Humanitarian relief has always been focused on meeting the needs of people affected by war and armed conflict. Today, the same is increasingly true of development programmes. The challenge for aid agencies is not only to apply development principles to their emergency work, but also to address the issues arising from the reality of military conflict and destruction. Working for change brings aid agencies face to face with violence: powerlessness on the one hand, and abuse of power on the other. This collection draws on the varied experience of practitioners and human rights activists in dealing with the social consequences of war, including the emotional damage done to victims and those who work with them. Alex de Waal focuses on famine as a tool for violating human rights, while Francisco Alvarez Solis and Pauline Martin writing about El Salvador show how civilian organisations mobilised for peace in the midst of war. Lucy Bonnerjea addresses the needs of children in situations where they become separated from their families, and Hans Buwalda describes work in the Philippines that helps children to come to terms with their suffering. Derek Summerfield offers policy and practice guidance to NGOs involved in conflict-related emergencies.
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Preface
Deborah Eade
Introductory Essay
In the line of fire: development in conflict
Stephen Commins
Operationality in turbulence: the need for a change
Chris Roche
Breaking the cycle of violence: doing development in situations of conflict
Linda Agerbak
Famine and human rights
Alex de Waal
‘Dancing with the prince’: NGOs' survival strategies in the Afghan conflict
Jonathan Goodhand with Peter Chamberlain
The role of Salvadorean NGOs in post-war reconstruction
Francisco Alvarez Solis and Pauline Martin
Children of war in the Philippines
Hans Buwalda
Training indigenous workers in mental-health care
Jane Shackman and Jill Reynolds
The United Nations speaks out on forced evictions
Miloon Kothari
Assisting survivors of war and atrocity: notes on 'psycho-social' issues for NGO workers
Derek Summerfield
Supporting education in emergencies: a case study from southern Sudan
Alison Joyner
Family tracing: in whose interests?
Lucy Bonnerjea
Annotated Bibliography
