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Headington Website Survey

By on December 17, 2012 in From the Office, Uncategorized

We need your feedback! We’re currently in the initial stages of redesigning our website. We invite you to fill out this quick survey to help make our website functional and user-friendly for the humanitarian community. Thank you for your input! The Headington Institute Staff Team  

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Put Up the Top

By on September 5, 2012 in Resilience, Stress

Last week Thursday, it began to rain lightly as I pulled out of the parking garage to drive home at the end of my workday.  Because it never rains in Los Angeles this time of year, I knew it would blow over quickly.  So, I kept driving.  No big deal. Within minutes, it was pouring.  [...]

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Kabul Adventure

By on April 16, 2012 in From the Field, Stories

Kabul, Afghanistan: February 19-26, 2012 Brent and I traveled to Afghanistan to provide training and consultations with a relief and development agency. Despite delays due to snow in Kabul we were able to accomplish most of our objectives while there. We worked with three teams for three days of workshops and individual consultations. These teams [...]

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Back from Iraq

By on January 4, 2012 in From the Field, Stories

I have just returned from a five-day training trip to Erbil, Iraq. Erbil is the “capital” of Kurdi Iraq with 2.5 million inhabitants. It is one of the most ancient of human habitats as it has been continuously settled since 3000 BC.  The locals emphatically distinguish between those who are Kurds and those who are Arabic. Unlike Afghanistan, [...]

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Real security training scenario in Honduras

Why We Do Security Trainings

By on December 20, 2011 in From the Field, Stories

We felt the first raindrops just as the kidnapping scenario was about to begin at the Kenya military/UN training center. This came as a welcome relief from the intense sun for the participants, who would soon be hooded with black sacks and bound in hand restraints. During the next training session, they would be interrogated [...]

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