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Ethos of AidThe Catharsis of CongruenceIn this episode, we travel to North Sudan & South Sudan and to a centre for abandoned children... My work here with staff delved into long-held, unexplored beliefs that were impacting their work until such time as we created safe space to explore them. While it's possible to live incongruently, in the space between our beliefs, values and actions, it does have impacts. In this narrative, I share how we can unpack the assumptions that lead to incongruence, and the collective catharsis that can emerge from working through tension & discomfort.Also in this episode, I announce that I...
2021-08-2023 min
Ethos of AidThe Catharsis of CongruenceIn this episode, we travel to North Sudan & South Sudan and to a centre for abandoned children... My work here with staff delved into long-held, unexplored beliefs that were impacting their work until such time as we created safe space to explore them. While it's possible to live incongruently, in the space between our beliefs, values and actions, it does have impacts. In this narrative, I share how we can unpack the assumptions that lead to incongruence, and the collective catharsis that can emerge from working through tension & discomfort.Also in this episode, I announce that I...
2021-08-2023 min
Ethos of AidHelping is Complicated...In this episode, I bring in narratives from Pakistan and Canada - within my family, even - to underline the complexities of helping from a number of perspectives. I take things down to the human level and connect the dots to wider humanitarian interventions and the skills needed to do this complex work well. Let us know if you're enjoying at www.kimbervradenburg.com or @kimbervradenburg on Instagram or on the Ethos of Aid Facebook Page!
2021-08-1418 minEthos of AidHelping is Complicated...In this episode, I bring in narratives from Pakistan and Canada - within my family, even - to underline the complexities of helping from a number of perspectives. I take things down to the human level and connect the dots to wider humanitarian interventions and the skills needed to do this complex work well. Let us know if you're enjoying at www.kimbervradenburg.com or @kimbervradenburg on Instagram or on the Ethos of Aid Facebook Page!
2021-08-1318 min
Ethos of AidWe Must Forgive But We Will Never ForgetIn this episode we head back in time to Sierra Leone to share some of the joys and complexities of working with local practitioners helping themselves and their communities travel the path from 12 years of civil conflict to peace and reconciliation. That path is at times as curved and sometimes seemingly impassable as the roads we travelled to reach villages and communities. In this narrative I discuss children associated with armed forces and groups. While I do not go into detail about atrocities, I do mention specifically that these children were forced to commit atrocities, and some l...
2021-08-0621 minEthos of AidWe Must Forgive But We Will Never ForgetIn this episode we head back in time to Sierra Leone to share some of the joys and complexities of working with local practitioners helping themselves and their communities travel the path from 12 years of civil conflict to peace and reconciliation. That path is at times as curved and sometimes seemingly impassable as the roads we travelled to reach villages and communities. In this narrative I discuss children associated with armed forces and groups. While I do not go into detail about atrocities, I do mention specifically that these children were forced to commit atrocities, and some l...
2021-08-0621 min
Ethos of AidLocal Issues, Local Solutions, Says Julius Kwami TsatsuIn this episode, we wrap up our 3 part series with Julius Kwami Tsatsu of Ghana. Julius shares his ingenuity in response to the lack of rain and his growing skill set; underlining yet another way he responds to local issues with local solutions.We discuss his new awareness about long-held beliefs and their impact on his work with communities as well as the value of social entrepreneurship within humanitarian work to address social problems sustainably.It won’t be the last time we have Julius with us, and we’ve given each other a lot...
2021-07-3024 minEthos of AidLocal Issues, Local Solutions, Says Julius Kwami TsatsuIn this episode, we wrap up our 3 part series with Julius Kwami Tsatsu of Ghana. Julius shares his ingenuity in response to the lack of rain and his growing skill set; underlining yet another way he responds to local issues with local solutions.We discuss his new awareness about long-held beliefs and their impact on his work with communities as well as the value of social entrepreneurship within humanitarian work to address social problems sustainably.It won’t be the last time we have Julius with us, and we’ve given each other a lot...
2021-07-3024 min
Ethos of AidThe Veneer of Beliefs & The Prevalence of ResilienceIn this episode, we explore the veneer of beliefs and the prevalence of resilience by looking back through the contexts we’ve discussed so far, from Ghana to Ethiopia, and bringing in a narrative from Rwanda to underline some of the key themes. This is the 5th episode, which I cheekily equate with the tricky 3rd album in music-industry-metaphor... It’s a moment to pause and reflect and to recap, before we bring Julius Kwami Tsatsu back next week for the final chapter of our dialogue.In the first segment you’ll hear me bring in exampl...
2021-07-2322 minEthos of AidThe Veneer of Beliefs & The Prevalence of ResilienceIn this episode, we explore the veneer of beliefs and the prevalence of resilience by looking back through the contexts we’ve discussed so far, from Ghana to Ethiopia, and bringing in a narrative from Rwanda to underline some of the key themes. This is the 5th episode, which I cheekily equate with the tricky 3rd album in music-industry-metaphor... It’s a moment to pause and reflect and to recap, before we bring Julius Kwami Tsatsu back next week for the final chapter of our dialogue.In the first segment you’ll hear me bring in exampl...
2021-07-2322 minEthos of AidThe Veneer of Beliefs & Prevalence of ResilienceIn this episode, we explore the veneer of beliefs and the prevalence of resilience across the contexts we've been talking about with Julius Kwami Tsatsu and in the first 4 episodes....
2021-07-2222 minEthos of AidThe Veneer of Beliefs & Prevalence of ResilienceIn this episode, we explore the veneer of beliefs and the prevalence of resilience across the contexts we've been talking about with Julius Kwami Tsatsu and in the first 4 episodes....
2021-07-2222 min
Ethos of AidBeliefs, Values and Ethics, Oh My! Julius Kwami Tsatsu - Chapter 2In this Episode, we are again in Ghana with Julius Kwami Tsatsu as our guest. This is Chapter 2 of our juicy dialogue, where we delve into beliefs, values and ethics and the contradictions therein. I share parts of my own journey to discovering and utilizing beliefs and values in my cross-cultural humanitarian work, and Julius shares examples of how he works with beliefs in his community. We then dive into what happens for practitioners when they don’t have the space, time and opportunity to explore how external concepts fit and conflict with cultural beliefs and values, using examples fr...
2021-07-1623 minEthos of AidBeliefs, Values and Ethics, Oh My! Julius Kwami Tsatsu - Chapter 2In this Episode, we are again in Ghana with Julius Kwami Tsatsu as our guest. This is Chapter 2 of our juicy dialogue, where we delve into beliefs, values and ethics and the contradictions therein. I share parts of my own journey to discovering and utilizing beliefs and values in my cross-cultural humanitarian work, and Julius shares examples of how he works with beliefs in his community. We then dive into what happens for practitioners when they don’t have the space, time and opportunity to explore how external concepts fit and conflict with cultural beliefs and values, using examples fr...
2021-07-1623 min
Ethos of AidSo Many Hats, Julius Kwami Tsatsu! - Chapter 1Well hello hello and welcome to Episode 3 of the EoA podcast. Or as they say in Ghana, mema wo akwaaba, which means, I welcome you! My name is Kimber and I am your host. You guessed it, today we are in beautiful Ghana, West Africa, and I have the great pleasure of introducing you to Julius Kwami Tsatsu.In this chapter, we’ll be laying the groundwork for what has become a 3 part miniseries about the successes and complexities of Julius’s deep community-based work as a man wearing many hats! He is a proud citizen of Ghan...
2021-07-0925 minEthos of AidSo Many Hats, Julius Kwami Tsatsu! - Chapter 1Well hello hello and welcome to Episode 3 of the EoA podcast. Or as they say in Ghana, mema wo akwaaba, which means, I welcome you! My name is Kimber and I am your host. You guessed it, today we are in beautiful Ghana, West Africa, and I have the great pleasure of introducing you to Julius Kwami Tsatsu.In this chapter, we’ll be laying the groundwork for what has become a 3 part miniseries about the successes and complexities of Julius’s deep community-based work as a man wearing many hats! He is a proud citizen of Ghan...
2021-07-0925 min
Ethos of Aid28 Pastoralists...In this episode... Why sharing human process-work is important, the role of social location in humanitarian practice and how 28 pastoralists-turned-health-workers made a difference to mothers and their babies in Southern Ethiopia... I would love to hear from you! If you have a comment, or a question, or a story to share, or you'd like to be a guest, please find me at www.kimbervradenburg.com by clicking 'Contact', or on the Ethos of Aid Facebook page, or @kimbervradenburg.comNext week, join me for some engaging dialogue with Mr. Julius Kwami Tsatsu; a child protection...
2021-07-0221 minEthos of Aid28 Pastoralists...In this episode... Why sharing human process-work is important, the role of social location in humanitarian practice and how 28 pastoralists-turned-health-workers made a difference to mothers and their babies in Southern Ethiopia... I would love to hear from you! If you have a comment, or a question, or a story to share, or you'd like to be a guest, please find me at www.kimbervradenburg.com by clicking 'Contact', or on the Ethos of Aid Facebook page, or @kimbervradenburg.comNext week, join me for some engaging dialogue with Mr. Julius Kwami Tsatsu; a child protection...
2021-07-0221 min
Ethos of AidLET'S MEET IN THE REALWell, it couldn't get more perfectly imperfect than this!In this inaugural episode I reveal myself as the newbie podcaster I am, and, share the first sliver of perspective on my experiences doing humanitarian aid work in the field. We start in Malawi, finish in Ghana and along the way I honour the beautiful messiness created by the labyrinth of humans, beliefs, values, social, cultural and religious norms involved in this work. And since it all relies on practitioners working in their own communities, I shine a big old spotlight on them! This is a...
2021-06-2520 minEthos of AidLET'S MEET IN THE REALWell, it couldn't get more perfectly imperfect than this!In this inaugural episode I reveal myself as the newbie podcaster I am, and, share the first sliver of perspective on my experiences doing humanitarian aid work in the field. We start in Malawi, finish in Ghana and along the way I honour the beautiful messiness created by the labyrinth of humans, beliefs, values, social, cultural and religious norms involved in this work. And since it all relies on practitioners working in their own communities, I shine a big old spotlight on them! This is a...
2021-06-2520 min
Ethos of AidThe Beautiful Messy Humanitarian FieldEthos of Aid is the podcast where we explore the beautiful, messy, human and social nature of humanitarian work in the field. A space for dialogue and learning about how best to do this work together.Find me at www.kimbervradenburg.com or on the Ethos of Aid Facebook page, or @kimbervradenburg on Instagram.
2021-06-1602 minEthos of AidTrailer for the Ethos of Aid podcast detailing how you can listen and what to expect.Ethos of Aid is the podcast where we explore the beautiful, messy, human and social nature of humanitarian work in the field. A space for dialogue and learning about how best to do this work together.Find me at www.kimbervradenburg.com or on the Ethos of Aid Facebook page, or @kimbervradenburg on Instagram.
2021-06-1602 min