Dr Lisa who was one of the key environmental activists from the documentary WILD THINGS is currently in Darfur, Sudan, working with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) as an Emergency Coordinator. She has been working with MSF for the past 11 months, coordinating emergency humanitarian aid in Haiti and in various locations in Sudan. The security situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate, with a huge part of the country under control of gangs, and a horrific humanitarian situation marked by extreme levels of violence and poverty. In 2024 MSF took the decision to open a new Maternity hospital in the capital city, Port-au-Prince.
In Sudan, a civil war has caused over 11 million people to be displaced. Dr Lisa tells us, “The combination of insecurity and systematic blockages by the warring parties means that getting humanitarian assistance to the people in need is extremely challenging, and the humanitarian response is completely inadequate to respond to the needs. Famine has already been declared in several regions, and the situation is expected to worsen in 2025. MSF is here, working on both sides of the frontline and bringing humanitarian aid to these people in the form of healthcare, water and sanitation, targeted food distributions for the most vulnerable families, and small cash grants to community initiatives to provide support to school feeding programs and community kitchens.”
Lisa will return to Tasmania in April 2025 and will soon be back working with the team at the Bob Brown Foundation and its campaign to end native forest logging.
