Janet Asiimwe grew up in Fort portal Uganda with her mother and four brothers. After Law School, Janet opted for humanitarian work, when she became Protection and Legal Officer under the Directorate of Refugees, Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala, Uganda. She underwent a protection traineeship and mentorship while attached to UNHCR Geneva Switzerland and thereafter served as Programme Officer with the East African Center for Constitutional Development in Kampala, Uganda. Janet further served as a Human Rights Advocate with Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights in Harare, Zimbabwe; joined ActionAid Uganda as a development practitioner and later the ActionAid Arab Regional Initiative under which she responded to the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan and Lebanon. Janet additionally worked with Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA) Uganda and is currently serving as a Field Associate with the UNHCR Uganda Operation.
The Heartbeat of the Humanitarian
The Agony of Conflict Disaster and Displacement
by Janet Asiimwe
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The Heartbeat of the Humanitarian
Many across the globe often find themselves in unfortunate situations such as displacements from their homes and countries due to conflicts, wars and disasters. Majority of the displaced need a helping hand to save their lives and to alleviate their suffering for them to get past their loss and trauma, find hope and live a life of dignity again. Helping hands often come in the form of funding but also through direct work with the displaced. When offered, these become humanitarian efforts that form the true nature of what human nature should be - human. Only by extending a helping hand to vulnerable persons globally can one truly feel the power of humanity. The Heartbeat of the Humanitarian chronicles; the life and work of humanitarian worker Janet Asiimwe, who has worked with and among refugees from Southern Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Syria, Iran, India and Pakistan among others. The book not only highlights the agony of displacement but the hope that humanitarian efforts bring to the displaced across the world.