Celebrities like Angelina Jolie have put humanitarian assistance and international development issues on the Hollywood agenda. What do you think about a TV series about the lives a group of young and beautiful international humanitarian workers? The storyline could follow the team from disaster to disaster – fictitious or real…Bosnia, Congo, Afghanistan, Liberia, Columbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Pakistan, Aceh…all these exotic destinations to pick from! The cast would be composed of hip and adventurous personalities; some could be on a soul-searching mission, while others could be running away from something or someone back at home. Like any good Hollywood drama, there would of course be drug, sex, and violence. But aside from all the typical debauchery, the show would also expose the audience to major challenges in international development and the culture and customs of each location. So it would be like a Melrose Place combined with food, travel, and culture! It’ll be like Lost combined with Beyond Borders and Globe Trekker. Destined to be a hit!
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I was watching TV at a beach bar yesterday and the 'Travel and Living' channel was on. There's a show called '5 Takes'. $50/day for five strangers thrown together. The gimmick? Travelling to a certain region of the world. Check it out.. it's awesome! Wished I knew about it..
Great idea! I would like to see one modeled after the Apprentice. Possible formats: one country and each contestant gets assigned COP of a different project. Each week, a CTO elimates a poorly performing COP. Or maybe one project with many expats, and each week a different COP is selected. The home office eliminates one expat each week, with the COP the most likely to be axed.
What if we want to kick off the CTO? Is that possible? For those of you who are not well-versed in USAID lingo...
COP = Chief of Party - head of a project from the the implementing partner/contractor
CTO = Cognizant Technical Officer - the person from USAID who's managing the project.
There's also the CO = Contracting Officer - the person from USAID who's in charge of all things contractual.
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