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SUMMARY:CGHR Expert Practitioner Series: Working in Human Rights\, Peacebu
 ilding\, Humanitarian Aid and Development - Rebecca Dale - UK Department f
 or International Development\, Senior Conflict Advisor
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DTEND:20120314T183000Z
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CONTACT:Yvonne Frankfurth
DESCRIPTION:_Talk will be followed by drinks reception in the Alison Richa
 rd Building. Room to be confirmed (see screen at Reception)._\n\n%{color:r
 ed}To help us with organisation\, please register your interest by emailin
 g: yiif2@cam.ac.uk%\n \nThe Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR) h
 as launched a practitioner seminar series\, partnering with expert speaker
 s from key organisations to delve into the gritty realities of what workin
 g in field like human rights and international development really involves
 .  \n\n*Rebecca Dale* is Senior Conflict Advisor at the *UK Department for
  International Development* for the Middle East and North Africa. She has 
 been a conflict advisor at DFID since 2007 and prior to this was policy ad
 visor at the humanitarian NGO\, International Rescue Committee\, in Sudan.
  She has worked for the United Nations as Special Assistant to the Residen
 t Coordinator in Rwanda and with Oxfam\, seconded to the Rwandan Ministry 
 of Rehabilitation. Rebecca studied PPE in Oxford and holds a Masters degre
 e from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.\n\n\n
 The sphere of work known variously as the 'Third Sector'\, 'Development an
 d Humanitarian Aid' or simply - doing good in tough places - is notoriousl
 y impenetrable\, and frustratingly difficult to navigate for the uninitiat
 ed. For somebody hoping to pursue a career within this field\, the range o
 f agencies and institutions\, initiatives and centres is at the very least
  bewildering. Most areas intersect\, and organisations work with an array 
 of crosscutting issues and contexts. Yet what at first glance can appear t
 o be a morass of very similar organisations doing generally related things
 \, is in fact often sharply delineated\, with different sectors requiring 
 surprisingly different competencies and operating under quite specific man
 dates. Working as an international human rights advocate would demand a di
 fferent skill set and working environment from a project officer of a firs
 t phase emergency response - and both would have relatively different rout
 es to entry. And a Master's degree isn't always the best option.  \nCambri
 dge University educates and trains many of the best young minds in the cou
 ntry and provides a critical insight into the issues surrounding internati
 onal politics\, security\, development and humanitarianism. But with littl
 e clarity around what is involved in working in this sector\, attempting t
 o translate this theoretical knowledge into a meaningful start to a career
  can be a minefield. With this in mind\, the CGHR series will allow studen
 ts to listen and speak to a selection of high-level experts working in the
 se fields\, and address key issues and questions. What impact can you have
  on people's lives working with Amnesty International or Human Rights Watc
 h? What are the challenges facing emergency relief workers at the British 
 Red Cross? How does the UK Government's Department for International Devel
 opment influence peace-building and security during civil conflicts overse
 as? What role does policy research at the Overseas Development Institute p
 lay in provoking change?  \nThere will be four one-and-a-half hour seminar
 s throughout Lent 2012\, designed to equip students with an in-depth and c
 ritical look at what each area involves\; the type of work carried out\, c
 ontingent challenges and essential competencies. The first hour will intro
 duce the speaker\, chaired by a discussant from CGHR\, and will open up to
  the audience in the second hour to provide the opportunity for students t
 o engage with the topics discussed. \n\n\n
LOCATION:Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site
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