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Top Paying Jobs You Can Get With a Development Studies Degree

According to the UN, we have ten years to address the world’s biggest problems. We’re in a decade of action. Development is all about helping the world’s developing nations. It’s an interdisciplinary field of study that combines politics, economics, anthropology, and sociology. Development studies is a degree that covers all of that and more. And if you keep reading, you might find it’s the right choice for you. What is Development Studies? Development is a fairly new discipline when contrasted with other sociological …

10 Reasons Why Disaster Management Is Important

Millions of people are affected by disasters each year. Effective disaster management is essential to reduce suffering and support those affected. Here are 10 reasons why disaster management is important. 1. Saves Lives During disasters, a crisis is an acute event that is fast moving and changing. Therefore, effective emergency planning and response is vital. A lack of coordination and response to disasters can have serious and long-lasting impacts on a community and can also lead to more deaths. Disaster …

What do International Development Organizations do?

Although there are many popular examples of international development organizations such as the American Refugee Committee, the United States Agency for International Development, World Bank, Oxfam or CARE, it is common that many people do not know precisely what it is that these organizations work to accomplish. Though the work that international development organizations do is vast and broad in spectrum, it can be described in a simple way that encompasses the driving forces of this type of work; international …

What Is International Development?

3 Free Online Courses to Foster Your Humanitarian Career

Access to the lessons and resources is free of charge, and students need only pay if they wish to obtain an official certificate of completion at the end. Free courses are great for those who wish to amp up their knowledge of a particular subject in order to complement their pre-existing qualifications and experiences. While there are dozens of topics that would be useful for those seeking out a humanitarian career, the following list offers a quick glance at the …

5 Ways to Get Field Work Experience in Humanitarian Aid

Getting your first job in the humanitarian field is hard as it is, but gaining that invaluable (and, frankly, extremely necessary) field experience is another game. Over the past few decades, it has become increasingly competitive and challenging to get your first field experience- especially if you want a proper job that lasts longer than one month. In order to prepare yourself to be an optimal candidate, you need to pursue the right education, and demonstrate that you are dedicated …

5 Top Movies Focusing on Humanitarian Issues

In addition to the plethora of compelling documentaries, there is a long list of Hollywood films that dared to portray some of the worst humanitarian crises and human rights violations as integral elements of their plots. The following five, in particular, focus on series of events that happened not so long ago. In fact, the after affects of these crises continue to dramatically impact many individuals, communities, countries, and regions around the world. Hotel Rwanda Hotel Rwanda is a famous …

5 Humanitarian Organizations Offering NGO Jobs in Zimbabwe

As a nation, Zimbabwe has gone through massive changes and experienced major turmoil over the past several decades. The people have survived violence and poverty, and the country has only recently begun to re-stabilize. Once the wealthiest nation in southern Africa, the currency has devalued multiple times, reducing its value to virtually nothing. The political system is corrupt, and many educated people have left the country. Hunger runs rampant across the countryside, and racial tensions continue to run deep, which …