Stories from the field

Are you curious about what our members do when their on a mission? Here you can read some of our members story from the field.

Learning new things and being challenged in Pakistan

Mathew Musumba is a member of the Humanitarian Response Roster. Back in December 2021, Mathew was deployed as a Settlement Planning Office in Quetta, Pakistan with UNHCR. But his position quickly changed to WASH officer, supporting WASH activities in the province of Baluchistan.

The roll-out of a Global Distribution Tool (GDT) in Boa Vista

Florence is a member of the Registration Roster and has been deployment as an Associate Operational Data Management Officer in Boa Vista, Brazil. During her deployment she was part of the roll-out of a Global Distribution Tool (GDT) that helped secure the distribution of food and non-food items.

Providing an effective and efficient emergency response in Armenia

Christine is a member of the Humanitarian Response Roster and has been deployed as a Emergency and Post-Crisis Coordinator for this emergency response to the displacement of the Nagorno-Karabakh population.

Ensuring the best interests of unaccompanied Rohingya refugee children in Indonesia

Sabin is a member of the DRC Resettlement Roster and is currently deployed to Jakarta, Indonesia as a Child Protection Officer.

Supporting survivors of violence and/or torture, GBV, women and girls at risk in New Delhi

Pokkamol Busapapong started her first deployment with DRC-UNHCR in September 2020 in New Delhi, India as a Resettlement Expert. Despite having a tough start with lock-downs and curfews in India due to COVID-19, Pokkamol has managed to work on many complex cases including survivors of violence and/or torture, GBV, women and girls at risk and refugees in detention and/or at risk of deportation.

The importance of celebrating each other’s strengths and built meaningful and long-lasting personal connections

Joshua is a member of the DRC Resettlement Roster and deployed as a BID & Resettlement Expert in UNHCR Sub-Office Kassala. Kassala State, East Sudan. March-December 2021.