Frontline Negotiators

Lorsque Mariama Sawadogo, humanitaire burkinabée et formatrice avec le CCHN, a constaté que très peu de femmes africaines participaient aux ateliers de négociation, elle a voulu en comprendre les raisons et y remédier. C’est ainsi que son atelier, conçu pour les professionnelles francophones en Afrique, a reçu un nombre record de 350 candidatures pour 50 places en seulement deux semaines. Dans cet épisode, elle aborde les obstacles qui empêchent les femmes professionnelles d'assumer des rôles de leadership dans la négociation humanitaire et les nombreux atouts inestimables qu'elles apportent au processus.

When Mariama Sawadogo, a humanitarian from Burkina Faso and workshop facilitator with the CCHN, observed that very few African women were taking part in negotiation trainings, she took it upon herself to find the reasons behind it and come up with a solution. Her workshop, particularly aimed at French-speaking female professionals in Africa, received a record 350 applications for 50 spots in just two weeks. In this episode, she reflects on the obstacles that prevent women professionals from taking on leadership roles in humanitarian negotiation, and the many invaluable assets they bring to the process.

This is part of the third season of "Frontline Negotiators: Stories from the Field". It features personal stories told by humanitarian professionals as they negotiate to access, assist and protect people in crisis.

Across the season you will hear first-hand accounts from humanitarian workers from different backgrounds, agencies, nationalities and technical profiles who will share about the challenge of delivering aid in some of the most high-pressure environments in the world.

The series is produced by the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation.
More information at frontline-negotations.org