'Should I stay or should I go now? Working with Concern in Niger, I'm facing tough decisions'

Living in West Africa, Lucy has always been aware of her distance from home but since the outbreak of Covid-19 she has had to ask herself, where can she make the most difference - Cavan or Niger?

Lucy Lafferty (28) from Co. Cavan, is a health and nutrition advisor in Niger, West Africa with Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide.

 

Lucy Lafferty, 28, from Co. Cavan, is a health and nutrition advisor in Niger, West Africa with Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide. Lucy explains here why she decided to stay in Niger – with just 20 ventilators for 22 million people - so she could help with the charity’s COVID-19 response.