In 2005 Dr Martina Fuchs, founder and CEO at Real Medicine Foundation (RMF), took her pediatric skills to Sri Lanka to assist in the relief efforts of the catastrophic 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami. What began as a one-person humanitarian response to deliver medical assistance quickly evolved into a broader reconceptualisation of humanitarian work in post-disaster settings. Continue →
Q&A | Barnaby Bennett: rebuilding Christchurch should have started with its people
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Christchurch, NZ on February 22, 2011 left the city wrecked and its residents emotionally fraught. Having just started a PhD in temporary architecture, and with a strong interest in post-disaster situations that predated the quake, Barnaby Bennett relocated to Christchurch from his then-home in Melbourne. Continue →
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