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Name: John Hamilton
Age: 42
Country: Sierra Leone
Job title: Administration / Finance
Duty station: Kunduz
Agency: UNDP/ ANBP
Time in Afghanistan: The past eight months

The reason why I became a UNV is because I was working for UNAMSIL in my country as peacekeeper and I wanted to continue with a peacekeeping operation with the United Nations. I joined the UNV because I wanted to do peace building in a country affected by war and I wanted to help the development of the nation. Also, there was so much senselessness in my country for ten years, but due to the effort of UNV and permanent staff members of the UN we (Sierra Leoneans) are enjoying peace and economic development now.

Name: Andrew Stanley Colway
Age: 33
Country: Sierra Leone
Job title: Finance Officer
Duty station: Kabul
Agency: UNAMA
Time in Afghanistan: Since December 2004

UNVs in Afghanistan have played an indispensable role in the agencies and especially during the past two elections.

Name: Malika Iskandari
Age: 28
Country: Tajikistan
Job title: Programme Officer
Duty station: Gardez
Agency: WFP
Time in Afghanistan: One month

Being a UNV I hope to help the poor and vulnerable and make their life better.

Name: Kobby M. Mensah
Age: 32
Country: Ghana
Job title: Programme Officer
Duty station: Badakhshan, Faizabad
Agency: WFP
Time in Afghanistan: For the past 27 months


Working with WFP in the remote Badakhshan province and feeding food to insecure people is a lifetime challenge and I am glad to see the difference I have made in peoples’ lives working as a volunteer.

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