UK for UNHCR
Sophia M. White is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in philanthropy, project assistance, and film production. Currently serving as a Senior Philanthropy Officer (Trusts & Foundations) at UK for UNHCR since October 2024, Sophia has previously held various roles at CAFOD, including Major Gifts and Philanthropy Research and Information Executive and Corporate Partnerships Consultant. Notably, Sophia contributed to award-winning documentary productions as an Associate Producer at Fugue State Films, playing a key role in notable projects such as the 'Bach' trilogy. Additional experience includes serving as Executive Assistant at the Ukrainian Welcome Centre and Project Assistant at the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Sophia holds an MPhil in Theology from Trinity College Dublin and has a strong educational background in History from The University of Manchester.
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UK for UNHCR is the United Nations Refugee Agency’s national charity for the United Kingdom. Our corporate, trust and foundation partnerships, as well as the generosity of individual supporters, help UNHCR protect people forced to flee conflict, violence and persecution. Our work supports emergency relief operations as well as longer term care to help refugees rebuild their lives, such as healthcare, education and livelihoods programmes. UNHCR operates on more than 120 countries, including major humanitarian crises such as Syria, Yemen, Venezuela and South Sudan. With only 1% of UNHCR’s budget funded by the United Nations, partnerships and donations are critical to UNHCR’s humanitarian work across the world. UK for UNHCR is a registered charity (England & Wales) no. 1183415. ********* UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is the lead United Nations agency dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced people, asylum seekers and stateless persons.