My introduction

Rebecca Girma interviews a Mercy Corps beneficiary during the recent writing and photography workshop in Kitgum, Uganda. Photo: Thatcher Cook for Mercy Corps

My boss was right when she told me “Trust me, Rebecca, Mercy Corps is an organisation you will enjoy working with.” It was true - I love every day of my life in Mercy Corps. I work as a project support officer in Mercy Corps Ethiopia’s head office and it has been two years and three months since I got employed.

In another non-governmental organisation where I worked as an intern for six months - a place that almost started to feel like home – one day my boss came to me and told me that she wanted me to have an interview with Mercy Corps. She was sure that I would love it and I obeyed her as she was the boss, but I was not happy about it. But I went to the interview and Mercy Corps took me.

My job at Mercy Corps engages me in different programmes like emergency, livelihood and peace building - I am so inspired every time when I get a chance to write a story, do an assessment, a survey and/or any kind of support that the programme team may need. I’m looking forward to using already-developed systems, like the Mercy Corps Intranet and Blog, as well as new means of publicizing Mercy Corps’ deeds to the rest of the world.