What is Petchie.com?
When I started humanitarian work in
Ethiopia during the mid 1980s, there
was no email, no Internet.
I could not share my experiences of life
in Africa, Asia and the Middle East with
many others. Now I can.
This website has been compiled from
the numerous letters and emails sent
to friends and family. I hope that this
site's offerings will provide the reader
with an insight into what happens to
aid workers as they tackle the
problems of culture, crisis and
disaster. It is what happened to me.
I set out to write for my family and
friends. It is they whom I miss the
most when I am at work. However,
anyone is welcome to log in and see
what this site contains.
So, for those of you that know me, and
those that do not, I submit this in the
hope that it will entertain and inform.
Best Wishes to you all
Chris Petch
When I started humanitarian work in
Ethiopia during the mid 1980s, there
was no email, no Internet.
I could not share my experiences of life
in Africa, Asia and the Middle East with
many others. Now I can.
This website has been compiled from
the numerous letters and emails sent
to friends and family. I hope that this
site's offerings will provide the reader
with an insight into what happens to
aid workers as they tackle the
problems of culture, crisis and
disaster. It is what happened to me.
I set out to write for my family and
friends. It is they whom I miss the
most when I am at work. However,
anyone is welcome to log in and see
what this site contains.
So, for those of you that know me, and
those that do not, I submit this in the
hope that it will entertain and inform.
Best Wishes to you all
Chris Petch
What else is on
Petchie.com?
If you need more information about
some of the aid agencies that Chris
has worked with, check out the
Agencies button.
And if you want to send Chris an
email, click on Contact Petchie
button.
There is also a section that contains
his CV - just click on the About
Petchie button
What's NEW on Petchie.com?
Hello Everybody
It is now July 2009 - where has the year gone?!
M and I are still making the most of our time in
Kenya, while we can!!
We spent a camping weekend in the Mara
recently - this is fast becoming a favoured spot
for us!!
For other stories and memoirs from other
missions, take a look at all the stories by
clicking on the The Travel Letters button,
selecting the country from the table of photos and
then reading the list of stories available for each
country.
If you have any suggestions or comments, do not
be afraid to email me (see Contact Petchie button)
LOL petchie
Hello Everybody
It is now July 2009 - where has the year gone?!
M and I are still making the most of our time in
Kenya, while we can!!
We spent a camping weekend in the Mara
recently - this is fast becoming a favoured spot
for us!!
For other stories and memoirs from other
missions, take a look at all the stories by
clicking on the The Travel Letters button,
selecting the country from the table of photos and
then reading the list of stories available for each
country.
If you have any suggestions or comments, do not
be afraid to email me (see Contact Petchie button)
LOL petchie
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Some of the emergencies that Chris
has covered:
has covered:
 | Famine Relief, Ethiopia, 1985 | |
| OSCE Mission, Kosovo, 1998 | |
| Post Conflict, Afghanistan, 2001 | |
| Post Conflict, Iraq, 2003 | |
| Post Conflict, Sudan, 2006-7 | |
| Somalia - 2007-8 | |
| Kenya 2008 | |
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| Is this a New Petchie.com? My sincerest thanks to Pat, who created the original Petchie.com website and kept it updated with the all the stories and photos I sent him. This version contains those original pages ....and more.. |