understanding the humanitarian world

Teaching Materials

The following teaching materials include short overviews of the chapters, as well as a series of comprehension questions, critical reflection questions, and applied questions that professors and trainers can use to enhance learning on the material covered in the book and build conversation in the classroom.

Cuba

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Women from Aban Jotar

Women from the Aban Jotar village harvesting 'bajra', which requires very little water to thrive, from the fields adjacent to their village. The people of Aban Jotar are lucky as their crop has escaped the ill-effects of drought and pests. OCHA/Zinnia Bukhari

An Unusual Delivery

Ganyiel, Unity State, South Sudan, 16 April 2014: An unusual delivery. This time, tarpaulins are distributed. Soon, the rains will make it impossible for planes and helicopters to land, as the landing strip in Ganyiel will be flooded. Credit: OCHA/Jacob Zocherman

Triplets

Triplets, Ajah (left), Akuol (middle) and Ayak (right), three years old. Together with their family they escaped the fighting. But some relatives are not as lucky and don’t have money for the boat ride to Minkaman. Instead they seek shelter in islands in Jonglei and live under very difficult conditions. Credit: OCHA/ Jacob Zocherma

Libyan Medical Facility

12 March 2011 - At a Libyan medical facility turned temporary aid warehouse a poster reads: 'The blood of or Martyrs is priceless. The Revolution of the 17th Feb Youth'.
Photo: David Ohana/OCHA AVMU

Theresa Nyeriek

Theresa Nyeriek with her seven children. She arrived to the UNMISS-compound in Tomping on December 16th 2013 together with the children and her husband. Her daughter Nyatap got separated from the rest of the family and was left with no one. Later she was found by her neighbors who were Dinkas (Nyatap is Nuer), who took her to their home and looked after her for a week before they took her to the UNMISS compound so she could reunite with her family. OCHA/Jacob Zocherman

Food Distribution

Malakal, Upper Nile State, South Sudan, May 25, 2014: Food distribution with the rain on its way. The delivery of supplies has been blocked by the rains in several locations in the country. Provisions are now either dropped from the air or left undelivered altogether. Here in Malakal, shipments have been delayed and many of the 18,000 people in the tent camp on the UN base have begun severely rationing their supplies not knowing when the next shipment will arrive. OCHA/Jacob Zocherman Credit: OCHA/Jacob Zocherman

We’ve provided you with a sample for chapter 1; if you are interested in additional materials for following chapters then please contact the authors to be provided with those. If you are interested in having the authors be a guest lecturer, you can also use the contact form for inquiries.