Graduation advice for aspiring humanitarians. It's that time of year in the Northern Hemisphere when university students are donning caps and gowns to participate in graduation exercises.
For those new graduates pursuing careers in international humanitarianism (be it diplomacy, development, relief or human rights work), many are wondering what to do next in order to build a career? Herewith a bit of advice for the aspiring humanitarian - and it's not what you'd expect. Many people go into humanitarian or development work to "save the world".
While working to make the world a better place is a noble goal, it often sets up a problematic dichotomy between those doing the helping and those being assisted. This approach also obfuscates the links between wealth generation in some parts of the world and deprivation in others. Rather than charity, the need is for allies and collaborators in a common fight against injustice. Develop deep regional knowledge The temptation with any career is to move up the ladder as quickly as possible. Household Water Treatment Internship - AMOS. Application Deadline: February 1, 2014 Language Required: Spanish Level S-3 (Professional Working Proficiency) or higher.
Click here for more information. Starting Date: Global Health Practicum and Internship Training June 16 to July 3, 2014 Expected Duration of Applied Internship: July 7 to August 16, 2014 (six weeks) Background: From 2010 to 2013 AMOS has worked in eight communities implementing household water treatment (HWT) systems, providing over 600 rural families with improved access to safe drinking water.
Summary: AMOS is offering an 8-week Global Health Practicum & Internship in Household Water Treatment in which interns will work as a team developing data collection materials and producing thoughtful analysis that will be used to better understand HWT system functions and usages and inform future implementation design. See a summary of the knowledge and experience gained in the first three weeks of the internship in the Global Health Practicum.
International Education and Training Advisor (WASH) Organizational Background CAWST is a Canadian non-profit organization focused on the principle that clean water changes lives.
Safe water and basic sanitation are fundamentals necessary to empower the world’s poorest people and break the cycle of poverty. CAWST believes that the place to start is to teach people the skills they need to have safe water in their homes. CAWST transfers knowledge and skills to organizations and individuals in developing countries through education, training and consulting services. This ever-expanding network can motivate individual households to take action to meet their own water and sanitation needs. Our vision is a world where people have the opportunity to succeed because their basic water and sanitation needs have been met. Our mission is to provide technical training and consulting, and to act as a centre of expertise in water and sanitation for the poor in developing countries. Position Summary Responsibilities 1. PhD Programme. You participate in problem oriented research with relevance for development, by joining an existing research programme or by defining your own research topic within UNESCO-IHE’s research themes.
As a PhD fellow at the Institute, you benefit from the possibility of linking MSc research to your own. Through your research, you address the global water agenda, and solve problems relevant to the water and environment sectors world-wide, as a contribution to the Millennium Development Goals and other mandates from the international community. You will often do so in collaboration with the Institute’s vast network of research institutions throughout the world. PhD Research UNESCO-IHE's PhD programme leads to a deepening of a field of specialisation. PhD research is often carried out in the ‘sandwich’ model. UNESCO-IHE’s PhD degrees are awarded jointly with a university. A list of PhD fellows is available here.
Fellowships. Research Officer - Global Water Jobs. Sustainable Water Jobs - Pacific Institute. Published: January 2013Authors: Eli Moore, Heather Cooley, Juliet Christian-Smith, Kristina Donnelly, Kristian Ongoco, Daryl FordPages: 96 The Pacific Institute released a comprehensive study, Sustainable Water Jobs: A National Assessment of Water-Related Green Job Opportunities.
The report finds that proactive investments increasing efficient water use and re-use will both address growing problems associated with drought, flooding, and contamination and create jobs in a wide range of professions. The study identifies 136 different kinds of jobs involved in implementing sustainable water strategies, from plumbers to landscapers, engineers to irrigation specialists. Thirty-seven of these job types are also projected to have high growth in the overall economy, with each projected to have more than 100,000 job openings across industries by 2020.
The Pacific Institute identifies numerous sustainable water occupations that are accessible to workers without advanced degrees.