Aleksandra K. Wiśniewska
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Aleksandra Karolina Wiśniewska | |
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| Add a Photo Aleksnadra Wisniewka (right) | |
| Born | 1984 Łódź, Poland |
| Occupation | humanitarian |
| Known for | The Head of Ukraine Mission at INTERSOS (2022), The Head of Mission at the Polish Humanitarian Action in Yemen (2019) |
| Awards | The Karski 2020 Award[1] |
Aleksandra Karolina Wiśniewska (born 27 May.[2] 1994 in Łódź[3]) – Polish humanitarian and political scientist[4]. Former head of humanitarian missions in Yemen and Ukraine.
She graduated from the London School of Economics with an undergraduate degree in Politics and Philosophy and from the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford with a Masters of Public Policy degree[5]. She started humanitarian work in Greece during the 2015 European migrant crisis and then continued in France, with the United Nations Development Programme in Turkey and Jordan, and in Iraq after the Battle of Mosul[5]. In 2019, she became the Head of Mission at the Polish Humanitarian Action in Yemen[6].
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine she became the Head of the Crisis Response Team of the Happy Kids Foundation that together with the federal and local governments of Ukraine, Poland as well as the UN Global Compact Network Poland helped to coordinate evacuations of children from Ukrainian foster care system[7][8][9][10]. In 2022, she became the Head of Ukraine Mission at INTERSOS [11][12]. INTERSOS' interventions reached 100,000 people with protection, medical, psychological, material and financial support [13] Since 2023, she has served as the pro bono plenipotentiary of the Mayor of Łódź for civic engagement[14].
References
- ↑ https://www.jankarski.net/en/about-us/karski2020-award.html
- ↑ "Aleksandra Wiśniewska" (in polski). Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ↑ "„Values and Challenges. About Humanitarian Aid"". Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ↑ "Liberal und weltoffen: Osteuropas junger Widerstand – WELT" (in Deutsch). WELT. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Aleksandra K. Wisniewska". Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ↑ Maria Rostkowska (2021-10-07). "„Nie żyjemy, tylko wyżywamy". Nie ma wody, jedzenia, podpasek. Koronawirus pogarsza sytuację kobiet w strefach konfliktu" (in polski). Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ↑ "After days trapped in a basement, Ukrainian orphans make it to safety". NYTimes. New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ↑ Kuba Stezycki, Branko Filipovic (2022-03-07). "More than 1.7 million Ukrainians have fled to Central Europe, UN says". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ↑ "Pomoc dla Ukrainy. Organizują transport dla 1371 uchodźców z ukraińskich domów dziecka" (in polski). Forbes. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ↑ "Niemal 100 tys. dzieci w domach dziecka w Ukrainie. „Starsze niosą maluchy przez granicę" [WYWIAD]" (in polski). Onet. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ↑ "INTERSOS Ukraine Mission delivers life-saving medical assistance to Kherson". 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ↑ "Ukraine, essential goods distributed to 500 families in Kharkiv". 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ↑ "UKRAINE EMERGENCY". Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ↑ "Pełnomocniczka ds zaangażowania obywatelskiego" (in polski). Retrieved 2023-08-09.
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