FT Hunger Action Diaries

Lucy Ellis is head of base in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo, where Action Against Hunger has run life-saving programs since 1997. Lucy is from New Zealand and has worked and volunteered previously in Senegal, Vanuatu and Thailand in many capacities, including logistics, project coordination, communications and refugee support.

Amelia Lyons is working as the water, sanitation and hygiene programme manager in post-conflict northern Uganda, where years of civil unrest displaced nearly two million people. In the humanitarian field for four years, Amelia has worked on water and sanitation projects in Uganda, Nepal and Mexico.

Ashley Sarangi is the country director for eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a volatile area that is home to several armed groups and has suffered from repeated violent conflicts over the last 15 years. A humanitarian worker since 2004, Ashley has spent more than three years in eastern DR Congo and has also managed humanitarian projects in Chad, Haiti, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Rachel Eichholz is a food security & livelihoods programme manager in Malualkon, southern Sudan, where she manages programmes in northern Bahr el Ghazal state. An Atlanta native, she has lived and worked in the Czech Republic, The Netherlands, and the United States.

Emily Sloane is a food security and livelihoods programme manager in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Emily is based in a small market town on the north-western shore of Lake Kivu. Before this foray into the humanitarian world, Emily pursued a decade-long stream of positions throughout North America, Burkina Faso and France, collecting skills in ox driving, environmental education, trail building, teaching, native plant propagation and natural resource project management.

George Petropoulos is country director in Pakistan, where Action Against Hunger launched its first humanitarian intervention in 1979 for Afghan refugees crossing into the country. George is from Greece, and his career in policy and humanitarian work has taken him to Africa and the Middle East.

Rachel Roseberry is the Food Security and Livelihoods Program Manager in Karamoja, Uganda, a relatively insecure region that is known for its semi-arid climate and cattle raiding. Rachel’s background is in natural resource management; she has worked in that capacity in Tajikistan, Indonesia, Canada, and now Uganda.

Bob Bongomin, born in Gulu, northern Uganda, is in his sixth year with Action Against Hunger. He currently manages ACF’s emergency water, sanitation & hygiene program in the Khyber Paktunkhwa province of Pakistan, where thousands of people have been affected by unprecedented flooding.

Eric Rheinstein is the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program Manager for Action Against Hunger in Walikale, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. He has worked with Action Against Hunger, various NGOs, and as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Burundi, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Albania, northern Uganda, and Chad.

Keira Lowther is Action Against Hunger’s Head of Community Capacity Building in Swaziland. A paediatric nurse specialising in HIV and public health nutrition, she has worked in paediatric wards in east and central London and with Action Against Hunger in Chad, China and Swaziland.

Rupert Leighton is the Country Director for Action Against Hunger in Zimbabwe. He has more than 15 years humanitarian experience in countries including Cambodia, Myanmar, El Salvador and Angola.

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