Arwin Solaksono, shares his story of rebuilding Aceh, in Indonesia which was devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This tsunami affected 14 countries and killed 240,000 people, mostly Indonesians.  When he was invited by an aid agency to advise them in rebuilding Aceh, he was moved by the emptiness caused by the Tsunami. This changed Arwin’s career from an Engineer to a Shelter & Settlement Practitioner, now working Worldwide. Tsunami also brought a big change in the lives of people in Aceh who were living with conflict for over 29 years. It brought peace to the region as well and many aid agencies’ arrival impacted the culture, economy, and environment. Arwin shares his insights as an outsider in Aceh; as an Indonesian building their own expertise to tackle one disaster after another; and as an international advisor supporting rebuilding after the earthquakes in Nepal and Türkiye. Follow Arwin’s blogs http://www.humanitarian-development.org/

E3.Changes from an Indonesian disaster island to the rest of the world_Arwin Soelakson, Rumana Kabir

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MARS stands for Motivations, Actions, Reflections and Sustainability. In each episode, we ask our guests,
1. What Motivates them to Act as changemakers?
2. What are their Reflections?
3. How do they Sustain themselves and or is their MARS mantra for a better world?

E3.Changes from an Indonesian disaster island to the rest of the world_Arwin Soelakson, Rumana Kabir

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