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The humanitarian business
Translated into English by: H.B.M
Whenever there is a crisis, media flock to show the human suffering, anxieties and fears. This crazy race to scoops, figures and shocking news is not only lifting up the channels' and radios'bank accounts, but also has impact on an emerging Business "The Humanitarian Business".

This business is a chain involving humanitarian actors at international level and various economic, political and social components in hosting community.
Actually, throughout my personal experience in Tunisia,I found there is a huge gap between vulnerables' expectations, what is really provided to them and the perception of the local community.

Some international organisations are very complex machines where money seep slowly and deeply to let a few drops fall upon beneficiaries (mainly the refugees). Luxurious hotels, 4 * 4 cars and huge salaries for ... Tents thrown without any order or monitoring, refugees left to their fate, alone and without support, and more importantly, a Machiavellian use of local resources and economic potential of the hosting country. The local economy is thereby severely affected: local workers leave their workplaces to worthless jobs with 3 or 4 times higher incomes. These jobs harm the local economy at mid and long term by increasing the demand without positive return on investement and creating a kind of parallel society with high-standard living conditions (house renting prices rising rapidly, commodities' prices increasing rapidly).

The enormous financial potential of those organizations triggers a mutual interest with the local host. The former have always hidden political and economic agendas and enough resources and potential to overcome the local community. Refugees get to the bottom of the priority list and the humanitarian imperative as promoted to the media become a beautiful illusion.
As young activists we must lobby against those scroungers selling victims' pictures to line their pockets. We need to increase awareness among decision-makers to come up with local strategies and plans focusing on vulnerables and preventing collateral damages.

H.B.M

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