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The Haiti Earthquake response was characterised by unprecedented participation. Even the Asian Tsunami, as messy as it was, was not the free-for-all that Haiti became almost overnight.

New website (May 8, 2011): the Collected Writings of Stefan Pasti (at www.writingsofstefanpasti.net )

Dear AidWorkersColleagues,

Has any one work with MEDAIR or still working with them.Will like to know what is their recruitment procedures and terms and conditions of working with them?
Regards.
Joe

Centre for Safety and Development organises another round of Security Management Courses scheduled in Afghanistan (Kabul) and Pakistan (Islamabad) in June 2011. Register now!

June 2011- Security Management Course Kenya and DRC

Country Director – Pakistan, Islamabad for HTSPE

Position: Country Director
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Salary: £20-£30,000
Closing Date: Tuesday 17th May at midnight GMT.

Programme Director – based in Juba, South Sudan *Re-advertisement as candidate withdrew for personal reasons

I spent a fascinating day on Tuesday facilitating a workshop on Supporting Innovation in Humanitarian Organisations.

Dear Colleagues,

A large NGO donated their security policy and protocols to OpenSecurityDocs. We have taken out the name of the NGO and made it more general for other NGOs.

Emergency Programme Manager, Darfur

[Note: This contribution consists of definitions, premises, statistics, and observations, and is meant to be a starting point for further discussion on this topic.

We are seeking to fill the post of Programme Director to lead Tearfund's operational programme in DR Congo.

Dear Colleagues,

CSD has posted a free downloadable NGO Crisis Management Plan on OpenSecurityDocs.

Light Years IP (LYIP), an international NGO dedicated to increasing export income for low income producers in the developing world through intellectual property (IP) business strategies, is recruiting

More and more NGOs take higher risks in order to continue programmes when tense situations in unsafe areas deteriorate. But when is enough enough? When an incident occurs? If not, then when?

Colleagues,

On this website you will find several NGO safety and security policies, guidelines and other security information.

These are open documents and can be downloaded for free.

The mission of our volunteer program is to offer meaningful volunteer
opportunities for international volunteers and seek sustainable solutions

Dear Aid Workers Colleagues,

I am about to go to a project where radio communications have been difficult. The first thing I want to do is test the equipment.