Ninth year and the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

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Nine years with the UN World Food Programme, the year it received the Nobel Peace Prize, and why making maps turned out to be my ikigai

Author

Benny Istanto

Published

June 11, 2021

“until the day we have a vaccine, food is the best vaccine against chaos”

Today marks my ninth year working with the UN World Food Programme, I feel honoured because this has been beyond a profession, but I found my definition of ikigai (A Reason for Being).

I LOVE drawing and coloring, especially map since I was a kid
I am GOOD AT turning data into maps for actionable and live-saving insight WFP are delivering
as one of crisis mapper at WFP, I GET PAID for it, of course
with WFP, I share the ideas of helping others and contribute to humanitarian NEEDS is as simple as I do

Last year, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize! This completes my achievement at WFP: as the best GIS in the 1st WFP GIS Community Award in 2015, and with VAM team won 2017 WFP Innovation Challenge, for VAMPIRE works.

Thank you WFP!

Looking forward to doing more meaningful work in climate analytics and geospatial technology for greater impact.

Credit: thumbnail image - https://www.instagram.com/p/CGHfltyAvlF/