Aid workers and sexual violence: survivors speak out
Easy access to date-rape drugs, an isolated culture and lack of legal infrastructure creates the conditions for sexual assault to occur unpunished. What can be done?
From refugees to aid worker safety, leaving no one behind to localising aid, it’s been a busy year for humanitarians and development folk. Catch up our coverage
'We forgot to tell the kids that moving can suck': the challenges of working abroad
A development worker explains the trials and tribulations of moving around the world with your family, using the five stages of grief (plus another ...)
Secret aid worker: It's ok to not love this job all the time
The upsides of humanitarian work (saving lives, travelling the world, meeting amazing people) makes it hard to admit it when you’re not enjoying the job
Why did you become a humanitarian? Aid workers share their motivations
Whether out of a desire to help those in need or by accident, readers share their reasons for working as humanitarians – despite near death experiences
How should the media report rape and sexual violence?
Megan Nobert
Last week Jason Patinkin broke the story of horrific attacks and rapes of aid workers in South Sudan. But did his piece follow guidelines on rape reporting?
'I was raped and my counsellor asked me what I had been wearing'
Danielle Dryke was raped while she was a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali. She didn’t expect her counsellor to make her feel that the attack was her fault
The attack on Kunduz hospital in Afghanistan suggests that humanitarian work is becoming more perilous, but new research reveals the full picture is more complex
