Sometimes, the military is used for humanitarian activities. I would like to assess the impact and outcome of such partnership on humanitarian field workers and beneficiaries.
The operations in certain countries are hindered by local susceptibility and bad press for the military and security firms. When soldiers or people hired by security firms walk amongst the beneficiaries in civilian clothes, they can draw negative attention to other humanitarian workers. This in turn leads to narrowing the space in which relief workers can operate and undermines impartiality.
We have to be honest with ourselves when it comes to serving the people in need: are we impartial in our attitude and transparent in our activities? If the answer is yes, then we will reap what we sow. If the answer is no, we must work harder towards transparency in humanitarian work.
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