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Gemma Houldey

Gemma Houldey

On feminism, anti-racism and our inner work

Since June, when I last posted here — a response to the Black Lives Matter protests — I have hesitated to write anything publicly. Each…

Oct 8, 2020

On feminism, anti-racism and our inner work

Oct 8, 2020

Gemma Houldey

White Privilege: Overcoming Denial, Silence and Shame

A few years ago I attended an intensive, 6 day course with around 70 people from the UK and other European countries, examining world…

Jun 8, 2020

White Privilege: Overcoming Denial, Silence and Shame

Jun 8, 2020

Gemma Houldey

Covid-19 Lessons for Ourselves and our Work

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Apr 22, 2020

Apr 22, 2020

Gemma Houldey

The Quiet Unseen Struggles of Women Humanitarians

This year, the annual World Humanitarian Day is honouring the efforts of women humanitarians, particularly the unsung heroes who often…

Aug 19, 2019

Aug 19, 2019

Gemma Houldey

Stress and Burnout: Western Concepts?

In a recent article for Open Democracy, I wrote that although increased awareness of mental health problems in the aid sector is…

Jul 24, 2019

Jul 24, 2019

Gemma Houldey

Lessons and Reflections on Healing Solidarity

The perils of projectisation, how we embody our activism and push for a right to rest, what it means to truly listen and meet the other…

Sep 25, 2018

Sep 25, 2018

Gemma Houldey

Healing Solidarity and More…..

Today I am providing a quick update on my work on stress in the aid sector, and news of an exciting, inspiring and innovative conference…

Sep 17, 2018

Healing Solidarity and More…..

Sep 17, 2018

Gemma Houldey

The Moral Flaws of the Do-Gooder

I have written fairly extensively on the moral dimensions of aid work and how what is ‘good’ or ‘bad’, in terms of aidworker motivations…

Jun 21, 2018

Jun 21, 2018

Gemma Houldey

#Aid Too — What Now and Next?

What problems do we face with mapping a way forward in the current crisis affecting the aid sector? This was one of the issues we were…

Apr 20, 2018

Apr 20, 2018

Gemma Houldey

Life on humanitarian compounds is removed from reality — this can fuel the misconduct of aid…

My thoughts on the Oxfam scandal and the structural problems of aid work, published today in the Conversation…

Feb 19, 2018

Life on humanitarian compounds is removed from reality — this can fuel the misconduct of aid…

Feb 19, 2018

Gemma Houldey

Gemma Houldey

Practitioner & researcher in Aidland. PhD on stress in the aid sector at Sussex Uni. Interested in fostering a compassionate & reflective working culture.

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