In a world where age often defines our roles and responsibilities, there exists a powerful force that transcends these boundaries - volunteering. At the age of 61 Barry Greville-Eyres serves as an International UN Volunteer, Project Manager with UNDP Afghanistan. He refers to himself as a lifelong practitioner, after volunteering on several continents in Africa, Oceania, and Asia, serving just causes - governance, teaching and learning, environment, climate change, and democratic transformation. In the twilight years of his working career, he recently concluded 18 months of his assignment with UNDP Afghanistan as the Area Based Approach to Development Emergency Initiatives (ABADEI) Area Manager - Central Highlands Region.
Barry’s driving motivation to become a UN Volunteer stems from his proud South African roots and lived experience. He witnessed, firsthand, the growing pains of the newly democratized rainbow nation under the inspirational leadership of Nelson Mandela. As a senior civil servant during the post-Apartheid era, he was pivotal in the reconstruction and development of a new government. Decades later, this is a repetitive theme at the core of Barry’s DNA.
