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How to make people care? Emergency aid's marketing problem | Rethinking Humanitarianism
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- The New Humanitarian
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- Oct 30, 2025
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- 3588
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Summary
Global polls show citizens in many countries want their governments to fund humanitarian aid. But the US and other nations have gutted aid departments or shrunk budgets – with little public pushback. Has the aid sector gotten too wonky to connect with the public? On the podcast: Emergency aid's marketing problem, and ideas to win the battle for attention. Guests: Sana Bég , executive director, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada Dr. Polly Pallister-Wilkins , political geographer and associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam ____ Got a question or feedback? Email [email protected] or post on social media using the hashtag #RethinkingHumanitarianism.