Chris Hoffman
First Do No Harm: A Humanitarian's Journey to Greater Wholeness and Contribution
Chris Hoffman, a lifelong humanitarian serving in crises in dozens of countries, stepped away from field work after two decades. He realized that he and humanitarians often do more harm than good – largely because they themselves are “not well” from the trauma they already hold and what they experience in their crisis jobs. So he began to support the sector to be more effective and innovative – first via contemplative resilience offerings for humanitarians (mindfulness and somatic practices), and now as Managing Director of Humanity Link, a firm that links innovative companies with humanitarian agencies to develop effective technology for flipping the paradigm in humanitarian programming to be more client-driven. He aims to help develop tools and systems that transform how humanitarian organizations interact with people in need – from service delivery to genuine partnership.
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