![]() JESSICA ALEXANDER: Well, it's a really rewarding profession. ![]() It's called "Chasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid." I talked with her recently, and I asked her, what kept you in the work so long? And now she's written an interesting and surprisingly funny memoir about those experiences. Since then, she's worked in Darfur, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka and Haiti. ![]() A decade ago, she arrived in Rwanda as an intern with a U.N. And you might be wondering, along with the military, just who are those people who rush into the scene at times like this to help feed and shelter thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people who are affected by disasters or conflicts? Well, for 10 years, Jessica Alexander was one of those people. Now you've been hearing about the massive aid effort underway. That's in just a few minutes.īut first, we were just talking about how the Philippines is trying to cope with last week's massive typhoon. Now we want to tell you about a very lucrative new prize for young people, teenagers, who've shown promise in solving important problems and promoting peace. Coming up, you've probably heard about the so-called genius grants - the MacArthur Fellowships that reward creative people in many fields. ![]()
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