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SUMMARY:CGHR Expert Practitioner Series: Working in Human Rights\, Peacebu
 ilding\, Humanitarian Aid and Development - Sam Zarifi Amnesty Internation
 al\, Director of the Asia-Pacific Programme
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CONTACT:Yvonne Frankfurth
DESCRIPTION:_Talk will be followed by drinks reception in the Alison Richa
 rd Building. Room to be confirmed (see screen at Reception)._\n\n%{color:r
 ed}To help us with organisation\, please register your interest by emailin
 g: yiif2@cam.ac.uk%\n \nThe Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR) h
 as launched a practitioner seminar series\, partnering with expert speaker
 s from key organisations to delve into the gritty realities of what workin
 g in field like human rights and international development really involves
 .  \n\n*Sam Zarifi* leads on providing strategic and political advice for 
 *Amnesty International’s* work in the Asia-Pacific region. Managing a pr
 ogramme of more than 30 people\, he is responsible for Amnesty Internation
 al’s research\, campaigning and crisis response in the region. Before jo
 ining Amnesty International\, Sam Zarifi held senior posts at Human Rights
  Watch for eight years\, where he served as the Asia Deputy Director and l
 ater as the Washington Advocate\, covering the Middle East\, Africa and As
 ia. He has conducted emergency research missions to Afghanistan\, Iraq and
  Nepal\, and has worked on human rights issues across Asia\, including Chi
 na\, India\, Indonesia\, Sri Lanka\, Malaysia\, Myanmar and Thailand.\n\n\
 nThe sphere of work known variously as the 'Third Sector'\, 'Development a
 nd Humanitarian Aid' or simply - doing good in tough places - is notorious
 ly impenetrable\, and frustratingly difficult to navigate for the uninitia
 ted. For somebody hoping to pursue a career within this field\, the range 
 of agencies and institutions\, initiatives and centres is at the very leas
 t bewildering. Most areas intersect\, and organisations work with an array
  of crosscutting issues and contexts. Yet what at first glance can appear 
 to be a morass of very similar organisations doing generally related thing
 s\, is in fact often sharply delineated\, with different sectors requiring
  surprisingly different competencies and operating under quite specific ma
 ndates. Working as an international human rights advocate would demand a d
 ifferent skill set and working environment from a project officer of a fir
 st phase emergency response - and both would have relatively different rou
 tes to entry. And a Master's degree isn't always the best option.  \nCambr
 idge University educates and trains many of the best young minds in the co
 untry and provides a critical insight into the issues surrounding internat
 ional politics\, security\, development and humanitarianism. But with litt
 le clarity around what is involved in working in this sector\, attempting 
 to translate this theoretical knowledge into a meaningful start to a caree
 r can be a minefield. With this in mind\, the CGHR series will allow stude
 nts to listen and speak to a selection of high-level experts working in th
 ese fields\, and address key issues and questions. What impact can you hav
 e on people's lives working with Amnesty International or Human Rights Wat
 ch? What are the challenges facing emergency relief workers at the British
  Red Cross? How does the UK Government's Department for International Deve
 lopment influence peace-building and security during civil conflicts overs
 eas? What role does policy research at the Overseas Development Institute 
 play in provoking change?  \nThere will be four one-and-a-half hour semina
 rs throughout Lent 2012\, designed to equip students with an in-depth and 
 critical look at what each area involves\; the type of work carried out\, 
 contingent challenges and essential competencies. The first hour will intr
 oduce the speaker\, chaired by a discussant from CGHR\, and will open up t
 o the audience in the second hour to provide the opportunity for students 
 to engage with the topics discussed. \n\n\n
LOCATION:Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site
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