The conversation we had with Jessica Cadesky was absolutely wonderful and very informative. Alum of the International Development & Diplomacy Internship Programme (IDDIP), Jessica is a humanitarian aid worker - who has worked with the United Nations, the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, international and local non-governmental organizations. A gender and violence prevention specialist, she has worked on projects focusing on reducing risks of violence including the crisis in Syria and neighboring countries and the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Click to find out by yourself issues she came across during her career and suggestions on how to tackle some of them. Interviewers: Kanchan Kaur Muti (Green Corps Senior Project Officer at the United Nations Association in Canada) Bonita Mathew (Green Corps Project Officer at the United Nations Association in Canada)