Overseeing Ebola treatment centers in Sierra Leone, working alongside government officials and community leaders, and championing the powerful simplicity of cash assistance with humanitarian worker Grace Jackson. When low-income households receive cash, what do they tend to purchase first? And what exactly is “CMCoord”?
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In every episode of What It’s Like to Be…, bestselling author Dan Heath talks with a guest about what it’s like to inhabit their professional world. Behavioral Scientist is a distribution partner, with new episodes released every other week. Learn more about the podcast’s “slow curiosity” mission here, and visit this page for Dan’s reflections on how that mission is unfolding after a year of conversations.
The “Humanitarian Worker” episode of What It’s Like To Be… features Grace Jackson. It was produced and edited by Matt Purdy. Copyright © 2025 by Dan Heath. All rights reserved.
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