CEO Blog: Facing the perfect storm

CEO Blog: Facing the perfect storm

It’s been quite a year, hasn’t it? Like many of you perhaps, I am approaching the end of 2021 with mixed feelings. The dire news headlines are unrelenting; the hoped-for return to normality still hasn’t arrived, and the uncertainty ahead shows no signs of abating....
Providing Emergency Health in Humanitarian Emergencies

Providing Emergency Health in Humanitarian Emergencies

We’re dedicated to providing access to health services in humanitarian crises because these are when health care needs can be particularly high. Why? Because conflicts and natural disasters can remove people’s access to health care, overwhelm existing services, damage...
A sacred privilege: serving people in DR Congo

A sacred privilege: serving people in DR Congo

A common myth about humanitarian work is that foreign aid workers – or ‘international staff’ – such as myself experience a hero’s journey, daily risking our health and safety, overcoming challenges like travel logistics and poor internet, to serve (and...
Her Story: Awash

Her Story: Awash

 “Before, we could manage,” Ahmad says. “But since last year, things have been extremely difficult. It has become much harder to adapt to everyday life.”   Ahmad and his mother, Awash, are both refugees from Syria. They fled from Aleppo in 2014, coming to Lebanon...
I believe tomorrow will be a better day. Here’s why.

I believe tomorrow will be a better day. Here’s why.

As a humanitarian worker, I have been on the ground during or in the wake of several disasters. Let me tell you one thing I know: ‘hopeful’ is not a word I would use to describe the situation. When catastrophe strikes, the sight, sounds and smell of devastation, of...
Yemen: Desire to live and hope for a better tomorrow.

Yemen: Desire to live and hope for a better tomorrow.

After over six years of a devastating and unrelenting conflict, around20 million Yemenis depend urgently on humanitarian assistance to survive. This includes four million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Yemen is now one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises....