Hello new 105 students!
My name is Rebecca, and I did my practice experience this past summer in Cochabamba, Bolivia. I spent 10 weeks working with the Foundation for Sustainable Development (a large, multinational NGO/non-profit) and a local partner organization, Agua para el Pueblo (Water for People, which also works in different countries). I chose FSD because of its solid reputation and strong support network for interns. I had a strong interest in human rights, water, social justice, indigenous communities, and conflict resolution, so I was partnered with Agua. My work entailed doing household surveys of access to water and sanitation, installing a UV water treatment system in a school, meeting with local water committee presidents, writing reports about water access, sitting in on Agua meetings with local teachers and leaders, discussing private sanitation options with technology entrepreneurs, and designing a user pamphlet/presentation for the UV treatment system, among other things!
I am more than happy to talk to you if you are interested in Latin America, Bolivia, water issues... anything! My email is rmpeters@berkeley.edu . I am also a peer advisor for the GPP minor so don't hesitate to ask anything about that or come by my advising hours, Tuesday & Thursday from 2-3:30.
Also, here is a link to my blog from my practice: http://boliviawater.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/experiences-to-validate-privilege/ the more recent posts are not so much about my practice, but the May-June-July are mostly about water/Bolivia/development.
Warm regards,
Rebecca
My name is Rebecca, and I did my practice experience this past summer in Cochabamba, Bolivia. I spent 10 weeks working with the Foundation for Sustainable Development (a large, multinational NGO/non-profit) and a local partner organization, Agua para el Pueblo (Water for People, which also works in different countries). I chose FSD because of its solid reputation and strong support network for interns. I had a strong interest in human rights, water, social justice, indigenous communities, and conflict resolution, so I was partnered with Agua. My work entailed doing household surveys of access to water and sanitation, installing a UV water treatment system in a school, meeting with local water committee presidents, writing reports about water access, sitting in on Agua meetings with local teachers and leaders, discussing private sanitation options with technology entrepreneurs, and designing a user pamphlet/presentation for the UV treatment system, among other things!
I am more than happy to talk to you if you are interested in Latin America, Bolivia, water issues... anything! My email is rmpeters@berkeley.edu . I am also a peer advisor for the GPP minor so don't hesitate to ask anything about that or come by my advising hours, Tuesday & Thursday from 2-3:30.
Also, here is a link to my blog from my practice: http://boliviawater.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/experiences-to-validate-privilege/ the more recent posts are not so much about my practice, but the May-June-July are mostly about water/Bolivia/development.
Warm regards,
Rebecca
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