What is the True Impact of Humanitarian Aid?
The humanitarian needs across the world right now are enormous. War, political corruption, natural disasters, debilitating poverty, and economic failure can all cause a humanitarian crisis. When these crises occur, our natural instinct is the help. And, helping out seems straightforward \u2013 you just send money or show up. But can assistance sometimes do more harm than good? What is the true impact of humanitarian efforts? If you\u2019re not careful, your time and money may do no good to help those in crisis. Worse, it might end up hurting those you\u2019re hoping to help. In this podcast episode, we consider how best to respond in a humanitarian crisis, why doing a \u201cservice trip\u201d to a distant country isn\u2019t necessarily helpful and ways to boost the impact of your humanitarian aid. \n\nPodcast Guests:\nSvitlana Miller, founder, ToUkraineWithLove.org\n\nMeg Sattler, director, Ground Truth Solutions\n\nBocchit Edmond, Haiti\u2019s Ambassador to the United States\n\nPippa Biddle, author of \u201cOurs to Explore: Privilege, Power and the Paradox of Voluntourism\u201d\n\nKat Rosqueta, founding executive director, Center for High Impact Philanthropy (impact.upenn.edu) at the University of Pennsylvania