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SUMMARY:CGHR Practitioner Series: Working in Human Rights\, Peacebuilding\
 , Humanitarian Aid and Development - Ken Banks\, Founder: kiwanja.net | Fr
 ontlineSMS | Means of Exchange
DTSTART:20140115T170000Z
DTEND:20140115T183000Z
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CONTACT:Gabriela Martinez
DESCRIPTION:The Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR) has launched 
 a practitioner seminar series\, partnering with expert speakers from key o
 rganisations to delve into the gritty realities of what working in fields 
 like human rights and international development really involves.\n\nKen Ba
 nks\, Founder of kiwanja.net and FrontlineSMS\, will be the first speaker 
 of the Series this year. Ken devotes himself to the application of mobile 
 technology for positive social and environmental change in the developing 
 world. He has worked at the intersection of technology\, anthropology\, co
 nservation and development for the past twenty years and\, during that tim
 e\, has lived and worked across the African continent. He is a PopTech Fel
 low\, a Tech Awards Laureate\, an Ashoka Fellow and a National Geographic 
 Emerging Explorer\, and has been internationally recognised for his techno
 logy-based work. Ken is also a published author\, with his first edited bo
 ok\, "The Rise of the Reluctant Innovator"\, released in late 2013. His la
 test project\, Means of Exchange\, looks at how everyday technologies can 
 be used to democratise opportunities for economic self-sufficiency\, rebui
 ld local community and promote a return to local resource use.\n\nAbout th
 e Lent 2014 series:\n\nThe sphere of work known variously as the ‘Third 
 Sector’\, ‘Development and Humanitarian Aid’ or simply – doing goo
 d in tough places – is notoriously impenetrable\, and frustratingly diff
 icult to navigate for the uninitiated. For somebody hoping to pursue a car
 eer within this field\, the range of agencies and institutions\, initiativ
 es and centres is at the very least bewildering. Most areas intersect\, an
 d organisations work with an array of crosscutting issues and contexts. Ye
 t what at first glance can appear to be a morass of very similar organisat
 ions doing generally related things\, is in fact often sharply delineated\
 , with different sectors requiring surprisingly different competencies and
  operating under quite specific mandates. Working as an international huma
 n rights advocate would demand a different skill set and working environme
 nt from a project officer of a first phase emergency response – and both
  would have different routes to entry. Furthermore\, a Master’s degree i
 sn’t always the best option. Cambridge University educates and trains ma
 ny of the best young minds in the country and provides a critical insight 
 into the issues surrounding international politics\, security\, developmen
 t and humanitarianism. But with little clarity around what is involved in 
 working in this sector\, attempting to translate this theoretical knowledg
 e into a meaningful start to a career can be a minefield. \n\nWith this in
  mind\, the CGHR series will allow students to listen and speak to a selec
 tion of high-level experts working in these fields\, and address key issue
 s and questions. There will be four one-and-a-half hour seminars throughou
 t Lent 2014\, designed to equip students with an in-depth and critical loo
 k at what each area involves\; the type of work carried out\, contingent c
 hallenges and essential competencies. The first hour will introduce the sp
 eaker\, chaired by a discussant from CGHR \, and will open up to the audie
 nce in the second portion of the evening to provide the opportunity for st
 udents to engage with the topics discussed. The event will be followed by 
 a drinks reception.
LOCATION:ARC Cafe\, Ground Floor\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site
 \, 7 West Rd\, CB3 9DT
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