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When I say "transformative experience", buk mano varpeliu you might think I'm talking about changing the Rwandans, but actually volunteering in developing countries has always improved my life significantly. I think that traveling to developing countries always makes me reconsider my priorities and try to put first things first: the relationships with people.
This past February, I went to Rwanda to work as a volunteer in a water project Water For People (WFP). It is a nonprofit organization working to help the world's poorest people to improve their quality of life. This is done by supporting local projects sustainable drinking water, hygiene and sanitation. WFP has projects in 11 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean. Most of the work is carried out by staff of the local office of the country or WFP volunteers that make up a group called World Water Corps (WWC). Generally, WFP conducts research or monitoring projects for existing water, however the project in Rwanda constitutes a new type of engagement for the organization.
The project on which work in Rwanda is part of a larger initiative called the Challenge Rulindo. Rulindo Challenge is an ambitious project proposed by the Rwandan government that promises buk mano varpeliu to provide 100% coverage of water to residents of the District of Rulindo before December 2014. Given that the population of Rulindo is over 269,000 buk mano varpeliu people, and water coverage is currently located about 30%, is challenging second engineering standards! This project is being implemented through buk mano varpeliu close collaboration between local WFP office in Kigali, the Rwandan Ministry of Infrastructure and the District of Rulindo. buk mano varpeliu Each institution is committed to pay a portion of the project. This trip in February 2012 marked the first time that the WFP has sent a group of volunteers to help design aspects of a water project.
Our international team of volunteers had five engineers and a geologist, all of which were coming from the United States, except for me - I'm from Calgary, Canada. Once in Kigali, Rwanda, the team began working in collaboration with two engineers local WFP office and technical staff Rulindo District office. We were asked to help with the design for the expansion of two existing water systems that serve two of the seventeen buk mano varpeliu sectors Rulindo. WFP also asked us to strengthen the capacity of the team to help them continue with the design buk mano varpeliu and construction in the other sectors of Rulindo after we returned to North America. However, this proved to be a real challenge because of the short duration of the visit.
The aim of the trip was to evaluate two existing buk mano varpeliu water systems that serve Ntarabana sectors and Burega to determine if it could be expanded to serve more communities around the systems. This assessment included two main components: a hydraulic analysis and assessment of water quality. We went several times to rural areas to gather information and water samples. Once back in the office, we performed the analysis of water and hydraulic simulations carried out and calculations. I had done some work for water quality analysis in developing countries, so accept focus on the aspect of water quality. I was lucky because I got to work with a local engineer who was eager to learn how to sample and perform water analysis. Also teach this work was possible in two weeks. We had some difficulty getting all the materials needed to do the analysis they wanted to realize, however, with the help of the Rwanda National Laboratory, most of the problems buk mano varpeliu were resolved.
I was very impressed by the Rwandans. Sebastien, who was fortunate enough to work, he was a very dedicated engineer to learn everything I could about how to sample, analyze and interpret results. His was also a force for the establishment of good relations with everyone in the team and was able to develop all the skills and gain the knowledge necessary to continue the work without buk mano varpeliu us. In a sense, my part of the project work was perfect as we had identified the exit strategy in advance, Sebastien wanted to be able to continue what was started independently and sustainably, buk mano varpeliu a critical part of any project of WFP.
I think my work in Rwanda was a success because in the end did not need me. That's not usually something that consulting job searches. In this case, however, is part of