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How can HR professionals make a significant contribution to international development?
To us here at CWW, the answer is simple. They can volunteer their skills with NGOs and not-for-profit organisations overseas to help them better serve their beneficiaries.
Two such HR professionals, Anne Murray and Ian Pilbeam, are currently in Sri Lanka as part of our Scottish Government funded programme of work and since their arrival they have been very busy working with their host organisations to address the key HR issues which need their expertise.
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CWW Operations Manager Daliah Haughton manages our busy programme in Belize. In addition, she is the lead on our Legal Reform and Human Rights programme.
It was with reference to the legal part of her work that Daliah recently wrote and submitted an article to legal recruitment website www.lawandmore.co.uk last week. You can read Daliah’s article below.
If you are interested in our programme of legal work and would like to discuss it further, please call Daliah here at the CWW office on 0845 2000 342.
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We really enjoy keeping you up to date with our work so on a monthly basis, we send out a newsletter with interesting articles and stories that you may not necessarily find elsewhere on our website. This month's edition also features our very first quiz based on our work. If you enter the competition, you could be in with the chance of winning a gift voucher!
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CWW volunteer Julia Frankl is working in Galle, Sri Lanka with Rainforest Rescue International. She is there to support the organisation raise the profile of the important work they are doing to tackle the many environmental problems plaguing Sri Lanka including severe soil erosion, decreasing fish stocks, biodiversity loss, flooding and landslides associated with deforestation, and coastal vulnerability to storms, rising sea levels and tsunamis due to severe coastal ecosystem degradation.
Not long after arriving she was briefed of a high profile event involving the Sri Lankan and English cricket teams, in which her skills were needed and would be put to the test. Read how she got on below.....
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2007 has been a great year for Challenges Worldwide. Alongside delivering Health programmes in the Balkans in partnership with Denver University (25 volunteers) and in Ghana with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and South West London St George’s Mental Health Trust, we have also been hard at work meeting the capacity building needs of partners in Sri Lanka, Belize, India and Bangladesh.
All of this has been done by working with some great volunteers with skills and experience from a variety of backgrounds. They have undertaken their assignments with professionalism, dedication and a good sense of adventure and fun.
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Challenges Worldwide (CWW) volunteer, Mark Ware is currently in Belize for a 4 month assignment working with CWW delivery partner the Belize Audubon Society (BAS). During his 4 months in Belize Mark with help BAS develop a five year strategic plan. Since its formation in 1969 BAS has been Belize's foremost environmental organization protecting Belize's precious natural resources while educating the public about their value and sustainable use.
Before his assignment could start, Mark needed to raise some funds to cover the costs of living overseas and the planning and management of his work. He has had a remarkable success raising more than his target within 2 months. Read how he did it below……
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International Volunteer Day takes place on December 5th each year. It is officially recognized by the United Nations as a day on which volunteers around the world are celebrated for their contributions and dedication. This year, Challenges Worldwide (CWW) will mark International Volunteer Day by celebrating the work of its volunteers with communities in tsunami affected areas of Sri Lanka.
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Hudson sponsored Information Evening, Glasgow 6 November
CWW, along with our partners Hudson Scotland will be holding an informal information evening in Glasgow on Tuesday 6th November. This is your chance to hear about our programmes of work including the Scottish Executive funded programme in Sri Lanka.
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CWW recognise that there is a lot of conflicting information for the public to wade through when looking at different organisations that offer volunteer opportunities overseas. There are, as VSO states in recent press releases, “some badly planned and supported ‘voluntourism’ schemes” particularly aimed at young ‘gap year’ volunteers.
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