Diaspora in Development

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The Diaspora and Development Podcast is a place where men and women of the African, Asian, Caribbean, and Latin American diaspora working in international development can discuss issues that impact the developing world and their careers. This show is produced by Lola Keyes and Hosted by Soraya Senosier
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Conceptualising risk and adapting to policy changes for humanitarian organisations
Tuesday, 5 August, 2025

In this episode we speak to Tara Arthur, the co-founder and CEO of the Collective Security Group. She has more than 25 years of Martial Arts experience and she’s channelled that competitive work ethic into her work protecting and supporting people working in difficult political and socialclimates across the world. Some of the areas we’ll cover on theepisode are: · How Tara established herself in amale-dominated field emphasising her empathetic skills · How she became the CEO and co-founder ofthe Collective Security Group · How her cultural and martial artsbackground gave her USP in security in the humanitarian sector · How she describes Collective SecurityGroups person-centred approach to safety and security · The importance of equipping individualswith the tools to navigate difficult situations and mitigate risks · Her approach to mental health andwellbeing in a cultural context and how it has supported her work · How her work has led to her own researchon the impact of race, ethnicity and nationality on aid worker security · How she highlights the importance of fullpersonhood for effective security measures · How diaspora communities play asignificant role in bridging contextual and cultural gaps in security· Her advice for how entrepreneurs can meetthe challenges of the future With the US policy climate changing,safety and security is one of the most significant areas for growth anddevelopment. Tara delves into the changes, the evolution and how the future ofhumanitarian aid is supporting individual issues with safety – not lumpingeveryone into the same proverbial camp!The opinions shared on this forum are the opinions of theindividuals and are not the opinions of the organizations and institutes thatthey work for.