Will aid-for-hire become the new normal? Rethinking Humanitarianism

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Sep 10, 202638:43News & Politics

In the previous episode, Fogbow CEO Brook Jerue questioned why the aid sector was so "infatuated" and critical of his company – a small private American firm delivering aid in high‑conflict contexts like South Sudan and...

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