Get inspired by faculty and staff who have participated in Leave for Change (L4C), a program that supports employees as they undertake a short-term (three- or four-week) volunteer assignment in a developing country. The panel will feature:

• Daniel Gillis, assistant professor and statistician, School of Computer Science, will talk about a framework he developed with the Agricultural Research and Extension Trust to expand its capacity to turn scientific results into meaningful tools for farmers (Malawi, 2016).
• Kate Jenkins, web and communications coordinator, College of Business and Economics, will talk about how she evaluated and created communications and marketing tools to raise the profile of HICAST (Nepal, 2016).
• Adriana Ocampo, lab technician, Lab Services, will discuss her role as an organic farming adviser for banana and cocoa farmers, agricultural students and technicians with the Chira Association (Peru, 2016).
• Leanne Piper, manager, residence admissions and marketing, Student Housing, will talk about building a website for the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, the Manyara region’s first website in the country (Tanzania, 2016).

Leave for Change is a program of the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) and Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI), two leading international development organizations. As a partner in this program, U of G will support up to seven employees to participate in Leave for Change in 2017. Applications will be accepted until March 1, 2017.

Can’t make it to this event?

• Check out another Leave for Change information session panel happening on Feb. 14 at https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/staff-faculty/leave-change
• Watch a short video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywatNqy3GdQ
• Learn more about Leave for Change and the application process at https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/staff-faculty/leave-change
• For more information, please contact Evelina Rog, HR (Learning and Development), at Ext. 54332 or email roge@uoguelph.ca.

Location: University Centre, Room 441