Pia Wanek
Pia Wanek is director of humanitarian assistance at Global Communities, which works closely with communities to help them recover and eventually rebuild in the wake of both man-made and natural disasters. She has directed the team's response for a variety of crises, including the West African Ebola epidemic, the 2014 war in Gaza, and the ongoing Syrian conflict. Wanek has more than 12 years of experience in the donor community and the NGO world.
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Syria's crisis: Helping families survive in war-torn areas
almost 10 years ago // World Humanitarian Summit
In humanitarian crises, effective cash transfers are linked to increased spending, higher school enrollment and improved health outcomes. Pia Wanek, director of humanitarian assistance at Global Communities, explains why it is critical that humanitarian response actors rethink aid methodologies to find what is most effective.