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Arden Bentley, Program Assistant

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Arden Bentley is the program assistant on the program team at Refugees International. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and Political Science, as well as a minor in Public Policy. Her academic studies focused on International Politics, Nation-States, and Social Movements with a regional focus on Sub-Saharan Africa.

Prior to joining Refugees International, she interned at World Relief where she worked under various resettlement programs and at JusticeMatters where she assisted the legal team to provide civil and immigration services to survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, and exploitation.

Follow her on Twitter: @ardenzbentley

 

Blog Posts
Fair Observer: We Can’t Turn Our Back on the DRC
Fair Observer: We Can’t Turn Our Back on the DRC

Amid spiking violence and displacement, life in the Democratic Republic of Congo today is nothing short of nightmarish. As the situation in the country worsens, the international community must step up and engage.

The Coronavirus Has Become Terrorists’ Combat Weapon of Choice
The Coronavirus Has Become Terrorists’ Combat Weapon of Choice

Armed groups from Boko Haram and al-Shabaab in Africa to Hayat Tahrir as-Sham in Syria to MS13 and Barrio 18 gangs in El Salvador continue to engage in violence despite the United Nations’ Secretary-General call for a global ceasefire amid COVID-19.

The Humanitarian Disaster Before Us: COVID-19 in Somalia
The Humanitarian Disaster Before Us: COVID-19 in Somalia

Somalia, which is already beset by a series of natural and manmade calamities, is now bracing itself for the worst amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A series of factors explain why humanitarians are so concerned about the impact of the global pandemic on the country’s highly vulnerable population, including around 5.2 million people already in need of assistance.