WISE Ottawa: Volunteering Skills Abroad

VOLUNTEERING SKILLS ABROAD: A PERSPECTIVE FROM A MALAWI ASSIGNMENT VOLUNTEER AND HOW WISE MEMBERS CAN BUILD CAPACITY ABROAD

Speaker: Jill Lauren Hass, M.Eng., P.Eng.

Date: Tuesday February 23, at 6 PM

Location: Herzberg Building, Room 5115, Carleton University Campus. ( 1125 Colonel By Drive. Campus map: http://www2.carleton.ca/campus/ . P9 is the nearest pay & display parking lot).

RSVP: Email banu_ormeci AT carleton.ca

Free event for WISE members.

Abstract
Though Jill Lauren Hass currently volunteers as the WISE Communications Executive and newsletter Editor, her full-time occupation is as an engineer employed in the private sector within the water and wastewater industry. Previously, she paid her dues working and volunteering in Central and South American countries for grassroots, international non-government organizations by working with local communities to secure good water and sanitation for themselves. Jill will present a two part seminar for WISE members interested in volunteering their high skill set abroad. First she will share her most recent experience in Africa and secondly she will also provide attendees with options for volunteering abroad on a long-term project or short-term emergency deployment. If you have ever found yourself wondering what it would be like to volunteer on an overseas project but weren’t sure how to become involved or what it entailed, this seminar will provide you with valuable information.

Hope to see you there,

WISE Ottawa