Meet Nicholson Naki from Malekula, Malampa Province who is one of Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS) long time serving staff and a multitasker who serve for the VRCS since 2015 until recent is now resigning for another job opportunity within Vanuatu.
Before joining the Vanuatu Red Cross Society, Naki was studying at the University of the South Pacific (USP) at Emalus Campus in the field of an Information Technology (IT) and joining the VRCS as a volunteer in 2008 – 2009.
In 2015 to 2018 Naki came to join the French Red Cross as a Data and Monitoring Officer. Data and Monitoring on 4 projects i.e., TBR4, TBR5 SCP3 and North Tanna TC PAM Recovery and also helping out with the VRCS logistic team. In 2018 he was promoted to a Data GIS Officer for the French Red Cross and joins Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS) Disaster Management (DM) team in 2018 as a Data Officer when the DM coordinator see the importance of Data Officer inside the DM Department. From July – November 2018 – he Implemented a DRR Project called Meji Jingu Project (6 months) funded by the Japanese Red Cross, in 10 Communities in West Ambrym.
In 2020 – 2022 Naki is Managing the Data and GIS for DM and also for the whole of Vanuatu Red Cross Society Head Quarter and its Branches in Vanuatu where everyone sees the importance of Data & GIS within Vanuatu Red Cross Society. He provides assistance to PMER in Data collection for project monitoring and supported the DM team in all disaster since 2018 to 2022 in data digitalization, Data collection and Data management and even provide IT Support to the VRCS head quarter staff and Branches, attend trainings online trainings, a number of workshops and joins the Asia Pacific Information Network (APIN).
“Those Trainings and Workshop has positively motivated me in the field of Information Management and GIS to provide effective support under the role of Data & GIS officer to HQ and Branches whenever needed,” says Nicholson Naki.
“Yumi tekem taem blo wishim yu all the best lo new job blo yum o blessing blo GOD bai istap oltaem with you, wife blo yum o ol bikinini blo yutufa,” says Nicholson Naki.
ON BEHALF OF THE VANUATU RED CROSS SOCIETY (VRCS), WE VRCS BRANCH from TORBA, PENAMA, SANMA, MALAMPA, SHEFA, TAFEA & VRCS VOLUNTEERS WOULD LOVE TO Thank you for all the support you have provided towards HQ and to every branches, WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST ON YOUR NEW JOURNEY. May God Continue to Bless You.
VRCS will miss you but you are always welcome to visit VRCS at anytime and we are always happy to meet you greet you and seek advices from you - small world.
Nicholson Naki from Malekula, Malampa Province - Data & Geographic Information System (GIS) Officer at VRCS