Tag Archives: Mental health

Making the world better does not make you better

Posted in: Career Advice, Self-help | March 6, 2013 at 9:22 am , by J.

It his first post for WhyDev, writer, aid worker and brewer of beer, J. (of Tales from the Hood), gives somes much needed advice to those working in aid/development: get a life and be a good person....

Bringing sexy back: the state of HR in development work 2013

Posted in: Aid Effectiveness, Career Advice | February 8, 2013 at 1:12 pm , by Brendan Rigby

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People In Aid recently published their latest report on ‘The State of HR in International Humanitarian and Development Organisations’ for 2013. Tobias Denskus and Brendan Rigby break down the report and discuss what the most pressing needs are for HR in the aid/development sector is for 2013....

Last chance to be part of the Peer Coaching Pilot Program!

Posted in: Coaching | November 30, 2012 at 7:00 am , by Brendan Rigby

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Today, we will close registration and begin matching people one-to-one to get them started on their peer coaching partnership. Brendan gives a snap shot of who has registered so far and encourages everyone, regardless of age or experience, to register and be part of this innovative, experimental and career-changing program....

Welcome to the launch of our Peer Coaching Pilot Program!

Posted in: Coaching | November 21, 2012 at 7:00 am , by WhyDev Team

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WhyDev is excited to announce the launch of its Peer Coaching Pilot Program. This service will match aid workers around the world with a peer to facilitate a peer coaching partnership. There are only 400 places available in this pilot, so don't miss your chance to be part of the...

How WhyDev’s Peer Coaching Initiative Aims to Help Aid Workers

Posted in: Coaching | June 1, 2012 at 12:00 pm , by Guest Author/s

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In this post, Jaclyn Schiff interviews our own Brendan Rigby about the peer coaching initiative, revealing for the first time results from the original survey that kickstarted the project. This is part of a series of interviews for Pangea, a new online show for people interested in global issues....

Peer coaching: it’s happening, but we need your help

Posted in: Career Advice, Coaching, Reflection, Self-help | April 26, 2012 at 9:00 am , by Weh Yeoh

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Back in February 2012, we announced that we're starting a peer coaching matching service, in partnership with Shana Montesol Johnson of Development Crossroads. We've been overwhelmed by the response, with over 300 people telling us that they wanted to sign up. In order to get this project up and running...

Are you psychologically equipped for working in aid and development?

Posted in: Self-help | February 15, 2012 at 9:04 am , by Alessandra Pigni

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Alessandra Pigni has collected stories, reflections and suggestions from humanitarian professionals on the topic of self-care. With this, she has put together a white paper series of practical recommendations to better prepare humanitarian professionals for field missions. Read more about this ground-breaking series in her second post for whydev.org....

Peer coaching: here’s what the buzz is all about.

Posted in: Coaching | February 9, 2012 at 2:17 am , by Weh Yeoh

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Last week, we published a survey asking for opinions to help us shape our peer coaching service. We were inundated with respondents and we want to share some of the most valuable comments to help shed some light what the buzz is all about, and to encourage others to sign...

Peer coaching: is that something we can interest you in?

Posted in: Coaching | February 2, 2012 at 11:32 am , by Shana Montesol Johnson

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We are excited to announce, through a collaboration between whydev and Development Crossroads, we are launching a peer coaching matching service. We believe that young professionals, graduate students, and others starting out in international development could benefit from peer coaching. We want to develop a service that best matches up...

How to stay in love with your job in aid and development

Posted in: Self-help | December 14, 2011 at 10:01 pm , by Elie Calhoun

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Your relationship with your job is just like your other relationships in life - it involves work. It's also possible that you will fall in and out of love with this relationship too. How then, do we best continue to be in love with our jobs? In this post, Elie...

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Posted in: Links | June 17, 2011 at 1:20 pm , by Brendan Rigby

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A list of favourite links for the week to get you through the weekend....

Crazy bake: the black dog of development?

Posted in: China & Development | June 8, 2011 at 4:40 pm , by Brendan Rigby

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In this post, Brendan has a look at Crazy Bake, an NGO located that seeks to include those with mental health problems in baking and other social and economic activities at a hospital in Beijing. Although, he has a few misgivings about this organisation, in the broader context of mental...