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#11 | Feminist Humanitarianism: Gender, Care, and Everyday Giving

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · 15d

🎙🇹🇿 How does gender shape humanitarian action? Find out the answer to this and other questions in our newest #EHTZ #Podcast episode with Mary Rusimbi.

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#10 | Surveying Deservingness: Insights and Lessons from Tanzania

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Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · 29d

🎙🇹🇿 Who deserves help—and who decides? Find out the answers to these and other questions in our newest #EHTZ #Podcast episode with Prof. Mogens Kamp Justesen and Dr. Innocent Pantaleo.

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#09 | Helping Each Other: Refugees in and Around Tanzanian Camps

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Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Aug 26

🎙🇹🇿 How do local acts of help reshape refugee support beyond the confines of the camps? Find out the answer to this and other questions in our newest #EHTZ #Podcast episode with @simonturneranthro.bsky.social and Dr. Yvette Ruzibiza.

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#08 | Religious Giving in Tanzania: Faith, Generosity, and Humanitarianism

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Aug 12

🎙🇹🇿 How do religious ties shape the way people help each other in times of crisis? Find out the answer to this and other questions in our newest #EHTZ #Podcast episode with Dr. Lucas Kitula.

open.spotify.com/episode/60RX...

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#07 | Elite Giving in Tanzania: Wealth, Morality, and Everyday Help

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Aug 5

📣 Our EHTZ policy briefs are now available in Kiswahili! They explore how Tanzanians respond to crises long before formal aid arrives. Read and download them on our website: www.everydayhumanitarianismintanzania.org/reports
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Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Jul 29

🎙🇹🇿 How do Tanzania’s elites and middle classes contribute to humanitarian efforts? Find out the answer to this and other questions in our newest #EHTZ #Podcast episode with Peter Kragelund and Dr. Consolata Raphael Sulley.

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#06 | Disaster Response in Tanzania: Everyday Help and Disaster Policy

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Jul 15

🎙🇹🇿 Who helps when disasters strike—and what are their main challenges? Find out the answers to these and other questions in our newest #EHTZ #Podcast episode with Dr. Line Engbo Gissel and Dr. Esther Mlingwa.

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#05 | Decolonizing Research (Part 2): Lessons from Palestine

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Jul 1

🎙🇹🇿 How does humanitarianism reproduce or resist the legacies of colonialism? Find out the answer to this and other questions in our newest #EHTZ #podcast episode with @somdeepsen.bsky.social

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#04 | Decolonizing Research (Part 1): Bridging the North-South Divide

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Jul 1

We had a great time at #ECAS2025, presenting our work, joining @clairemercer.bsky.social‘s book launch, and wrapping up the week with our #EHTZ & friends dinner. Read more at our blog: www.everydayhumanitarianismintanzania.org/activities

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Jun 19

🎙🇹🇿 How can research be decolonized—and what does that mean in practice? Find out the answer to these and other questions in our newest #EHTZ #Podcast episode with Dr. Consolata Sulley.

open.spotify.com/episode/4xOR...

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#03 | Conducting Fieldwork in Tanzania: Stories and Best Practices

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Jun 3

🎙🇹🇿 What does it really take to do humanitarian research on the ground? Find out the answer to this and other questions in our newest #EHTZ #Podcast episode with Dr. Esther Mlingwa & Dr. Lucas Kitula.

open.spotify.com/episode/69PE...

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#02 | Designing a Successful Research Project: From Idea to Execution

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · May 20

🎙🇹🇿 How do you turn a bold research idea into a large-scale international collaboration? Find out the answer to this and other questions in our 2nd #EHTZ #Podcast episode with @brandaid-world.bsky.social and Prof. Herbert Hambati.

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#01 | Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania: What’s It All About?

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Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · May 6

🎙🇹🇿 What is everyday humanitarianism — and why do we study it in the Tanzanian context? Find out the answers to these and other questions in our very first #podcast episode @brandaid-world.bsky.social. #EHTZ

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Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Apr 29

Exciting News 🥁: We’re launching the #EHTZ #Podcast 🎙! Every two weeks, a new episode explores a different facet of everyday humanitarianism. Intrigued? Listen to the trailer and follow the show—the first episode with @brandaid-world.bsky.social drops on Tuesday!

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Podcast · Lisa Ann Richey · How do ordinary people respond to crises, support their communities, and practice everyday humanitarianism? This podcast explores the realities of humanitarian action in Ta...

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Apr 15

Last week, our #EHTZ team met in beautiful Usa River, #Tanzania, for our final team #workshop. We focused on finalizing our edited book on everyday humanitarianism—and made time for team building, including a trip to Arusha National Park.

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Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Mar 20

We had a fantastic time at #ISA2025 in Chicago earlier this month! Our team joined a panel on resistance & solidarity in #humanitarianism, and engaged with scholars from around the world—we’re excited to keep the conversation going! #EHTZ @brandaid-world.bsky.social

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Mar 14

Congratulations to our team member Dr. Lucas Kitula on successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation, “Religion, Secularism, and Everyday Humanitarianism in Disaster-Affected Local Communities in Tanzania“ in February 🗞️🎓.

#EHTZ #PhD #HumanitarianStudies #Tanzania #DisasterManagement

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Mar 5

Our team is at ISA Annual Convention in Chicago, engaging in discussions on #InternationalStudies.

Yesterday our PI @brandaid-world.bsky.social chaired an insightful panel on reconnecting and resisting humanitarianism.

#ISA2025 is still on—come say hi to learn more about #EHTZ.

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Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Feb 26

Big news! UDSM is reviewing our proposed Master’s in Emergency Response & Humanitarian Actions. If approved, this 180-credit program will equip students with skills to manage disasters & crises in Tanzania & beyond. Launching in October 2025—stay tuned! #EHTZ #HumanitarianAction

Do they know it’s payday?

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Jan 14

Do They Know It’s Payday? @brandaid-world.bsky.social unpacks 40 years of Band Aid narratives on @lseblogs.bsky.social. Why are Africans framed as aid recipients, not workers in the compassion economy? Read the post here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...

#EHTZ #Humanitarianism #CompassionEconomy

Instead of being passive receivers of donations, it's time Ethiopians were paid for their work in the global compassion industry

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Reports | Everyday Humanitaria

Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Dec 12

Yesterday, we hosted Mara Leichtman, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University, for an insightful session on "Da’wa as Development: Everyday Humanitarianism and Kuwaiti Islamic Charity in Tanzania." at CBS. Read more at www.everydayhumanitarianismintanzania.org/activities

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Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Nov 28

Humanitarian responses in Tanzania are shaped by public perceptions of deservingness, with citizens often inclined to help those recognized as legitimate recipients of aid by government or community leaders. Read more in our policy brief at www.everydayhumanitarianismintanzania.org/reports
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Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Nov 26

Tanzania’s longstanding commitment to hosting refugees has faced recent policy shifts, especially in the Kigoma region, where stricter encampment rules now limit refugees’ movement and opportunities for self-sustenance. Read more in our policy brief: www.everydayhumanitarianismintanzania.org/reports

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