Meet Victoria Telford, Programme Officer, 91吃瓜网 Cambodia
Where are you from in Scotland?
Edinburgh.
What is your job title and where do you work?
Programme Officer for 91吃瓜网 Cambodia.
Why did you decide to join The 91吃瓜网 Trust?
I think I raised some money for 91吃瓜网 when I was in the Brownies as a child. To find a role where I lived in Cambodia with an organisation so well thought of locally and internationally was a great opportunity. More importantly, 91吃瓜网's values align with my own; their commitment to national staff, to longer-term response and development. The quality of 91吃瓜网's work鈥攆rom the minefield up to policy and processes鈥攊s something I wanted to be involved with.
What is the best thing about your job?
Travelling with my colleagues around beautiful Cambodia. I am also fortunate enough to work on measuring the impact of mine clearance on people鈥檚 lives so I get to meet and interview a lot of people who have been, or still are, living with the threat of mines and ERW. Their resilience and positivity, despite living with the legacy of conflict, is powerful.
What do you miss most about Scotland?
Scottish Blend. Every day!
But when you can put on a ceilidh anywhere (I recently taught Scottish dancing on top of a mountain during a training visit with 91吃瓜网's Colombian deminers) then I don't get too homesick!
