Rethinking Humanitarian Aid: a Trauma Approach to Conflict

Isadora Darwich is a Brazilian international mediator and social entrepreneur focused on empowerment through economic emancipation. Currently the International Outreach Director of Scaling Change, connecting individuals and companies that create innovative ways to foster development. She is also a member of the Board of Directors at the Sustainable Development Zones Alliance responding to the complex challenges connected with desperate migration and rapid urbanization.

Isadora created and implemented ‘Força Mulheres’ pioneer program for refugee Venezuelan women at the Amazon border, conducted public policy research in Washington D.C., and trained as a Psychotherapist continuously qualifying to solve conflicts using non-violent communication.

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