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RP Post 7

Working Title: The Most Humane Humans (I swear I'm creative, I just haven't had that spark of ingenuity for my title yet)

Source: "Supporting the Workers: Psychology and Humanitarian Aid"

Across the world, there may be people starving. There may be people who are eating off of silver spoons. There may be middle class workers cooking a simple meal. **Regardless of** location, situation, or social status, we are all apart of our global community and are thus accordingly related to each others needs.

Humanitarian aid is given to those who need it. At times of war, poverty or political upset humanitarian aid is the solution to a seemingly unsolvable problem. **The role of** humanitarian aid in our world extends beyond the sick child that is vaccinated, humanitarian aid contributes "at both individual and organisational levels in order to effect meaningful and sustainable aid intervention."

While the vivid results of humanitarian aid paint the picture that the world is a better place with this kind of human intervention, many people still disagree. They support their beliefs they often argue that "every culture that exists has very sophisticated ways of dealing with pain - both physical and psychological" but to believe this, is to miss the main point completely. Like a parent comforts a sick and struggling child, or a student aids a failing student, our world relies on the co-dependence of its inhabitants. The humanitarian role in our nation truly reaches beyond the on-paper vision of handing over cash to the poor and sending trucks of food to the hungry and instead sparks a psychological change in those receiving it.


 * At the same time,** supporters of this movement even agree that the idea of humanitarian aid as we know it needs to change. No longer do they wish for this assistance to simply fix the big problem, they want it to prevent it from happening and switch their visions to something "beyond a focus on trauma".


 * With this being said,** the humanitarian aid is in no way a "hindrance" to our society, merely an improvement to our flaws.

Gregor, Steven. "Supporting the Workers: Psychology and Humanitarian Aid." //Australian Psychological Society : //. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 June 2014.