Written by : ANUP RAVI , SUPPLY LOGISTICS MANAGER FOR MSF IN SOUTH SUDAN

IT ’ S JULY 2015 and I am sitting in a Cessna caravan plane 5Y- ZBX , flying to Bentiu in the north of South Sudan along with a bunch of supplies like medicines , mosquito nets and food for the project . Looking out of the window , I see the beautiful lush green South Sudan below me . It looks so peaceful from up here .

I remember the last time I sat in this plane , the same seat but a very different flight . We had to frantically drive four Land Cruisers from our compound to the air strip in Leer after our team experienced an armed robbery . I remember the urgency , the smell of fear and tension in the air . But as a logistician and a humanitarian aid worker , I had to tell myself these things happen and I have to crack on with my work . I coordinated the landing of two Cessna caravans and carry out the evacuation of our international staff that day .

And suddenly the scene through the window changed . I could see a massive camp for people who ’ ve been internally displaced , one of

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