A Day in the Life of a Red Cross Communications Delegate in Europe

Meet, Edgar Zúñiga, an American Red Cross Ukraine Communications Delegate currently based in Budapest, Hungary. For the next year, Edgar will play an important role in sharing stories of people impacted by the conflict in Ukraine. Every day for Edgar can look a little different, but if you’re curious to know what a typical day looks like for a Communications Delegate in Europe, here’s a peak at one of his journal entries. Location: Chisinau, Moldova  2:30 a.m.: Woke up for a quick virtual Red Cross meeting from Chisinau, Moldova. It was the middle of the night here vs in the U.S. I didn’t need to jump on the call but I wanted to since I find those meetings valuable. 6:30 a.m.: Woke up for real this time to start my day. 7:30 a.m.: Grabbed breakfast with the American Red Cross Head of Delegation for the Ukraine Response and walked to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) office together. 9:00 a.m.: Met for two hours with the IFRC delegation in Moldova. Here, we discussed where we will be providing services to Ukrainians for the day and what the current needs are on the ground, including the needs of the Ukrainian Red Cross. The highlight of the meeting was when an IFRC colleague brought me coffee in a beautiful Austrian Red Cross mug with the face of Henri Dunant, founder of the Red Cross movement. 11:00 a.m.: Drove to the office of the Crucea Ro?ie din Moldova, which means the Moldovan Red Cross Society.   11:30 a.m. Met wi...
Source: Red Cross Chat - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: International american red cross Edgar Zuniga ifrc Moldova Ukraine Ukraine Communications Delegate Source Type: news