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Cynan Houghton posted a blog postThe personal, the professional, the poetics: TWQ on aidwork(ers)
Looks like Volume 33 No 8 could be a rather interesting edition of the venerable Third World Quarterly academic periodical. Selected highlights from the table of contents:* The Personal and…See More
Cynan Houghton replied to J.'s discussion Ideal donors? Ideal orgs? and how much does size matter? in the group Humanitarian Practice"There's benefits to the intermediation.
Donor W with a budget of £10bn can't think properly in chunks of less than £100m. They don't have time, not without tripling their staff, and they've had a recruitment freeze…"
Cynan Houghton replied to AidSource's discussion ALNAP: State of the Humanitarian System in the group Humanitarian Practice"Lots to say about this. Severe shortage of time to 'write' rather than just put jumbled pile of words together though. Concur absolutely though, people really gotta read it. c"
Cynan Houghton commented on J.'s event SnarkFest 2012"Please give my most sarcasmic regards to the seppo snarkfest."
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Cynan Houghton replied to Sarah Davitt's discussion Globalized Lives and Lack of Limits in the group Work & Life"Aid organisations will typically take everything you have and ask for more... it is a skill to know your limits and say no. (And yeah sometimes saying no to yourself can be the hardest part.) Extremely long days and extremely high…"
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The personal, the professional, the poetics: TWQ on aidwork(ers)
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Looks like Volume 33 No 8 could be a rather interesting edition of the venerable Third World Quarterly academic periodical. Selected highlights from the table of contents:
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