As an official mission with the French Red Cross (FRC) in Iraqi Kurdistan, a new country has been added into my list, with an expectation of new learnings and experiences that I’d be gathering from this new venture . This is my 1st mission in the Middle East. 1 St November 2017 is the day I joined the new job as Project Manager with FRC followed by orientation in the FRC HQs Paris, France. After an official orientation in 2 nd week of November , I then directly flew to Duhok city. It was a great deal in my mind, “… Chiranjibi you're going to Iraq” “war… conflict….. new role…. . new lifestyle…” !! , Oho, “yes”, when I arrived the destination in Duhok, I received a warm welcome by my FRC team in office guest house and in the office too, was observing the scene curiously “a Nepali professional”. I spent more than a decade of my professional career in Nepal and; around seven months in the African continent in Uganda. As a development professional, the only thing ...
I hold a master’s degree in management of development from the Netherlands. I have completed a PGD in Disaster Management from IGNOU. Additionally, I have completed professional development courses in Indigenous Studies, including Indigenous Canada and Arctic Peoples and Cultures at the University of Alberta and Aboriginal Worldviews and Education at the University of Toronto. I have been working in the fields of Livelihoods, DRR, Climate Change, Conflict Mitigation, and more.