Welcome to my first blog. My name is Sophia Irepu. I am the Human Security Focal Person and Thematic Coordinator for Human Security in Conflict and Emergencies for ActionAid Uganda. As part of our...
My name is Ilana Solomon, Senior Policy Analyst for ActionAid USA, and I am a humanitarian worker. When people think of humanitarian workers they see disaster responders handing out water, food and...
Mohamed Bilala, ActionAid Kenya’s Warehouse Supervisor in drought-hit Isiolo, shows me a room packed with maize and through to another packed with pulses. So far so normal in a drought relief...
It is both tragic and ironic that World Humanitarian Day 2011 falls during the first famine in Africa in nearly 20 years. On this World Humanitarian Day we must stand in solidarity with the...
It was only by chance that I became a humanitarian worker. When I was young my father was diagnosed with cancer and we were told we had to raise huge sums of money to pay for his treatment....
I have always been passionate about helping people in need and I have done so in many different ways - through counseling, conversations, trainings, collaboration, networking and experience-sharing....
Once again, a part of the world teeters on the brink of a catastrophe that sees the poorest and most vulnerable – mainly women and children – hardest hit. The food crisis and drought in East Africa...
Heavy rain has caused landslides and mudslides which have killed at least 23 people, mostly in the capital Port-au-Prince.With more than half a million people still living in temporary camps...
Like many people in Afghanistan, as a child I was forced to leave my home and seek refuge in the relative safety of Iran and Pakistan. It was then that I witnessed just how vulnerable poor...
In Gambella village, the first person I meet is Koye Sersera. Koye is 71 years old and lives with her husband and five grandchildren. The family share a tiny one-roomed hut, made from...
In northern Kenya, water is a rare sight. In more than a week of travelling between Isiolo and Sericho, I have passed just one expanse of water, and it was unforgettable. There were more...
I’ve visited Isiolo livestock market three days running and on every day, I’ve found it empty. Today, the place where pastoralists usually come to buy, sell and trade their animals has a mere...
Eight hundred women from across 100 countries came together and demanded accountability from world leaders and other stakeholders during the 4th International Women’s summit (IWS) organised by World...
In a large clearing in Ngaremara village, 11 stacks of food are being laid out. Local men have arrived early to help unload the trucks. The 11 members of the Relief Committee are also here: one...
I joined ActionAid Pakistan in November 2010 when the devastating flood had just hit the country and its impact was still unrolling. ActionAid had initiated a timely and well-coordinated emergency...
