 8:30...) will anyone be there by then?"
Angelica might attend Richard Alleyne's event
Brooklyn Aid Workers' Meet-Up at The Brooklyn Inn (Boerum Hill)
May 10, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm
Great bar with excellent jukebox and pool tables. Food options close by. See More
Angelica commented on AidSource's group Brooklyn Aid Workers"so see you all next Thursday lateish, but for future reference I can't do tuesdays...."
Angelica commented on AidSource's group Brooklyn Aid Workers"I can't do wednesday, although generally wednesdays would be better as as thursdays can't ever leave the house before 8:30pm.boerum hill works. "
Angelica commented on AidSource's group Brooklyn Aid Workers"I can do the 10th, but arriving a bit late. what time where you thinking of starting?"
Angelica commented on AidSource's group Brooklyn Aid Workers"argh, can't make it to the IRC thing, and possibly to the next thursday reunion... will try though"
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- Angelica
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- Individual
- What I do
- Aid/NGO worker based in HQ or a Regional Office, Consultant, Aid Critic
- About me
- humanitarian worker with over 13 years experience both in the field & HQ. Focus on children, women and vulnerable groups in conflict (be it post war, protracted,inherently violent societies, or towards specific groups)
I have lived in Asia, Africa and South America. Currently I am based in NY and have been working independently for the last 4 years.
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note to HR on how to mainstream recruitment and avoid cancer
Posted on April 27, 2012 at 6:43am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I decided to go freelance about 5 years ago. Well, not really. I went on maternity leave, and then back to work, and then back on (extended) maternity leave, and then I started getting work while on leave, and then I realized I kind of liked this half way house. I wasn’t happy being in the office and…
Continue on aid worker's families & a distorted perception of the world
Posted on March 30, 2012 at 11:43am 0 Comments 0 Likes
My eight year old niece says that Peru is a disorganized country:
"it's very disorganized, some houses are really beautiful, and others really ugly. Some cars are really nice, and others are falling apart"
It took her a whole two days to figure this out. yep, someone forgot to "organize" the wealth according to need.
This is something that aid workers' families have to deal with early on. When we lived in Cambodia my kids were still too small to…
Continue bearing witness to misery
Posted on March 2, 2012 at 5:57am 1 Comment 2 Likes
Tap, tap, tap.
The sound of small finger nails tapping softly on the car window hunt me at night.
Shadows I ignore or try to, using the very veil that I reject to hide my shame. I cannot look at them in the eye and say no. I cannot look at them at all because I have nothing to say. I feel empty of words and excuses. Their misery is so vast that just looking at it gives me vertigo. A nine year old without a hand “tap, tap, tap” I pray she does not make it to my window,…
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