u/diplo_naseeb

I am ~30, working in communications for a major humanitarian INGO in Europe after a career change, and starting to feel stuck for ways to deploy to the field in the area I'm targeting, which is protection, access, security and field coordination.

My plan has been to try and go on mission visits to the countries where my INGO is present, but unfortunately senior staff and managers tend to see my role has quite limited in terms of the contribution it can make to national staff/to the national bureaus. They have told me before that while it would be useful for me to go visit a few missions, I am more valuable at HQ. It feels like them agreeing to me visiting a national bureau for a few days is more like a favour they're doing me rather than a real visit like those done by other colleagues who are not in comms.

The trick here is that I've only recently entered the humanitarian sector after a career change - not something totally unrelated but which people often pigeonhole as one specific kind of job. The average humanitarian or average colleague doesn't have an accurate perception of what duties I would've had in that job - involving some highly relevant aspects like coordination, project management, security, risk management, research, external relations, and more. I've also worked in several jobs that required geographical and political expertise of a specific region where humanitarians are very much present - but that is simply not enough.

I've started applying to other INGOs - ACF, MSF, Solidarités International, Acted, ICRC - but oftentimes the only roles I see that I would be interested in / qualified for require at least 2 years of humanitarian field experience in a conflict or post-conflict context. I just don't know how to start accruing that experience.

Besides this, I've been undergoing several relevant professional training courses with the UN, in the area I'm interested in. This has given me a little bit more of a network. I speak 3 languages in addition to English (all sought-after or required by INGOs) and am currently learning a fourth one.

So I'm finding myself stuck at HQ, in a permanent contract, with no perspective of a field opportunity.

What else can I do to get the ball rolling and get my first deployment?

PS: Of course, I am more than grateful to be in a stable job. I've just been working towards being closer to operations for some time, and I feel overcome by frustration when I compare my path to someone else's my age, who's already worked in 5 countries (I know I'm not supposed to do that, but it's hard to resist).

PPS: Posting here rather than r/humanitarian due to greater affluence on in this sub.

Bonsoir, j'ai récemment déménagé d'un studio dans le 11e qui dépasse l'encadrement des loyers. Le studio était joliment meublé mais selon le site de la ville de Paris on est à 15€ au-dessus du loyer maximum.

Je songe à signaler le logement sachant que :

- une nouvelle locataire y est installée

- j'étais en bons termes avec le propriétaire et je n'ai pas forcément envie qu'il soit au courant que c'est moi qui ai lancé la démarche

Le proprio sera-t-il informé si je signale le studio ?

EDIT: Après une seconde simulation, le dépassement serait plutôt de 90€ / mois. Donc plus de 1000€ / an.

Hello, has anyone heard back from the ICRC regarding the call for Delegates that was opened in May?

I heard they received several thousand applications.

Would love to know if fellow applicants have any updates.

Perhaps a bit of an unusual question in this sub (though you may surprise me?).

I'll be travelling to Afghanistan later this year for work (end of the year).

I want to take advantage of that opportunity to take a 2-week holiday afterwards and I'm looking for a country to travel to in the region.

I've checked what flights depart from Kabul Airport (not too many). Among those options is Tashkent, Uzbekistan. I am interested in Tajikistan but couldn't figure out for sure if there are direct flights from Kabul.

I'm also considering Pakistan, but unsure if it is possible/ safe to cross the land border, which I guess would mean travelling by car from Kabul to Peshawar over a couple of days.

Also considering northern India - but Indian friends have freaked me out a bit about the culture in northern states, especially for a solo female traveller.

I've already been to Turkey and am not interested in the Gulf at this time.

1. Has anyone been to Kabul recently? 2) Where else should I consider? 3) Any feedback on Pakistan, Northern India, Uzbekistan?

PS: My only passport is an EU passport.

PPS: I'm not looking for opinions about my trip to Afghanistan, which again, is part of my job. Travel does not mean endorsement of the current political situation. Thanks for understanding that!

I moved several times and changed phone numbers / devices in recent years and have been locked out of my professional Instagram for about 2 years now. It doesn't have any pictures of myself except for one, which shows the back of my head (so you can't verify my face, that was on purpose as I didn't want my face and name plastered everywhere).

I do have access to the email the account is linked to. The account name is also my name and it's not a common name lol, but it's harder than you'd think to get back into the account.

However when I enter the email code then it asks for a verification selfie and I've failed that like three times.

Is there any way to get it back?

Does anyone know of a language school in Yerevan (Armenia) that teaches Farsi, and where I could take intensive in-person classes for a few weeks?

I know this is a thing in the Arabic-speaking world but unsure how to go about it in the Persianate world, given that going to Iran for Farsi lessons right now doesn't sound like the best idea.

FYI I am an EU passport holder, in case that is relevant here. I have never been to Armenia but it seems like the second best option after Iran for my goal, which is to upskill quickly in Farsi. I have started taking Farsi lessons online and also have a B2 level in Arabic already so I can read pretty well in Farsi.

Thank you for any and all suggestions!

J'ai ouï dire que le phénomène de plusieurs chauffeurs utilisant le même compte sur les applis de VTC était courant. Moins d'impôts à payer pour les chauffeurs non déclarés, j'imagine.

Une connaissance était récemment à bord d'un VTC lorsque le véhicule s'est fait arrêter par la police. Les policiers ont ensuite dit à mon amie qu'il s'agissait d'un "faux VTC" et que la pratique était illégale. Je ne sais pas ce qui s'est passé ensuite mais le gars a été emmené au poste et ma pote juste lâchée avant la fin de sa course.

J'ai pris un VTC ce soir avec un chauffeur qui avait la photo d'un autre mec. La plaque était la même que sur l'appli, donc je suppose qu'ils se prêtent la voiture ou qu'ils la louent au propriétaire du compte.

Ce système me semble nouveau à Paris.

Le gars s'est vexé quand je lui ai dit, avant de monter, que c'était "pas très legal". Il a ajouté que ça faisait 3 ans qu'il faisait ça, avant de me dire d'annuler. Finalement, j'ai quand même pris la course car j'avais juste besoin de rentrer chez moi et je ne pense pas être en tort sur le plan légal.

Avez-vous déjà été confrontés à cette situation ou ce n'est qu'une impression ?

Suis-je le trou de balle de lui avoir fait cette remarque ?