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Author: Hugh Bohane

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Colombo, Development, Galle, Politics and Governance

A volunteer’s story from post-tsunami Sri Lanka

Just over ten years ago, a powerful undersea earthquake caused a devastating tsunami that wrapped around two-thirds of Sri Lanka’s coastline on Boxing Day, at around 8:30am. Being a holiday, locals were…

Hugh Bohane Hugh Bohane on 06/15/201506/17/2015
Disaster Management, Features, Healthcare, Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, International

From Haiti Hell: Perspectives from the ground a year after the earthquake

Words Hugh Bohane. Pictures Alison Thompson. Australian nurse, filmmaker and author Alison Thompson is making a name for herself, selflessly volunteering to help in dangerous global calamities, such as in the aftermath…

Hugh Bohane Hugh Bohane on 05/06/201105/06/2011
Colombo, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict

WOMEN IN CONFLICT – An interview with American filmmaker based in Sri Lanka, Lisa Kois

[Editors note: This interview was conducted in April 2006]   Lisa Kois is a brave filmmaker, working right at the heart of today’s dangerous and on going civil conflict in Sri Lanka.…

Hugh Bohane Hugh Bohane on 08/29/200809/02/2008

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