Fotini Rantsiou is an independent humanitarian advisor and researcher, in Lesvos, Greece since July 2015, contributing to a number of UK and US university research programmmes on the refugee situation in Greece, and leading assessments and field work for major humanitarian organizations around Greece. She has volunteered for the past two years in different roles, including paralegal work and initial assistance on the beaches. Before 2015, she worked with the UN and the EU in the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Africa. See her writing here: fotinirantsiou.com.