No Problem Exists in a Vacuum
A colleague made a fascinating comment during a meeting the other day. Deep in my post-Taco Thursday food coma, I did not process his words until long after. “Under staffing is protective in one sense: [they] do not have the resources to pay everyone if the facility was fully staffed.” This blew me away (once […]
Murmured Words or: Why I Learn “Useless” Languages
“Subiramo muhalo” Say it again, slowly. The Monitoring and Evaluation office bursts into laughter around me, knowing smiles exchanged over my clumsy efforts. Only a month has passed since I arrived at Partners in Health as the new M&E Global Health Corps Fellow and my language skills leave much to be desired. My co-worker looks back […]