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Navigating a cultural minefield

How Aid Works by Adam Corcoran

Oct 10, 201730:20Government & Organizations

Imagine facing thousands of people needing shelter after an earthquake. Then imaging trying to coordinate shelter arrangements in three languages at once. Shelter specialist Leeanne Marshall shines a light on the challen...

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Navigating a cultural minefield is an episode from How Aid Works by Adam Corcoran. Imagine facing thousands of people needing shelter after an earthquake. Then imaging trying to coordinate shelter arrangements in three languages at once. Sh...

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