Volunteer: Water + Sanitation Professional Placement

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Global Nomadic Full time
Overview

Volunteer: Water + Sanitation Professional Placement (online and in-person) in Peru

Join to apply for the Volunteer: Water + Sanitation Professional Placement (online and in-person) in Peru role at Global Nomadic.

Details

Location: Talara, Peru

Duration: Minimum 2 weeks, maximum 6 months

Start Dates: Project is on-going, and you can join at any time, depending upon availability

Cost for the in-person placement: from $1466 USD for the first 2 weeks + from $608 for each week thereafter

Cost for the online placement: from $1081 USD for the first 2 weeks + from $415 for each week thereafter

Benefits
  • Gain personal hands-on experience working with a growing Peruvian NGO.
  • Work alongside experienced and passionate professionals and local communities
  • Learn from educational seminars given by Directors on topics including international development, NGO/social enterprise creation and management, marketing and outreach, research techniques and more.
  • IMPACT - your financial contribution helps fund projects and sponsors food for a family in need affected by COVID-19. The family will plant a tree in your name, and a thank you photo will be sent during your placement.
  • Live and work in a north Peru surfing hotspot (relevant to the in-person placement)
  • Keywords: Engineering, field work, sustainable development, community development, serious internship
Introduction

This project is with is a surfing-inspired sustainable development non-profit (NGO) driving the development of poor Peruvian coastal communities through a path of sustainability. We develop environmental, educational, infrastructure and socio-economic projects working hand in hand with local communities and international volunteer interns.

Water Is a Scarce Resource In Lobitos. Not Only Do Many Residents Not Have Access To Toilets, Lobitos Is Also Lacking a Sanitation Network Which Previously Collapsed, Exposing Open Drainage Points Which Threaten The Health Of The Local Community. Therefore, There Is An Urgent Need For Alternative Sewage Treatment And Disposal Methods. As An Organisation We Have Been Working To Improve The Sanitation Conditions Here In Lobitos:

  • We have installed a biodigester at the artisanal Fishermen's Guild, making the fishermen empowered leaders of this change. The biodigester treats wastewater and reuses it for irrigation purposes.
  • We have constructed a dry toilet which helps us to save water whilst producing fertiliser for the garden plants. In one year of use this unit saves around 18,700 litres of freshwater and has produced around 800 litres of organic fertilizer (compost) for our reforestation efforts. We hope to make this dry sanitation widely available to the community in Lobitos through the construction of more public toilets.
  • We have developed a pilot desalination unit (Solar Distiller) for turning seawater into freshwater and are constantly improving it to turn it into a practical and viable solution for water access.
  • We are implementing bio-remediation/phytoremediation techniques using special plants (vetiver, Chrysopogon zizanioides) floating hydroponically to treat wastewater spills.
  • We are carrying out research into potential uses of groundwater as alternative water sources for reforestation and community use.

We Need Hard-working Volunteer Interns With a Strong Interest And/or Background Knowledge In Water Management And Sanitation To Come And Support Us In These Ongoing Projects In Northern Peru. The Benefits Of Taking Part In This Volunteer Internship Are:

  • Enhance your CV and gain professional hands-on experience managing sustainable projects in an international development NGO, having a real positive impact on a vulnerable community.
  • Work alongside experienced and passionate people from a range of disciplines and backgrounds.
  • Learn from our educational seminars given by our Directors on topics including but not limited to: international development, NGO/social enterprise creation and management, marketing and outreach, research techniques and more.
  • Live and work in a surfing paradise in northern Peru, the land of endless summer (relevant to the in-person placement)

Note: all information above is subject to change. Please check the most up to date information on the Global Nomadic website when applying. Simply follow the link on the Apply Button above.

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  • Entry level
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