Charles Usie
Bio
I currently serve as the Country Director for Plan International, Nigeria. Prior to this role, i served as the Country Director for Christian Aid UK, Nigeria Country Programme. I have an upwards of over two decades in the International Development Space. I am a father of two lovely kids and a husband to an amazing woman for the last decade and half. I enjoy and look forward to new learning, and creative thinking. I consider myself a liberalist, open to and welcome diversity in all its forms.
How others can help me
I am truly looking forward to gaining valid experience with expanding my scope and ability to do good just for the sake of it. I am leading a huge change in my organization at this time, so will be particular about approaches to change management and dealing with systemic resistance to change.
How I can help others
I work in the international development sector and have spent a significant part of over three decades in sub-saharan Africa leading humanitarian nd social development interventions. This is a huge experience i am offering to others who may need insight and experiences with life, work, programming and culture from Africa.
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Dear EA Nigeria,
Greetings.
I am currently undergoing my initial EA programme. I am part of the cohort led by Facilitator Luis.
I am based in Abuja and as a new member in the EA community, I wish to attend the conference planned for September in Abuja. I have tried to register but it appears the link is not active anymore.
I am hereby making an appeal to seek for ways to allow me register and be part of this conference.
Best wishes
Charles
"How can we turn away from the suffering happening all around us in order to prioritize something as abstract as helping make the long-run future go well?"...this is the reality of what i face in my kind of job daily....having to support people in current desperate situations...and at the same time, strategize for the future....in a world of increasing reduced resources.
Who deserves empathy or moral concern is certainly a contentious issue. If you ask a woman whose husband was killed in cold blood and her kids taken away, if the terrorists who perpetuated these crimes deserves empathy or moral concern, i guess that would be a very unfair question. Lets extend it, should we ask her to consider moral concern for the children or grand children of these same terrorists??? These are the sort of experiences and realities that come to my mind reading this article. I must confess these are difficult themes which should be taken with some deep reflection. I agree deeper thoughts and analysis may help us see things differently.
Reading through this material again, the Scout Mindset appeals differently to me- "Finding the truth, rather than trying to defend our ideas". Conventional wisdom has told us to be bold and outspoken about our convictions. This statement here presents a clash of convictions, to hold on to my ideas or to seek the truth outside of them! If this is what EA is all about, then i am game and willing to challenge and explore these truths.
"When you make a decision, be clear with yourself about which goals you’re pursuing. You don’t have to argue that your choice is the best way of improving the world if that isn’t actually the goal"...this quote drives it home for me....what a way to end this introductory course on EA as a first timer. Amazing.