1.1 - Perception of Local Systems
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Practice Questions
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What does NGO stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about organizations that operate independently from the government.
Define victim culture.
💡 Hint: What happens when a community loses faith in its own systems?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a key reason NGOs perceive local systems as failures?
💡 Hint: Think about what statistics NGOs usually track.
Is it true that all NGOs undermine local knowledge?
💡 Hint: Recall how different organizations might approach the same situation.
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Challenge Problems
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How might a NGO's rigid approach to building post-disaster housing negatively affect a community's long-term recovery?
💡 Hint: Consider the long-term relationships between communities and their environments.
Critique the effectiveness of using numerical statistics alone to assess a community's recovery post-disaster.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the human side of recovery beyond just numbers.
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