The Benevolence of Rogues

The Benevolence of Rogues is John Righten’s remarkable story of the realities of life as an aid worker. It is a tribute to the tenacity and good will of the cavalcade of unlikely heroes who joined him in voluntary service. John Righten draws upon his experiences from the two parallel worlds he inhabited during his working life. His ‘humanitarian’ world, was full of unpredictable diamonds in the rough, driven by their belief in the humanitarian cause. John’s ‘normal’ world is even more surreal, as it was here where he recruited his ‘rogues’ many from Australia, the United States, Ireland and the UK to get his convoys on the road. In times of crisis these rogues were magnificent to behold; though their methods unorthodox. The Benevolence of Rogues is an eye-opening account of what life as an aid worker is really like, exploring the individuals who are attracted to this risky line of work, underscored throughout by scorching gallows humour reminiscent of John Kesey’s, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, and Richard Hooker’s M.A.S.H.