Vera Chrobok is a Policy Analyst with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, working on research and knowledge production, including the conceptualization and production of UNV’s global flagship publication (State of the World’s Volunteerism Report). Prior to joining UNV, she worked as Child Protection Specialist with UNICEF in South Africa, as Head of Field Office with ChildFund International in Northern Uganda, and as Research Analyst with the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC). Vera holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Maastricht (NL).