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In this Red R ‘taking point’ video Prof Andrew Brown, Nottingham University Business School, talks about the ability of an organisation to change its culture. He discusses the difficulties in achieving organisational change as it is a long-term task that…
In this Red R ‘taking point’ video Koenraad van Brabant, Author of ‘Operational Security Management in Violent Management’ discusses the need to be aware of how you are perceived.
In this Red R ‘taking point’ video entitled ‘born to be wild’ demonstrates the impact of aid workers acting in a disrespectful manner in the countries they are operating within.
In this Red R ‘taking point’ video John Ryle from Rift Valley Institute discusses being a political agent. John highlights the need for humanitarian organisations to understand that they are perceived as political agents when supplying aid in a conflict…
In this Red R ‘taking point’ video Prof Andrew Brown, Nottingham University Business School, discusses the artefacts of culture and image. He talks about the importance of being aware of the message an organisation’s assets such as buildings and vehicles…
In this Red R ‘taking point’ video Jan Davis, senior training officer for RedR, discusses the systemic impact of humanitarian workers’ presence. Jan provides a case study to demonstrate the indirect detrimental impact humanitarian agencies can have on local communities…
In this Red R ‘taking point’ video Katy Barnett, former senior training officer for RedR, discusses staff vulnerability. Katy talks about the dual impacts of context and gender-based security risks. The vulnerability of female aid workers operating in society’s that…
In this Red R ‘taking point’ video Alex de Wall, from Africa justice, advocates for humanitarian organisations to use the international humanitarian principles as guidance towards personal security whilst recognising personal security is at the discretion of the organisation and…
In this Red R ‘taking point’ video John Ryle, from Rift Valley Institute, discusses the institutional barriers to knowledge. When operating in complex and unstable environments it is vital to have both local and political knowledge and be aware of…
This Red R context assessment documentary discusses the necessity for humanitarian organisations to understand the context in which they operate via context assessment and ongoing monitoring as an essential tool for SRM. Disclaimer – This video contains distressing images of…