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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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Fariba Housaini
"Fariba Housaini, who works for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, seen here with a local doctor during a monitoring mission of a health project in the Kandahar region.
She says: “It feels good to work in the humanitarian sector especially as a female aid worker in Afghanistan. Women feel more comfortable sharing their stories and needs with other women. I strongly believe that women should be better represented in humanitarian activities which would also improve service delivery to women.”"
She says: “It feels good to work in the humanitarian sector especially as a female aid worker in Afghanistan. Women feel more comfortable sharing their stories and needs with other women. I strongly believe that women should be better represented in humanitarian activities which would also improve service delivery to women.”"