EP 19 Anna Macdonald on the Power of Fiction in Shaping our Understanding of Humanitarian issues.

Stories and Humanitarian Action

In this episode, Anna Macdonald, a Communications and Campaigns consultant and currently Human Rights Practitioner in Residence at Columbia Law School says, “In humanitarian work, there's a tendency to think that because it's a serious subject, we have to start with data, statistics, facts, and figures. These are important to provide the evidence, however, they're rarely the thing that gets you hooked. No one tends to feel passionate because they've heard a compelling piece of data. It's normally someone’s story that you’ve heard, that's moved you in some way that gets you interested.”