"well, I believe some of the issues could be improved if only the HR policies of the diverse aid-industry employers would treat people as people and not as cattle,as they do now.
For instance, offer indefinite contracts that do not depend on project.…"
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Kristian Brakel commented on Kristian Brakel's blog post Dating for aid workers - your opinion is wanted!"Hi guys,
The story has now been published on our website:
http://irinnews.org/Report/96620/AID-POLICY-Fifty-shades-of-aid-love-in-the-field
Thanks to all of you, who contributed!
Best,
Kristian"
Kristian Brakel commented on Kristian Brakel's blog post Dating for aid workers - your opinion is wanted!"To maybe clarify the questions a bit, here is what I am interested in:
-In your experience is dating/finding a partner/maintainings a relationship different when you are in the field than when you are at home?
-If so, what are the major…"
Kristian Brakel commented on Kristian Brakel's blog post Dating for aid workers - your opinion is wanted!"Hi J. & Andreailcujo thanks for your answers.
I'll drop you both a private message.
In regard to the question, if IRIN has no other things to tend to - fair point, but let me quickly explain:
IRIN is a news…"
J. commented on Kristian Brakel's blog post Dating for aid workers - your opinion is wanted!"Okay, I'll bite:
Without confirming or denying anything specific and all of that... I'll just say that in my own experience the humanitarian industry has generally proved to be highly un-family friendly, un-relationship friendly.
I'm…"
Andreailcujo commented on Kristian Brakel's blog post Dating for aid workers - your opinion is wanted!"well, sounds nice but I think your request is not clear; anyway if you have questions drop me a message. I thought people at Irin and Ocha were busy with more urgent issues by the way.. :)"
Kristian Brakel commented on Kristian Brakel's blog post Dating for aid workers - your opinion is wanted!"maybe to make that clear again - as I see that a lot of people view this post, but no one reacts - we are interested in your general observations/opinion on this topic i.e. there is no need to share any personal stories."
Kristian Brakel posted a blog postDating for aid workers - your opinion is wanted!
Hi,My name is Kristian, and I am with IRIN.IRIN is the UN OCHA's news and analysis service, reporting on humanitarian issues around the globe.Some of you may already know our service: www.irinnews.orgWe try to cover subjects and news that matter to you working in the aid field. One thing that I found that many aid workers have to cope with is to manage their private life.How to find a suitable partner, who is willing to…See More
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Dating for aid workers - your opinion is wanted!
Posted on October 2, 2012 at 8:16am 8 Comments 1 Like
Hi,
My name is Kristian, and I am with IRIN.
IRIN is the UN OCHA's news and analysis service, reporting on humanitarian issues around the globe.
Some of you may already know our service: www.irinnews.org
We try to cover subjects and news that matter to you working in the aid field.
One thing that I found that many aid workers have to cope with is to manage their private life.
How to…
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