Editor’s note: In an effort to raise public awareness of humanitarian assistance worldwide and the people who risk their lives to provide it, the UN General Assembly has designated August 19 as World Humanitarian Day. This year’s theme is “People helping people,” celebrating everyday humanitarians helping people around the world. From wherever you are today — at home, at a desk, or in the field — be inspired by the spirit of aid work in those around you and in yourself. In my new job at World Vision, I was recently sent to assist our response to the drought, food crisis, and famine across the Horn of Africa. I had spent several weeks learning the systems of World Vision from...
Being a humanitarian — from the desk or the field
