Rebecca Liron, a humanitarian response professional with 10+ years of global experience (Nairobi/Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, Abidjan/ Côte d’Ivoire, Geneva), opens this episode by sharing how seeing an exhibit as an undergraduate student at Northwestern University piqued her interest in humanitarian work and made her want to learn more. She is a Washington DC-based humanitarian response professional with 10+ years of global experience working with UN agencies, NGOs, foundations, and research institutions as a protection expert in contexts of forced displacements. She shares the series of impactful moments that spurred the transformation points in her career, including Going to Nairobi, Kenya as a Princeton in Africa Fellow and working on behalf of the IRC (International Rescue Committee).

Now, Rebecca is working with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and leading the CGI Humanitarian Response Portfolio as Deputy Director.Among the themes we discuss are: Rebecca’s passion for community-based protection, the meaningful participation of people with lived experience of forced displacement and statelessness, child protection, and the experience of forced migration and lived trauma. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who wants to learn more about being a responsible global citizen and step into being an advocate for humanitarian causes, whether as a volunteer or a career.