Universities: the Blog

In The Mountains Of Nepal, Anette from Norway Becomes The Humanitarian She Knew She Could Be

Norwegian Junior Professional Officer Anette Willhelmsen had lived and worked in challenging environments before beginning her career with WFP but she’d never experienced anything quite like her demanding post in Nepal. Poor roads and weather conditions mean sometimes her team has to walk for days to reach the people they’re trying to help. Stepping up to do whatever it takes to help WFP get the job done, it’s the pace and the challenge of her work that’s given her new skills and perspective about what exactly it means to be a humanitarian.

How Erika From London Pieced Together A New Viewpoint On Hunger

It’s no surprise that Erika, our Social Media Impact intern from London, was preoccupied with the word “impact” this month. She wanted to figure out how you know you’re actually making an impact in the fight against hunger. Turning to her global peers for help, she discovered that even the smallest actions can have a huge impact in someone’s life. Here she tells you about all that she learned this month – and the cool collage and video she made to capture the experience.

April Online Intern Shares Ideas on How to Get Involved

April Online Intern Erika has been busy thinking about how to get others involved in WFP’s important work. So far this month she has posted a daily photo on Facebook and Twitter that shows people from around the world joining the fight against hunger. She shares more ideas and her thoughts below.

 

 

 

Resources

Social Media Toolkit

 

How to get your university involved:
WFP University Pack

 

Posters, flyers and more:

Hunger Fact poster

End Hunger poster

End Hunger flyers

Fight Hunger poster - Print it and fill in your schools information to let others know about your next event!

Fill the Cup poster

Fill the Cup flyers

Hunger Map

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WFP Online Intern Programme

Do you want to change the world through social media?

 

If yes, then our new WFP Online Intern Programme is just what you need. Click here for more information and the application form.

 

If you are interested simply fill out the application and submit it by the 20th of each month for your chance to become the next Online Intern.

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