USAID Saves Lives“We can’t forget about the people left behind” — An Aid Worker in Afghanistan Shares Her StoryWhen the Government of Afghanistan collapsed, Vicki Aken, the International Rescue Committee’s country director in Afghanistan, was in…5 min read·Mar 8, 2022--
WFP_AfricainWorld Food Programme InsightAt hunger’s ground zero in Uganda, an aid worker counts her sacrifices, and blessingsDuring a rebellion in northern Uganda, then-school student Celina Auko dreamed of working for the World Food Programme (WFP). Reaching her…5 min read·Aug 14, 2020--
Katie KnochHumanitarian Aid Operates on a Continuum of Neutrality — And That’s OkayWho do you turn to in a time of need? Is it a family member? An educator? A religious community leader? Or do you prefer the intervention…5 min read·Dec 6, 2020----
Didem AkaninWorld Food Programme InsightBe prepared for anything, says Japanese field workerNozomi Hashimoto, from Japan, is a crucial part of WFP’s work assisting refugees in Turkey. As head of the Ankara office, she ensures the…5 min read·Aug 1, 2017----
Maria FerranteLOCK DOWN TIMES TWO — SURVIVING ISOLATION & CONFINEMENT: 8 lessons-learned from a decade of…As most of Europe is back to curfew and lockdown, partial or otherwise, and other parts of the world have not fully emerged yet from their…7 min read·Nov 17, 2020----
USAID Saves Lives“We can’t forget about the people left behind” — An Aid Worker in Afghanistan Shares Her StoryWhen the Government of Afghanistan collapsed, Vicki Aken, the International Rescue Committee’s country director in Afghanistan, was in…5 min read·Mar 8, 2022--
WFP_AfricainWorld Food Programme InsightAt hunger’s ground zero in Uganda, an aid worker counts her sacrifices, and blessingsDuring a rebellion in northern Uganda, then-school student Celina Auko dreamed of working for the World Food Programme (WFP). Reaching her…5 min read·Aug 14, 2020--
Katie KnochHumanitarian Aid Operates on a Continuum of Neutrality — And That’s OkayWho do you turn to in a time of need? Is it a family member? An educator? A religious community leader? Or do you prefer the intervention…5 min read·Dec 6, 2020--
Didem AkaninWorld Food Programme InsightBe prepared for anything, says Japanese field workerNozomi Hashimoto, from Japan, is a crucial part of WFP’s work assisting refugees in Turkey. As head of the Ankara office, she ensures the…5 min read·Aug 1, 2017--
Maria FerranteLOCK DOWN TIMES TWO — SURVIVING ISOLATION & CONFINEMENT: 8 lessons-learned from a decade of…As most of Europe is back to curfew and lockdown, partial or otherwise, and other parts of the world have not fully emerged yet from their…7 min read·Nov 17, 2020--
Brendan McDonaldWant To Become An International Aid Worker?Nine Tips For Becoming an International Aid Worker; Lessons From My Journey6 min read·Oct 29, 2016--
Jennifer LentferGot ’Em: An Evaluation StoryA wannabe hot-shot technical advisor, I had just enough knowledge to be useful and just enough naïveté to be dangerous.4 min read·Sep 13, 2020--
Cecil LaguardiaMarried, jobless and a mom at 18: How I ended up working and writing for global emergenciesI have almost done it all.7 min read·Oct 14, 2017--
USAID Saves Lives“We can’t forget about the people left behind” — An Aid Worker in Afghanistan Shares Her StoryWhen the Government of Afghanistan collapsed, Vicki Aken, the International Rescue Committee’s country director in Afghanistan, was in…5 min read·Mar 8, 2022----
Patricia BonnardEmpowering Frontline Staff With Soft Skills Benefits Benefits Relief NGOsThe Need to Support Frontline Staff in New Ways7 min read·Apr 20, 2021----
Eric MbotijiGive Disarmament Education the Attention it DeservesThere is a subject matter that is of prime concern to the world that has been given less attention. I am talking about Disarmament…4 min read·Dec 29, 2020----
Katie KnochHumanitarian Aid Operates on a Continuum of Neutrality — And That’s OkayWho do you turn to in a time of need? Is it a family member? An educator? A religious community leader? Or do you prefer the intervention…5 min read·Dec 6, 2020----
Maria FerranteLOCK DOWN TIMES TWO — SURVIVING ISOLATION & CONFINEMENT: 8 lessons-learned from a decade of…As most of Europe is back to curfew and lockdown, partial or otherwise, and other parts of the world have not fully emerged yet from their…7 min read·Nov 17, 2020----
