What It's Like To Be... with Dan Heath

A Humanitarian Worker

Dan Heath Season 1 Episode 59

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Managing Ebola treatment centers in Sierra Leone, coordinating with government officials and local leaders, and advocating for the radical simplicity of cash aid with Grace Jackson, a humanitarian worker. When low-income families are given money, what's the first thing they often buy? And what is “CMCoord”?

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