Episode 10: Brendan McDonald from Uncomfortable Revolution

Embodying change: Transforming power, culture and well-being in aid organisations

English - November 06, 2020 16:45 - 42 minutes - 59.1 MB
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Previous Episode: 9. People at the Centre with JRS' Melly Preira

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In this episode, Melissa talks with Brendan McDonald, co-founder and COO of Uncomfortable Revolution. They explore lessons learned from a big push to get the issue of aid worker well-being on the agenda in the run-up to the World Humanitarian Summit.

To learn more about Brendan’s work, you can find him:

· on Twitter at @7piliers

· Uncomfortable Revolution at https://www.urevolution.com/

· his 2015 article in the Guardian at: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/jul/31/aid-workers-casualties-mental-health

· The petition discussed at: https://bit.ly/3oW1hJi

· Uncomfortable Revolution’s mental health video series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClJ70hiDjK1HWCvGgu-re5Q

Other resources

· WhatsApp’s Global Suicide Hotline Resources page is here: https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/security-and-privacy/global-suicide-hotline-resources/?lang=en

· CHS Guidance notes on non-disclosure agreements is here: https://www.chsalliance.org/get-support/resource/non-disclosure-agreements-guidance-note/

On the Initiative to Cultivate Caring, Compassionate Aid Organisations here:

https://www.chsalliance.org/get-support/article/cultivating-caring-compassionate-aid-organisations/