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Non-formal (additional) Aid resources

“Do not eat on your own”

Implementers have been beefing up their field operations as well. Catholic Relief Services, for
instance, now employs roughly 4,500 nationally and 900 international and U.S.-based workers,

four out of 10 of whom are third-country nationals. Another major international NGO, Save the
Children, employs roughly 4,091 locals and 73 expats in-country, plus 633 in the United States.
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Competition for qualified local nationals tends to be fierce; bilateral donors and their

implementing partners often struggle because they pay less than the private sector and U.N.
institutions.
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That said, aid groups have been coming up with ways to make national staff "feel" part of the

family, by putting them in positions of authority and offering career counselling, international
exchanges, training and participation in conferences and other events. “
"The Challenges and Opportunities of Hiring Locals," 501
Devex.( June 2012)

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