New job

Gosh, I haven’t had any time to keep up with my blog lately, and frankly, nothing seems interesting enough to write about.

I started my new position as Programme Officer for the UN Volunteers Programme in Ukraine on June 1. So far, so good. I’ve mostly been occupied with getting set up – a computer, a telephone, network access, etc. We did, however, conduct two interviews on my first day with Ukrainian nationals who are being considered for International UNV positions in South Africa. That was really cool. One of the candidates already served for 4 years as an IUNV in Tanzania. It’s really exciting to see Ukrainian specialists who are interested and willing to serve as UNVs in other countries, to share their skills and expertise (both of these candidates are doctors and will work in hospitals in South Africa). I’m looking forward promoting such opportunities to other Ukrainians!