Prepare for the unexpected.
Ten Considerations to strengthen your readiness.
Recovery is your new project.
Ten Considerations to help you rebuild and heal.
Prevention is a leadership responsibility.
Ten Considerations to improve your duty of care.
Response defines reputation.
Ten Considerations to guide ethical, effective support.
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“Everyone thinks they might win the lottery. Nobody thinks they’ll be injured.”
These Ten Considerations prepare you to face the unthinkable — so if it happens, you’re not starting from zero.
Create a personal risk plan with financial, legal, and psychological readiness.
Build the network that could carry you through a worst-case scenario.
Understand your entitlements, responsibilities, and support gaps before you need them.
This tool is part of a larger effort to change how recovery is supported in aid work.
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Recovery doesn’t just happen — it must be resourced.
These Ten Considerations help you navigate the fog after trauma and rebuild a life with dignity, support, and direction.
Assemble your recovery team — legal, medical, psychological, peer, and practical.
Navigate systems (insurance, HR, legal) while managing the emotional terrain.
Set boundaries, pace yourself, and protect your energy as you heal.
This tool is part of a larger effort to change how recovery is supported in aid work.
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The best time to buy a fire extinguisher is before the fire.
These Ten Considerations help organizations prepare for the ethical, legal, and operational impacts of a staff incident.
Strengthen systems through tabletop simulations, policies, and governance.
Resource recovery support in advance — not just crisis response.
Train managers to recognize risk, moral injury, and trauma before harm compounds.
This tool is part of a larger effort to change how recovery is supported in aid work.
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When injury strikes, integrity is tested.
These Ten Considerations help organizations respond with transparency, care, and survivor-centered leadership.
Mobilize immediate support: medical, psychological, legal, and family liaison.
Conduct fair reviews using principles of natural justice.
Show accountability and solidarity — not spin or silence.
This tool is part of a larger effort to change how recovery is supported in aid work.
Join others funding Proper Support’s initiatives — and help make this possible.