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Mandala Foundation We work to strengthen humanitarian and development action through psychosocial support.

From 2006 to early 2017, the Mandala Foundation worked to strengthen humanitarian and development action through the psychosocial support of aid workers, managers and organisations in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. We have now transitioned to a new model and this page is no longer active - find us .

01/06/2017

Mandala Foundation has transitioned to a new social enterprise model called Mandala Staff Support. To stay connected, head over to our new page: https://www.facebook.com/MandalaStaffSupport/

Thank you to all for your support of the Foundation over the last eleven years. Our team looks forward to continuing to work with you, in support of helping build a stronger, healthier and more resilient aid sector.

To read more about the transition, please see our latest newsletter: http://bit.ly/2rWmZSB

Mandala Staff Support is a group of psychologists providing psychosocial support, training and resources to aid workers and their organisations.

Introducing Mandala Staff Support - a new direction for the Mandala Foundation.
01/06/2017

Introducing Mandala Staff Support - a new direction for the Mandala Foundation.

On behalf of our board and staff team, we’d like to take this chance to update you about changes taking place for our organisation. We are pleased to announce our transition across to a new social enterprise model called Mandala Staff Support. This change was recently endorsed by the Mandala Foundat...

"When I heard warplanes, I never thought our hospital was the target." An MSF worker reflects on the disbelief and horro...
21/01/2017

"When I heard warplanes, I never thought our hospital was the target." An MSF worker reflects on the disbelief and horror of a hospital bombing in Yemen, and the strength of her Yemeni colleagues that helped her through in the end.

One MSF worker describes her struggle to make sense of a bombing in Yemen that left one colleagues dead and others wounded

From aid recipient to aid worker: an interesting insight into the challenges of finding work at an NGO from a Ugandan st...
17/01/2017

From aid recipient to aid worker: an interesting insight into the challenges of finding work at an NGO from a Ugandan student -

International aid agencies talk about empowering local staff, but for one Ugandan student the challenge of getting a job at an NGO feels insurmountable

A lot went wrong in 2016, but check out Campaign for Australian Aid's video to see what went right:
10/01/2017

A lot went wrong in 2016, but check out Campaign for Australian Aid's video to see what went right:

A lot went wrong in 2016 but check out what went right! 🍾

Happy New Year! We're back for 2017. We thought we'd kick the year off with a look back at 2016 - with this wrap-up of h...
09/01/2017

Happy New Year! We're back for 2017.

We thought we'd kick the year off with a look back at 2016 - with this wrap-up of humanitarian and development stories from the Guardian. Aid worker wellbeing and security is one focus topic.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/dec/30/favourite-global-development-stories-2016

From refugees to aid worker safety, leaving no one behind to localising aid, it’s been a busy year for humanitarians and development folk. Catch up our coverage

Twenty years after Novye Atagi: A call to care for the carers http://buff.ly/2hCyB5c - a long but very worthwile read fr...
16/12/2016

Twenty years after Novye Atagi: A call to care for the carers http://buff.ly/2hCyB5c - a long but very worthwile read from Christoph Hensch (former Executive Director of Mandala & former ICRC aid worker)

In October 1996 I was appointed Head of Office at the ICRC war surgical hospital in Novye Atagi, a small Chechen village south of Grozny in…

Our last newsletter for 2016 is now available. Check it out for a wrap-up of some of our activities in 2016 and for refl...
09/12/2016

Our last newsletter for 2016 is now available. Check it out for a wrap-up of some of our activities in 2016 and for reflections on International Volunteer Day.

With the year drawing to an end, in this newsletter we bring you a wrap-up of some of our achievements in 2016. We also reflect on International Volunteer Day just passed (5 December), with some insights into the way we support volunteers through their humanitarian and development journeys. Finally,...

"As uncomfortable as it might be, creating space for honest dialogue about the true costs of international aid work migh...
06/12/2016

"As uncomfortable as it might be, creating space for honest dialogue about the true costs of international aid work might help mitigate the burn-outs and drop-outs on the field—that and a greater degree of personal preparedness, realistic expectations, and adequate member care provided by the sending organization."

Timely piece for International Volunteer Day addressing the overlooked aspects of volunteering, including the risks of burnout and compassion fatigue. Via

GUEST AUTHOR: Katie Bergman, Author of When Justice Just Is and Director of Communications and Operations at the Set Free Movement These days, there seems to be no better way to couple altruism wit…

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