Posted on december 4, 2012 by alex jacobs have you seen the great, new, free book. In germany, for example, a large group of ngos has committed themselves to mainstreaming do no harm within their operations. Do no harm by henry marsh reveals all of this, in the midst of lifethreatening situations, and thats one reason to read it. Time to listen by dayna brown and mary b anderson ngo. As director of cmm, i am pleased to introduce this program guide to my colleagues at usaid and beyond. How aid can support peace boulder, colo lynne rienner, 1999, and fiona terry, condemned to repeat. The do no harm handbook the framework for analyzing the. What beneficiaries really think of international aid. The do no harm project dnh has always taken an inductive approach, gathering. Look up do no harm in wiktionary, the free dictionary.
The sections were written by or adapted from writings by mary b. It presents a vast research exercise on what the people who receive aid say about our work. Do no harm argues that the challenges of statebuilding are such that. Do no harm indications for assessing aids impacts on conflict mary b. Working effectively in conflictaffected and fragile.
The concept of conflict sensitivity emerged from do no harm and can be defined as the ability of an organization to understand both the context in which it operates and the interaction between the intervention and the context, and then to act upon this understanding, in order to avoid negative impacts and maximize positive impacts. Do no harm is an analytical framework that can be translated into. How aid can support peace or war, mary anderson collects a compilation of narratives and reports from workers in the aid system who have assisted developing countries amidst war. World vision is a founding member of the project that. Anderson, executive director, cda collaborative learning projects. Do no harm is a tool first developed by mary anderson and published by the organisation cda. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. This book addresses how the experiences of past aid workers, specifically in response to war, can help improve aid in the future. Do no harm is an analytical framework that can be translated into a set of working tools. The do no harm framework can be combined with other tools. It was built in 19 as a ywca home for young working women.
Palestinians to have an independent state, to end occupation, to be free to. Anderson january 1999 in the implementation phase of its work, the local. Do not underestimate the power of the addict to manipulate physicians into continuing to supply addictive drugs under a pretense of treatment. It has been argued that mary anderson initiated a debate about this uneasy connection with her do no harm principle. This text offers experiences of aid providers in wartorn societies to show that international assistance often reinforces divisions. World vision uses the do no harm approach also known as local capacities for peace or lcp to integrate conflictsensitivity wherever it is relevant. Question the value of prescribing any addictive substance to a patient. Supporting capacities for peace through aid, many studies have highlighted the negative impact of unidimensional wellintentioned efforts humanitarian and structural aid, peace keeping, democratization, etc on the peace building process. Both were investigated by the fbi, an agency under their control. Anderson cites the experiences of many aid providers in wartorn societies to show that international. Do no harm is an attempt by humanitarian aid and development cooperation to. Anderson, have proved to be successful for peace and conflictsensitive humanitarian aid project work. The safe and effective development in conflict sedc approach, developed by dfid and giz risk management office combines do no harm, risk management van brabants operational security management tool and good development practice with the aim of helping aid workers to conduct programmes safely and.
Though this study shows that anderson s do no harm can identify the shortcomings in the provision of aid, it also stresses that it cannot be applied to every context. Anderson, 9781555878344, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Echoing the words of the hippocratic oath, the author challenges aid agency staff to take responsibility for the ways that their assistance affects conflicts. Anderson boulder, colo lynne rienner publishers, 1999, 171 pp. In order to further the spread of the knowledge gained by the project, cda detailed the framework and its use in do no harm. Local communities say aid is too much, too fast mary. World vision is a founding member of the project that developed this tool. Theseguidelines aim to assist program designers and. The most obvious way donors may do harm is if their actions interventions, policies or positions increase conflict or the potential for conflict. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title do no harm. How is it that the bureau is responsible for investigating the president it serves. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Time to listen, by mary b anderson, dayna brown and isabella jean. A principled approach to conflict sensitive do no harm. With the release of the book, the local capacities for peace project became the do no harm program. The do no harm framework for analyzing the impact of assistance on conflict. Mary anderson s do no harm3 framework identified three basic ways this might happen. Conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding in unicef technical note june 2012 summary this technical note responds to the growing recognition1 that. It calls for a redesign of assistance programmes, and argues that opportunities exist for aid workers to support the processes by which societies disengage from war. He seems tired of all the people here and cares for nothing but going into business at once. First do no harm quality improvement organizations. Saudi arabia performs or provides free medical assistance for children in various parts of the world and has earned the characterization kingdom of humanity due to these initiatives. The result of this process is widely known as the do no harm concept. Lynne rienner publishers do no harm how aid can support.
Since the publication of mary anderson s, do no harm. It provides an analytical and practical framework to explore how developmental interventions and conflict interact. Echoing the words of the hippocratic oath, the author of do no harm challenges aid agency staff to take responsibility for the ways that their assistance affects conflicts anderson cites the experiences of many aid providers in wartorn societies to show that international assistanceeven when it is effective in saving lives, alleviating suffering, and furthering sustainable development. Mary anderson, founder of cda collaborative learning projects and author of do no harm and time to listen speaks frankly about what aid recipients and local communities told her about. I hope that readers find the information presented herein thoughtful, innovative, and useful. Doing harm donors may increase conflict the most obvious way donors may do harm is if their actions interventions, policies or positions increase conflict or the potential for conflict. Mary anderson s book, do no harm, and the associated website highlight the pitfalls aid providers can fall into, and gives suggestions about ways these traps can be avoided to make sure aid is really helpful, not harmful to the recipients. The concept of conflict sensitivity emerged from do no. The do no harm framework for analyzing the impact of. Conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding in unicef technical. Do no harm and reflecting on peace practice do no harm and reflecting on peace practice introduction of concepts and their practical application. Do no harm and reflecting on peace practice steps for peace. This paper will argue that there are contradictions in the way do no harm is understood, partially stemming from a misunderstanding of the do.
The do no harm methodology is widely used among international and increasingly local humanitarian and development organisations. Understanding do no harm do no harm dnh is a framework which was devised to help development personnel apply. Mary anderson and the do no harm project, the use of do no harm in nuanced debates on the evolving nature of humanitarianism, and contemporary use of do no harm in practice. The phrase is sometimes recorded as primum nil nocere nonmaleficence, which is derived from the maxim, is one of the principal precepts of bioethics that all medical students are taught in school and is a fundamental principle throughout the world. Pdf this training module is the second of three modules to help. Coffee tea breaks, lunches, and any other free time support. Given the widespread exposure within the development community to mary anderson s do no harm, this guide will focus initially on conflict sensitivity. Do no harm information on conflictsensitive programming.
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