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Humanitarian Action Initiative - GWU @gwu-hai.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Professor @mzdeloffre.bsky.social was quoted in a @thewallstreet.bsky.social article on USAID and the impacts of funding freezes. “I think the potential could be really catastrophic,” said Deloffre. “I’m hoping we don’t get to that point.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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What to Know About USAID, the Agency Elon Musk Wants Dead

Trump campaigned on promises to cut aid to foreign countries.

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Humanitarian Action Initiative - GWU @gwu-hai.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Alina Potts, Research Scientist, Global Women's Institute at GW, and co-authors recently published "Sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment in humanitarian contexts," in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39611187/

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Sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment in humanitarian contexts - PubMed

Considerable investment has been made in recent years to address sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment by aid workers in the humanitarian sector. However, such sexual misconduct remains a persiste...

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Humanitarian Action Initiative - GWU @gwu-hai.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Prof Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff published Toward a Framework for Understanding Localization in Its Institutional Context: A Systems Perspective for Incorporating Local Values. This article is the first to be published in our special issue on the Power & Politics of Localization doi.org/10.1002/pad....

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Toward a Framework for Understanding Localization in Its Institutional Context: A Systems Perspective for Incorporating Local Values

This paper explores how we might integrate local traditional values into a systems approach for analyzing and maximizing localization in the context of foreign aid. The paper situates localization an...

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Humanitarian Action Initiative - GWU @gwu-hai.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Julia Davatzes (MA candidate IDS) published a research article @wilsoncenter.org about the ongoing flood season in Chad, its impact on forcibly displaced persons and on how to include refugees & asylum-seekers in disaster risk reduction & response strategies. www.wilsoncenter.org/article/cata...

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Catastrophic Flooding and Its Impact on Displaced People in Chad

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Humanitarian Action Initiative - GWU @gwu-hai.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

📍Elliott Alumnae Publish Capstone Research📍Caitlin Mittrick, Ana Madero, Teresa Gonzales & Amica Rapadas w/ @ifpri.org colleagues published How can Anticipatory Action Programming Support Women? Application of the Reach-Benefit-Empower-Transform in Nepal & Nigeria cgspace.cgiar.org/server/api/c...

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Humanitarian Action Initiative - GWU @gwu-hai.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Listen to Professor Michael Barnett’s episode on @trumanitarian.bsky.social. Barnett considers whether the humanitarian sector is run by an elite network that controls the vast majority of resources and power. Is it a closed circle that excludes outsiders? player.captivate.fm/episode/6828...

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Humanitarian Action Initiative - GWU @gwu-hai.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

We are so happy to join BlueSky! The Humanitarian Action Initiative is the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University's research, policy, and educational hub on all things humanitarian assistance. Website: hai.elliott.gwu.edu Instagram: www.instagram.com/hai_gwu/

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Welcome!

The Humanitarian Action Initiative (HAI) is an academic and research hub housed in the Elliott School of International Affairs that convenes and cultivates the school’s curriculum, scholarly research,...

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