Although still roughly 120 km away from the active front line in Ukraine, the attacks on the city of Dnipro are becoming more frequent in the past weeks. The city serves our teams as the base for our MedEvac operations. Our Infield Operations Coordinator Moto Michikata reports how she experienced her first attack, triggered by a threat that has just become acute again.
In our series, we introduce the people behind our responses . Today, we are speaking with Skye Steffens, a colleague from our medical evacuation team in Ukraine. She works as an experienced intensive care nurse under extreme conditions near the frontline. In the interview, she talks about her journey into humanitarian response, the unbreakable bonds with her team, and why looking away is not an option for her.
On October 10, 2025, a ceasefire was agreed upon between the Israeli army and Hamas. One year later, Gaza is still being bombed, albeit less than before. The only real standstill lies in the living conditions and prospects for the people of Gaza.
Our Deputy Infield Operations Coordinator Moto Michikata has travelled several times to Ukraine since 2022. She shares her personal story as a person with neurodivergency, working and living in a war torn country and under constant threat of drones and missiles.
Six years ago, the infamous Moria refugee camp on Lesbos burned down. Since then, promises to improve the situation of refugees in the EU turned on its head.
In this interview, we sat down with our Infield Operations Coordinator, Anastasia Vorobyova, in Ukraine to learn more about her background, her day-to-day life on the ground, and what drives her to continue her essential work. She shares her journey from running a language school to joining the humanitarian response, the realities of living in a conflict zone, and the incredible resilience of the people around her.
Medical neutrality becoming psychologically uncertain. The Red Cross, ambulance, hospital, scrubs, or medical role ordinarily signify protection and neutrality. Under persistent surveillance, you may intellectually understand those protections while simultaneously feeling that being identifiable does not necessarily make you safe.
Climate change will lead to an increase in prolonged heat waves. Yet heat is much more than just a weather phenomenon. It affects our social life, health, the environment, politics, and, very specifically, our operations in crisis areas – and thus becomes a matter of global justice.
Behind every humanitarian response in a crisis zone is a team based in Berlin that ensures everything runs smoothly. One of them is our colleague Felix. He has been with CADUS for two years, and for over a year he has been leading our financial management as Head of Finance. In this interview, he explains how he and his team bridge the gap between the German tax office and the reality on the ground in a war zone.
Why the current debate gets bogged down in discussions of fences and a loss of control, rather than identifying colonial history and global inequality as the actual causes of migration.
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