Natalie Donahue has been active in the field of Monitoring and Evaluation for almost a decade. It was only through a stay abroad after graduation that she discovered her passion for travel and eventually found her profession in foreign policy. Today, Natalie works as Chief of Evaluation at the U.S Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. She is also a University Lecturer.

Patricia Danzi has been active in the field of humanitarian cooperation and international development for more than 20 years. From 1996 to 2020, she worked at the ICRC, first as a delegate and from 2015 to 2020 as Regional Director for Africa. Her work for the ICRC took her to the Balkans, Peru, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. In May 2020, Patricia Danzi assumed her position as Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).