Felicity Gray is the current startup director for Nonviolent Peaceforce in Ukraine. Before she left for secondment in Ukraine, she was the advocacy lead for NP in Washington. Previously, she worked for NP in South Sudan, where she served as a team leader in Bentiu, the largest displacement camp in the country. In addition to her experience as a practitioner, Felicity is an academic and expert in unarmed civilian protection.
Though enabled to an extent by an influx of international donor support, much of the Ukraine conflict response has been locally mobilized and funded. Here are some lessons from recent research among local responders.
