Ranked #1
Earthquake, war, famine, flood … interested?
Earthquake, war, famine, flood … interested?
It’s a job you can’t wait to leave and can’t wait to return to. We look at how to break into the field of humanitarian a... Read more
17 Jul 2016
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36mins
Ranked #2
A week of terror and inadequacy
A week of terror and inadequacy
This week we look at your very first mission as an aid worker: whether it’s Pakistan after an earthquake, a refugee camp... Read more
31 Jul 2016
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24mins
Ranked #3
World's most dangerous animal
World's most dangerous animal
Every day, silent plagues of mosquito-borne diseases are killing thousands around the globe and Kym Blechynden is leadin... Read more
7 Nov 2017
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19mins
Ranked #4
Passing the baton
Passing the baton
What’s it like having an aid worker for a father? How does that change the way you see the world? In this special discus... Read more
31 Oct 2017
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31mins
Ranked #5
Fighting 18th century diseases in 2017
Fighting 18th century diseases in 2017
Why the hell does cholera still exist? Libby Bowell, who’s been tackling preventable and horrifying diseases for several... Read more
24 Oct 2017
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31mins
Ranked #6
More intelligent aid
More intelligent aid
Is it time for more intelligent aid? Red Cross International Director, Peter Walton, reflects on his days in the field ... Read more
17 Oct 2017
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24mins
Ranked #7
Navigating a cultural minefield
Navigating a cultural minefield
Imagine facing thousands of people needing shelter after an earthquake. Then imaging trying to coordinate shelter arrang... Read more
10 Oct 2017
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30mins
Ranked #8
Modern day Florence Nightingales (part two)
Modern day Florence Nightingales (part two)
Modern day Florence Nightingales explore the big questions in emergency health: how do you provide medical care with min... Read more
3 Oct 2017
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47mins
Ranked #9
Modern day Florence Nightingales (part one)
Modern day Florence Nightingales (part one)
Three Florence Nightingale Medal recipients reveal what it means to follow in the footsteps of the woman who inspired th... Read more
26 Sep 2017
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46mins
Ranked #10
Congratulations! You’re forever a misfit
Congratulations! You’re forever a misfit
The mission’s over. Time to catch up with your mates and a season’s worth of Game of Thrones. Except that people treat y... Read more
6 Nov 2016
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32mins
Ranked #11
Advice to my younger self
Advice to my younger self
Learn to manage risk, because someone will shoot at you. Stop being so damn idealistic. Sit back and listen. There are n... Read more
23 Oct 2016
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23mins
Ranked #12
Equifinality
Equifinality
What could possibly go wrong on a relief mission? Well… border disputes, power outages, strikes, random epidemics, natur... Read more
9 Oct 2016
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30mins
Ranked #13
Love in the hot zone
Love in the hot zone
Listen up, Humanitarians of Tinder! It can be hard to maintain relationships with family, let alone find love, when you’... Read more
25 Sep 2016
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29mins
Ranked #14
A water stop in an apocalypse
A water stop in an apocalypse
How do you feel watching families flee in an apocalyptic sea of people? How do you cope with an Ebola nightmare sweeping... Read more
11 Sep 2016
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33mins
Ranked #15
The coffin on the bus and other tales of horror
The coffin on the bus and other tales of horror
Sometimes you’re faced with a carful of corpses. Sometimes you have to drive the body of a bomb victim home to her paren... Read more
29 Aug 2016
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25mins