CommunicationPublished on 21 February 2025

Staying alert, being innovative and finding solutions in post-coup Myanmar

Lucas Riegger, an agronomist by training, has worked in countries as diverse as Angola and Türkiye. Since October 2022, he has been based in Myanmar as Head of Direct Action and Programme Officer for Strengthening Ethnic Institutions. He describes an average day – as average as a day can be since the military coup in 2021.

"I make six to seven field visits a year": Lucas Riegger in Myanmar. — © SDC

I am particularly proud that Switzerland is the only donor country engaged in «hardware»: the renovation of clinics and schools.