Tag Archives: relationships

Baby of mine

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Zehra

The below post has been written by Paula Gil Baizan. Paula is a relatively new mum (7 month child) and an experienced manager within the emergency aid sector. She is guest blogging for us on her honest reflections on being pregnant and … Continue reading →

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Long Distance Relationships: Keeping the Home Fires Burning

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Zehra

Originally posted on MadamInsideOut:
This was originally written just before my husband returned from a 14 week stint overseas and recently appeared as a guest post on Wanderlust, as a twin to Morealtitue’s wonderful post: In Which an Expat Talks Long…

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In Which an Expat Aid Worker Talks Long Distance Relationships

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Zehra

Originally posted on WanderLust:
My wife and I just celebrated our two-year wedding anniversary. By celebrated, I mean, we shared a 25-minute Skype chat via grainy video, which had to be curtailed fairly promptly after staff started queuing outside my…

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Work life balance: How we can put “work” and “life” on equal levels

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Zehra

We are VERY excited to have our first post guest post below by Claire Grauer who is a social anthropologist, consultant and blogger working with and interested in NGOs and organizational development, child rights, participatory approaches and Social Media. She … Continue reading →

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Sexual harassment anyone? Just on the side, please.

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Zehra

The aid sector is an enlightened one filled with codes of conduct and HR handbooks filled with how to deal with being sexually harassed.  I’m not getting into SEA issues when we are in communities but rather within our own … Continue reading →

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