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Breaking into Development: Study!

By // 03 November 2008

Interested in human rights or other development work? If you are not already working in this sector, consider getting a master’s or doctoral degree and becoming a research assistant, suggests Amanda Mercedes Gigler, NGO consultant in Barcelona.

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    Sam is a Devex Contributor based in South Sudan. Over the past 12 years she’s reported on conflict, post-conflict, and development stories from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe. Her work has appeared in Devex, the Associated Press, VICE, The Guardian, Foreign Policy, and The New Humanitarian, among others. Sam also produces and hosts the Happiness at Work Podcast, interviewing authors, speakers and thought leaders about what it takes to live productive and fulfilling lives.

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