About me

I am Emmy-Lou and I created this blog to share my experiences and my learnings during my internship for UNICEF in Goma, in the eastern part of…

Mission to Tanganyika

Evaluating… twice

When I started my internship, one of my first tasks was to evaluate, along with my colleagues, the conformity and quality of samples sent by potential suppliers to be part of the kits we distribute in case of emergency. These two kits are “Non-Food Item” and “WASH” type: the first one contains…

Desirée’s tears

Because some encounters matter more than others

A volcanic start

When I prepared for my internship, I took into account many risks: the health risk during the period of COVID as well as malaria…

Reuniting families, foolproof happiness?

One of UNICEF’s main mandates is child protection. This consists of ensuring that…

The art of taking… or not taking pictures

UNICEF is constantly faced with ethical choices. One of these dilemmas is that of communication, and particularly with regard to photographic or video media. Indeed, UNICEF must communicate on its actions, and this in particular within the framework of its…

What will remain

After so many kilometers of track, after so many encounters, after so many jerry cans in the warehouses and in the distributions, after so many figures of epidemics or massacres by the armed groups, what will I have left?