Chapter 1The Accidental Project Manager
Baptism by Fire – Former Yugoslavia and the MAP
In March of 1993 I landed on the ground in Zagreb, the national capital of Croatia. Croatia and neighboring Bosnia-Herzegovina were embroiled in brutal and bloody civil wars that had ensued after the break-up of Yugoslavia during 1991–1992. I was placed in charge of a medical assistance project to provide support for the medical needs of refugees and displaced persons in Croatia. Before my arrival, I had spent three days of orientation at the organization’s headquarters in Baltimore, MD1 and had read up prior to that on the Balkans’ history, culture, and what led up to the war. Armed with this and an undergraduate degree in ...
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