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A week of terror and inadequacy

How Aid Works by Adam Corcoran

Jul 31, 201624:05Government & Organizations

This week we look at your very first mission as an aid worker: whether it's Pakistan after an earthquake, a refugee camp in South Sudan or a tiny Tongan island. We reflect on how expectation differs from reality and how...

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