VellatsasikumarGeeska Afrika: Horn of AfricaThursday afternoon is generally a quiet time in Mogadishu, Somalia. Work ends at 2pm and the next two days are holidays. My manager was…Apr 28, 2022Apr 28, 2022
VellatsasikumarThe Beer run.The Darfur conflict began in 2003 when Darfuri rebels launched an armed effort to demand and push for the creation of a secular, plural…Mar 25, 2022Mar 25, 2022
VellatsasikumarMy ‘Waterloo moment’In what is many moons ago I had the opportunity to work with an outstanding Irish NGO and found myself in West Darfur State in Sudan. A…Mar 22, 20223Mar 22, 20223
VellatsasikumarKeeping the poor ‘poor’ keeps us happy.Many, in fact more than many voluntary organizations or NGOs as they popularly known work excessively hard on trying to make life a little…Mar 3, 2022Mar 3, 2022
VellatsasikumarLeveraging epidemics for social changeI have always appreciated the fact that the HIV crisis, especially targeting the gay community in the early stages led the communities to…Feb 17, 2022Feb 17, 2022