# Aid Workers Keep Getting ** & It's Being Covered Up (The Data Is Scary)

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Podcast: [Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161)
Published: 2026-08-26T12:06:46+00:00
Episode link: https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/p/aid-workers-keep-getting-and-its
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## Resource

In this episode of Based Camp, Simone walks through a question most humanitarian orgs would rather leave off the annual report: how often are aid workers, Peace Corps volunteers, and refugee-support staff sexually assaulted — and why do official databases, NGOs, and political tribes treat some perpetrators as unspeakable?The episode starts with a 2024 r/rapecounseling post from a high-school volunteer who said she was assaulted by a man she had been helping at a refugee organization, then deleted the thread. From there Simone stacks official sources against what workers say to each other when they think no one is compiling a press release. Show Notes A July 2024 Reddit post in r/rapecounseling by a user identifying as a high-school-age female volunteer describes being raped for several hours and nearly killed by “one refugee guy” she had been helping weekly at a refugee support organization and temporary accommodations. * She wrote that she had been assisting families, talking with them and their children, and helping with integration; “uncomfortable things happened from some guys” but she continued because she felt she was doing good. * After the assault she lost her virginity to him, faced blame from some family/friends for volunteering in the first place, and questioned whether she had given “wrong signals” or dressed inappropriately relative to “their culture and religion.” * The post is unsubstantiated and received little engagement. OP ultimately deleted her post . Ultimately, when it comes to aid work: * Organizations seem to be systematically under-reporting cases of rape * Sometimes refusing to report it entirely * Most cases that get coverage have to do with organizational reporting, perhaps because it’s the one thing orgs think they can control * When it com…

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