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2020_WHD_Casestudy_Abdirahman_Katsame
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Resource ID
73757
Access
Open
Contributed by
Chandra Prasad
Uploading member
CI Secretariat
Orientation
Horizontal
Consent form provided?
Yes
Region
Australia and Pacific, Central and East Africa
Style
Documentary
Focal point
Looking at camera
Subject Keywords
Man
Moods and Emotions
Informal
Image size
6000x4000
Source
Digital Camera
Country
Kenya
Theme
Humanitarian response
Keywords
Advocacy, Aid Worker, CARE staff, Disease, Rural
Named person(s)
Abdirahman Katsame
Credit
CARE
Copyright
CARE
Date Image Taken
13 August 20
Caption
Finding CARE’s real-life humanitarian heroes
Abdirahman Katsame – A member of Vector and Pest Control team during interview on 7/8/2020 conducted by Mohammed Bare (CARE incentive staff in Hagadera Refugee Camp in Daadab).
- Name, age, job role, location, number of years working as a humanitarian
My name is Abdiraham Abshir Katsame. I am 29 years old. I work as a Vector and Pest Control refugee community worker (RCW) with CARE WASH in Hagadera Refugee Camp, now for two years.
- What does it mean to be a humanitarian worker to you?
It gives me so much joy to support my community in preventing diseases by disinfecting public institutions and households. At the moment, I am helping in preventing spread of COVID-19 through regular comprehensive disinfection exercises at Undugu Primary school quarantine centre and Hagadera food distribution centre in Hagadera Camp within Dadaab Refugee Complex.
- Why did you decide to start helping your community– why did you choose to do it, how did you get into it?
I decided to support my community because they are vulnerable and my experience in vector and disease control was useful to my community. There was vacancy at CARE Kenya and I was selected after interview.
- What are some of the biggest challenges and obstacles you have to overcome in your work and the current response? i.e. stigmatization, access difficulties, dangers, lack of support etc.
Some ignorant community members abuse/insult us when we go disinfecting their houses and latrines. Others are condescending towards my job. That notwithstanding, I try not to be distracted and focus on my work.
- What lessons have you learnt along the way?
I have learnt to be tolerant and patient with community members as I do my work. I have also improved my skill-set and experience in vector and disease control.
- Has this work or this emergency response changed you in any ways and if so, how?
The Covid-19 pandemic response has changed working hours and schedule as I have to report the food distribution centre very early in the morning with my colleagues. I also have to fumigate the quarantine centre in Hagadera Refugee Camp each day.
- How do you balance your home life and work life? What kind of duties do you still have at home after you clock off from a hard day’s work?
After a hard day of work, I try to make it at home in time to help with fetching water and shop for my family. Moreover I also find time to help my children with reading and studies.
Marker lat / long: 1, 38 (WGS84)
Public: 2021_World_Refugee_Day
Public: Kenia 2020_COVID19