Join us to unpack the pitfalls and opportunities of sustainable aid that can support communities around the world, for the long-term. Julia Midland specializes in gender empowerment and works in humanitarian assistance, governance, health, counter-trafficking, counter-terrorism, and post-conflict rebuilding in some of the most war-torn places in the world. She shares with us a deep understanding of the problems with typical aid models and insight into what can be done for more community-centered programming.  We’re excited to learn with Julia and understand more about REAL liberation for all.

Julia Midland: Julia has worked in international policy and humanitarian aid for over 15 years, evaluating the efficacy of aid programming and impact vs. intended outcome. Specializing in gender and conflict, she has worked across numerous sectors, including education, humanitarian assistance, governance, health, counter-trafficking, illicit finance, and counter-terrorism. Her work across the globe, with particular expertise in conflict and post-conflict environments such as Somalia, Afghanistan, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, has given her an acute understanding of the problems with the typical aid model, and insight into how to make development programming more sustainable through equitable, community-centered intervention.