Another day in paradise : international humanitarian workers tell their stories / compiled and edited by Carol Bergman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bergman, Carol.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social workers--Biography.

Social workers.

Social service.

Disaster relief.

Humanitarianism.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, [2003]

Summary:

Sudan, Rwanda, Somalia, Afghanistan, Bosnia, the Gaza Strip... Places that evoke scenes of unimaginable suffering and hardship, the human condition at its worst. But they are also places that highlight humanity at its best -- the capacity for generosity, self-sacrifice, and compassion. Among those who live at the intersection of these realities are thousands of international humanitarian workers -- dedicated men and women from many countries who leave behind their own comfort and security to face dangers, sorrows, and brutality that most of us cannot imagine. Carol Bergman sought them out and encouraged them to tell their stories -- not to add to the chronicles of horror, but as a witness and a challenge. Some of them are heroes; others, ordinary men and women who could not sit idly by while others were suffering.

Contents:

Part 1 Natural Disasters

1. Another Day in Paradise / Iain Levine 21

2. Awakening / Henry Gaudru 30

3. Grandmother / Ngan Thuy Nguyen 38

4. Invincible / Christine Darcas 51

Part 2 War

5. Surviving Genocide / Philippe Gaillard 66

6. My Bodyguard / Patrick Dillon 81

7. My Testimony / Maria Blacque-Belair 101

8. The Tremor Within / Paul E. Ares 113

9. Behind the Lines / David Snyder 133

10. What Is Beautiful / Marleen Deerenberg 143

11. The House of Prayer and Peace / Theresa Baldini, M.M. 164

Part 3 Fragile Peace

12. Camp-bo-dia / Dr. Panayotis A. Ellinas 175

13. Letters Home / Paul Heslop 191

14. Out of Time / John Sifton 211

15. Appointed Rounds / MacKay Wolff 232

Aid Agencies 253.

ISBN:

157075487X

OCLC:

52160166