Dr Adriana A. Stibral
Adriana is engaged in teaching, training and research in the field of Humanitarian Studies. She completed work in academia and the aid sector in Europe, Africa, Australia, the Pacific & Middle East.
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Lian Yeap
I find Australia as a country and continent very interesting to study regarding climate change, extreme weather events, and impacts on flora, fauna and humans. Australia is the driest inhabited continent in the world (apart from Antarctica) - over 90% of Australia's population loves within 100 km of the coast. I wonder how climate change and extreme weather...
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That's great to hear, Lian. Were those courses offered by FutureLearn?
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Lian Yeap
Thanks for your comments and reflections, Lian. I agree; climate change is now one of the biggest looming/unfolding emergency in the world. Impacts on flora, fauna, the environment and human life will be pertinent. The UNHCR says that the global climate crisis is amplifying human displacement (people will be forced to flee their homes). The World Bank's...
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Dear learners,
Welcome to week 3!
If your country is using hydrogen, please let us know and share some examples with the group. It would be interesting to see trends and developments around the world.
Best wishes,
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@MohammadSulaiman Welcome to the course, Sulaiman and thanks for joining us. Have you completed a FutureLearn course before? Great to hear about your interest in pursuing a PhD!
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@SophiaNmeribe Welcome to the course, Sophia and thanks for joining us!
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Agreed! The human development index does not look at human rights and the 'liberties and freedoms' people enjoy (or lack thereof). This article critiques the HDI: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800997001687
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Critical points; thanks for sharing Chen!
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@ChenZhuoran That's excellent to hear; thank you for your feedback!
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Relevant point; thanks for sharing Ekta!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Wahib Matallah
@WahibMatallah Thank you for this introduction, Wahib and, welcome to the course! We hope you will find the content insightful!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Jessica A
Welcome to the course, Jessica. We hope you’ll find the content insightful! Best wishes from Australia!
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@WojciechPrzybylski Many thanks for sharing your thought and reflections with us! Much appreciated!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Dear learners,
Please share with others what you learned this week. What struck you,what surprised you, what challenged you? Key takeaways from this week?
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
To all new and current learners,
Many thanks for sharing your thoughts and reflections. I encourage you to engage with each other via the Discussion Board. Best wishes.
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@ChenZhuoran That's great to hear! Thanks for joining us!
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts and reflections with us, Chen!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Dear learners,
I encourage you to locate additional research/readings online regarding the environmental risks relating to the storage and transport of hydrogen. Please share your findings and reflections with other learners.
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Matthew C
@MatthewC Hi Matthew and welcome to the course! Thanks so much for joining us and I am pleased to hear about your interest in humanitarian aid work! Hopefully this course will provide you with a solid overview and introduction to humanitarianism and humanitarian action. Don’t hesitate to reach out via the Discussion Board if you have any questions. Best wishes…
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and reflections everyone; much appreciated!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Dear course participants,
What are you looking forward to learn about this week?
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Dear learners,
Please comment on your learnings this week/last week. What stood out, what did you learn, what surprised you, what challenged you? We look forward to reading your reflections and thoughts.
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Excellent and insightful points, everyone! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and examples from your home countries!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Chen Zhuoran
Excellent, many thanks for joining us, Chen!
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@ChenZhuoran Hi Chen, thanks so much for joining us in this course. I appreciate that completing studies/a course in a language that is not your mother tongue can be challenging; thanks for doing it anyway! Have you previously completed a FutureLearn course?
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@ChenZhuoran Many thanks for sharing those insights and interesting points, Chen!
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Great point and well-said. I agree!
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That’s great to hear, Esther! Sphere offers free training online (in various languages). Have a look here: https://www.spherestandards.org/online-courses/
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Thanks for sharing, Yuen!
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@WojciechPrzybylski Many thanks for your comments and sharing your reflections and thoughts with us; much appreciated!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Dear learners, please share examples and case studies you are aware of regarding different countries that are using green/clean energy, especially hydrogen!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Joyce Wanjiku
@JoyceWanjiku Thanks Joyce, have you come across a 'single story' in your personal and/or professional life?
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Dear learners,
What are your thoughts and reflections on Australia’s role in hydrogen clean energy? Especially those of you that are based in Australia and/or have knowledge on (hydrogen) clean energy in Australia, please put forth your views and reflections.
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@MostafaAbasalti Welcome to the course, Mostafa. Please take a moment an introduce yourself to fellow learners. What brought you to FutureLearn and why have you decided to enroll in this course?
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My pleasure; thanks Andrii!
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Thanks Andrii, your feedback is much appreciated and we are glad to hear you have found this course useful and enriching; that's wonderful!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Luz SA
@LuzSA Many thanks for sharing your thoughts and reflections; much apreciated!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Dear learners,
the process of producing ‘clean’ hydrogen is complex and arguably expensive and technical. What could be the barriers regarding access to clean energy (hydrogen) and production of it?
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Dear learners,
Please share your thoughts on green/clean energy. What could be some issues or barriers regarding the access to and production of green/clean energy? Do you think high-income and low-income countries can equally afford clean energy?
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Hi Joao, thank you for the feedback - it will be taken on-board by the course designers and facilitators.
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Well-said and excellent points!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to esther y.yakubu
@esthery.yakubu Many thanks for your reflections and sharing your insights, Esther. Note that each country usually has its own coordination mechanisms when it comes to disaster response. For example, countries may have National Disaster Management Agencies/Organisations that take the lead in coordinating a local/domestic disaster response. The government of a…
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Yuen Ling Law
@YuenLingLaw Welcome to the course Elaine and thanks so much for joining. What interests you most about humanitarian aid and international disaster response? How and by whom are disasters managed in Hong Kong?
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I agree. The pandemic (being a global crisis) was unprecedented. There was confusion, lots of uncertainty, fear/panic, and sudden decision-making (e.g. closing borders, lock downs, etc.) especially in the early stages of the pandemic. There are lots of academic/research articles that cover crisis management during the Covid-19 pandemic - I recommend doing some...
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@AndriiVaidych Hi Andrii, many thanks for your detailed, constructive and positive feedback. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the course and learned something new. That's wonderful to hear. All the best with your professional and personal endeavors, especially in the crisis management/leadership realm!
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Interesting point, thanks for sharing Ayami! Are gender roles questioned in Japan? Have there been initiatives, movements, research and/or protests to address current gender roles and expectations?
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Well-said Mustafa. I support principled humanitarian action and the importance of humanitarian education and training. I also advocate for a ‘do no harm’ approach when designing and delivering humanitarian aid.
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@NarozhnaKseniia Thanks for your post - since the language of instruction for this course is English it would be greatly appreciated if you could re-post your comment in English language so other learners can respond to you. Thank you!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
To all new learners,
Please take a moment and introduce yourself to fellow course participants. Where are you from/based and have you had experience with gender and development (studies, professional practice,other)? Why have you decided to complete this course?
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@SophieCampbell Hi Sophie and welcome to the course. Where are you currently based and, is this your first FutureLearn course? Have you had experience with gender and development (studies, professional practice)?
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Good point, thanks Jane!
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Indeed, humanity is the most important principle and of humanitarian principles are ever in conflict with one another (e.g. humanity and independence or neutrality), humanity takes precedence!
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Excellent!
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@Mustafazerzuri Many thanks for being so open and honest and sharing your thoughts and experiences, Mustafa. I am saddened to hear that you experienced unimaginable human suffering in your home country when the war erupted. Hopefully you and your family are safe now.
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Great point! I agree, context matters and must be taken into consideration when designing and delivering humanitarian aid!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Jane M
Great points, Jane. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and personal experiences on the 'single story'. Well done!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Dear learners,
If you haven’t done so already, please take a moment and introduce yourself to your fellow learners. Where are you from and/or currently based? Why did you decide to complete this course?
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Dear course participants, have you previously completed a FutureLearn course? How will you be engaged in this course? What works best for you in an online learning environment?
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Note: Although I am not an expert in hydrogen and clean energy, I am pleased to be part of this course and look forward to answer any questions regarding the course structure and content!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral made a comment
Dear learners,
My name is Dr Adriana A. Stibral (please just call me Adriana) and I have been assigned the role of being one of the ‘learning facilitators’ for this course!
I have a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies and I have recently completed my doctorate’s degree in the field of Humanitarian Studies at Deakin University (Australia). As a…
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Thanks so much for joining this course! We look forward to hearing from you and your experiences.
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@esthery.yakubu Hi Esther, thank you for joining this course and, sharing your experiences. I am saddened to hear that about your experiences and that you and your family have faced (and may still are facing) security and safety issues. Where are you based? Has the country you are based in or where you are from experienced humanitarian emergencies?
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Good points. I also believe in the importance of contingency plans (alternative plans in case plan A does not work).
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Hi Andrii, many thanks for sharing those detailed reflections; much appreciated.
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@CarmenUrbiztondoSabrido Completely agree. Many thanks for the clarification!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Ayami M
Insightful points, Ayami, many thanks for sharing!
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Excellent points and critiques, Carmen. How do you think development should or could be measured? What aspects need to be taken into consideration? Does Amartya Sen's theory and research resonate with you (see his works on development as freedom and inequality re-examined). Sen argues that ethical considerations must be taken into account when assessing the...
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Good points Andrii. I find the ongoing refugee crises extremely complex (see public discourses - support and criticism - as well as poor leadership -and no resolutions of the crises - see e.g. Europe and other parts of the world), yet they must be addressed as the matter is urgent (especially for displaced people/disaster-affected people that have fled their...
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Great example! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and reflections with us, Andrii.
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@CarmenUrbiztondoSabrido Hi Carmen, many thanks for all your contributions and comments in this course so far; much appreciated. As I am working in the humanitarian space myself, could you please provide some more information on your comment above regarding (humanitarian) funding/funding for crisis response? Or the issues you have identified that certain...
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Ayami M
@AyamiM many thanks for sharing your personal experience with (the danger of) the/a single story. Very insightful!
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Well done on staying engaged and taking a pro-active approach to self-directed learning in this course- your schedule sounds busy so good work on signing up to this course and being so engaged. Thanks for the feedback regarding expanding this course to a 3-week course; we will take all comments and suggestions on-board when a course review comes up. Thank you…
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@JoyceLee Many thanks for your kind words and positive feedback. We are very glad to hear that you have enjoyed the course!
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That's great to hear! Welcome to the course, Robert!
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Good points. I also find contingency plans important and strong leadership critical. A large crisis (depending whether internal or external) for instance, may negatively impact on an organisational culture, structure and staffing/human resources. A swift response, clear communication and solid 'plan of action', coupled with strong, effective and impactful...
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@CarmenUrbiztondoSabrido Many thanks for those points and reflections, Carmen. You raise an important critique - that the aid sector and humanitarian aid are powered and colonial or perpetuating power imbalances and 'neo-colonialism'. Scholars and aid practitioners from the Global North and South are heavily engaged in those critical discourses. The...
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@CarmenUrbiztondoSabrido and @HayleyStill Excellent points and reflections. Many thanks for sharing your thoughts and views with us!
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@JoyceLee Great question Joyce! This really depends on the agency you/one work(s) for. Some organisations are behind and have a lack of pre-deployment training or on-site training for their staff; psychological pre-briefings and de-briefings may not be mandatory or undertaken. Other organisations have a breadth of services they offer to their staff…
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That’s great to hear, Joyce! Many thanks for joining us in this course!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Joyce Lee
How wonderful - thanks for sharing this personal story!
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@JoyceLee and @DavidPhillips Hi David and Joyce, thank you for your posts and comments; much appreciated! Wildfires and bush fires are becoming a serious issue, not just in the US and Canada but also in Europe (see news from last year and this year, e.g. fires in Spain, France and Greece) as well as in Australia where I am currently based. Climate change and…
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Joyce Lee
@JoyceLee Hi Joyce, thanks for your post - here is additional information about the UN Cluster system including websites to all key clusters (e.g. Education, Health, Food & Nutrition, etc.):
https://reliefweb.int/topics/cluster-coordination
Coordination is key to a good humanitarian response!
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@ТетянаАндрійченко Hi there, many thanks for joining our course. Could you please re-post your comment in English language? That way other learners and educators can respond to your posts. Thank you!
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@AndriiVaidych Many thanks for your post and insightful reflections; much appreciated!
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@IzzyO Thanks for your post, Izzy. How do you think you can contribute to and engage in gender (and development) debates/discourses?
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@IzzyO That's great to hear Izzy!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Elizabeth Susans
@ElizabethSusans Hi Elizabeth, many thanks for your comments and contributions!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Mellanny Siban
@MellannySiban Hi Mellanny, thank you for your post. Welcome to the course;we hope you'll enjoy the course content and interacting with others.
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@stephenmoore Great to hear that you enjoyed the course Stephen. Many thanks for joining!
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@MwanjaphiriNundwe welcome to the course and many thanks for the introduction and sharing your reflections on the video!
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@JoyceLee Hi Joyce, thanks for sharing this information. It seems CFB is a faith-based organisation that seeks to address poverty and hunger in developing countries (and around the world). It’s interesting to note that CFB does not identify as a humanitarian agency. What’s great to read is that CFB is working closely together with and delivering emergency…
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You raise a good point Aurelia. Research also highlights that gender inequalities are especially prevalent in low-income countries (noting that the root causes for gender inequality in developing and developed countries are complex).
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Thanks for the comment Sumbal!
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Emily L
@EmilyL Hi Enmily, thank you for joining our course. Are there any specific topic that interest you most? Have you completed a FutureLearn course before?
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@stephenmoore Hi Stephen, great to see that you have an interest in humanitarian/emergency and disaster management related postgraduate studies. I am not sure how useful the resource is below, but I have published a paper with my PhD supervisors on anglophone humanitarian action/aid related postgraduate course offerings; we analysed core similarities and…
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@stephenmoore Hi Stephen, welcome to the course and thanks so much for joining us. What motivated and inspired you to join this particular course?
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@stephenmoore Hi Stephen, thanks for sharing your reflections and thoughts. Sphere standards are voluntary but from my experience as a humanitarian, a great plethora of aid agencies follow and apply them as best as possible in the design and delivery of humanitarian aid. Accountability and quality assurance have become increasingly important in the…
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Dr Adriana A. Stibral replied to Tab Battle
@TabBattle Hi Tab, thanks for joining us in this course. What motivated or inspired you to complete this course? Have you had any previous experience with humanitarian action/assistance?
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That's excellent to hear; thanks Cecilia!
