Aid workers are in a position where the war is impacting them personally. One such example is Hind Obeid, who happens to be an aid worker and who has also been displaced by the war that is ongoing in Lebanon. She is living in fear and uncertainty due to her own displacement but continues to help others who also have been displaced.

The conflict is continuing to become worse, with more than 2,000 individuals that have died and more than 1 million displaced individuals in Lebanon. Obeid feels that there is a lack of safe places available to live in due to this war. Even so, Obeid is continuing to provide aid through her local NGO, balancing her role as a Safeguarding Officer with working in the middle of the war affecting her.

Obeid's situation is actually consistent with what many aid workers face throughout the humanitarian aid field internationally. Local aid workers tend to arrive first on the scene but they face enormous pressures, receive little or no support, and basically have no opportunity to take care of themselves or rest. Even when their safety is compromised, many aid workers are expected to continue providing assistance.

Obeid’s example is illustrative of the need for change, and providing assistance to those local aid workers should be a priority in times of war.