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Growing up as the child of migrants, Melissa Bencik always knew she wanted to work with people from diverse backgrounds. Now a deeply experienced humanitarian, Melissa has worked across Asia, Africa, the Pacific and Australia, predominantly i...

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Growing up as the child of migrants, Melissa Bencik always knew she wanted to work with people from diverse backgrounds. Now a deeply experienced humanitarian, Melissa has worked across Asia, Africa, the Pacific and Australia, predominantly in protection and inclusion. She is also a RedR Australia roster member.

In this episode, Mel chats with Sally about a wide array of topics—from the power of empathy, to her journey from social worker to humanitarian, and what it means to be a woman working in this challenging sector.

Find out more about the RedR Australia roster on the RedR Australia website.

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You can read the transcript here.

Host: Sally Cunningham

Guest: Melissa Bencik

Producer, engineer and composer: Jill Farrar

Episode ID: 1000628338853

GUID: humanitarianconversations.podbean.com/55d5c98d-03d0-31b7-96a3-21eb3cf47f82

Release Date: 18/09/2023, 23:09:10

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Humanitarian Conversations is a RedR Australia podcast exploring what it means to be a humanitarian in today’s world, hosted by Sally Cunningham and produced by Jill Farrar. Through interviews with notable humanitarians who have worked all over the globe, we learn about the surprising twists and turns in their careers and delve into the big issues facing the humanitarian sector. Tune in to a new episode every month.

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