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March 2017
International internships and humanitarian development
Agenda
Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present
Humasol projects
Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?
A personal experience
Recruiting process
Agenda
Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present
Humasol projects
Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?
A personal experience
Recruiting process
Broad theoretical knowledge
Few practical opportunities
Few international internship opportunities
Students/volunteers
Connect 3 different parties
Often lack of reliable energy supply
Often appropriate place to deploy renewable energy
Local partner
Looking for a credible good image in society (corporate social responsibility)
Searching for highly motivated, entrepreneurial, talented people
Professionals
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Students/volunteers
Connect 3 different parties
Local partner
ProfessionalsStudents with “wow”-CV
International experience
Direct end responsibility of results, over complete project cycle
Promote social image by providing necessary funding
Financial donations
Supply of material
Internship recognized by your educational institution to
Help partner to solve problem (e.g. by building sustainable energy installation)
Exchange knowledge
1 Perform developing collaboration in the field of ecological/sustainable technology, by offering both financial and technical support
Collaborate with local partner to enable them to maintain, repair and reproduce installations in their community.
Offer professional guidance to students and volunteers3
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Renewable technology for all
Humasol’s mission and vision
Active since 2008
Worked in 12
different countries
Executed 60+ projects
Projects executed by
150+ engineers
Current organization
• 6 board members
• 30+ members and volunteers
• 31 project volunteers
Key figures 2017
Current project locations
Partners of Humasol
Academic institutions Technical experts Financial sponsors
Agenda
Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present
Humasol projects
Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?
A personal experience
Recruiting process
Agenda
Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present
Humasol projects: projects 2017
Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?
A personal experience
Recruiting process
PV - Awareness
Construct PV-installation at family and village scale
Demonstrate local economical benefits/trade-offs
Focus on knowledge transfer
Benin
Kenia
…
PV – Practical solutions
Provide stable energy supply for a hospital
Provide energy supply for computer classes in schools
Mobile PV installation
...
Tanzania
Senegal
…
Drinking water supply and sanitation
Install mechanical water pumps that work on solar energy
Bring water closer to the people by installing a water pump
Follow up water quality
Oeganda
Ghana
…
Waste masters
Oeganda
Working together with local start-up
Research and start up sorting system
Start up composting unit
Biodigestor
Peru
Building family-scale DIY packets
Start-up publicity campaign
Map market
Hydro-electric installation
Peru
Research local economical (dis-)advantages
Optimize small-scale ‘family’ hydro
Provide manual to reproduce and maintain hydro
Humidity sensor for coffee beans
Peru
Extend economical & cultural market study
Support local start-up
Pursue device perfection
Solar dryer for coffee beans
Peru
Develop suitable dryer for coffee farmers
Start-up publicity campaign
Map market
Agenda
Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present
Humasol projects: new project types in 2018
Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?
A personal experience
Recruiting process
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Water treatment
Zambia
Extracting lead, fluorine and nitrates from water
Perform research on detection methods for lead, fluorine and nitrate
Enforce communities by making them climate resilient
Ecological impact of toilets with hydraulic drainage
Peru
Investigate the water treatment method of wet toilets
Investigate ecological impact on soil and water of ecological toilets with hydraulic drainage
Agenda
Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present
Humasol projects
Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?
A personal experience
Recruiting process
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Humasol projects – the timeline
March
• Application
April
• Interview & selection
May – August
• General preparation: cultural differences
September
• Get allocated to a specific project, location, team and coach
First semester
• Literature study• Intermediate
presentation
Second semester
• Detailed design• Practical preparations
April
• Final deadline• Project presentation:
Go - No Go
During examination periods: no Humasol activity is expected
Internships with Humasol are a trulyunforgettable experience…
Truly “own” your project over the whole project life cycle
Understand your “partner’s” needs
Investigate existing solutions (literature study)
Design a technical installation or make a plan of attack for local support and entrepreneurship
Build and test the installation, expand the local network and help in the growth of local economy
Determine your budget and stick to it
Live a team project from a-z
Internships with Humasol are a trulyunforgettable experience…
Learn and work in teams
Collaborate with 1-3 other students on a project
Get coached by an experienced Humasol member along the way
Solve real problems, on the spot
Live a team project from a-z
Agenda
Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present
Humasol projects
Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?
A personal experience: Small scale electricity supply in Benin
Recruiting process
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The team
Willem-Jan Tom Cedric
Location: Benin
Location
The project: PV Awareness
Promoting PV by the use of a small installation
Providing electricity for a shop
Literature study: DIY charger
DIY USB-charger with renewable energy?
With water pelton turbine and dynamo
BUT: not enough power per l water
With a bike and dynamo?
Literature study: DIY charger
With a bike and dynamo!
Arriving on location
Searching local components
Placement of installations
PV Awareness
Meetings, workshops withtechnical students, flyers, poster…
Some time off…
PV Awareness for the villagers
Small installation = great for people who live in the city
What about the villagers?
Poor
Live very concentrated
No electricity
Light: studying, cooking
Micro-grid
Social-economical model
Small price for light
All in consultation with the villagers
Use of micro-financing
Sustainable (& controllable)
Micro-grid
Micro-grid
Micro-grid
Agenda
Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present
Humasol projects
Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?
A personal experience: Water supply in Kenia
Recruiting process
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The team
Jan Bram Steven
Location: Kenia
Location: The City
Location: Our Home
The project: Solar Pump & Water Tower
Construction of water tower
Solar panels & pump
Providing water for irrigation& sanitary use
The project: Solar Pump & Water Tower
Literature study: Water filtration & purification
Problem: diseases due to contaminated water
Easy to use and cheap solution?
SODIS
Literature study: DIY charger
Chemical test on forehand
Bacterial test on site
Arriving on location
Searching local components
Building the tower
Building the tower
Installation of Pump & Solar Panels
Some time off…
Some time off…
Searching for new projects
Social Project: SODIS
First understand the problem
Social Project: SODIS
Giving information
Social Project: SODIS
Demonstration
Social Project: SODIS
Testing
Living with the locals
Living with the locals
Unforgettable!
Agenda
Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present
Humasol projects
Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?
A personal experience
Recruiting process
So you are interested in joining?How to subscribe
• Strong motivation and drive for international experience
• Pragmatic, hands-on profile
• Solid academic performance
• Sufficient knowledge of local language (e.g. Spanish, English or French), or willingness to learn during the year
• Minimal liberation of 8 weeks
What are we looking for?
So you are interested in joining?How to subscribe
• Subscribe via e-mail to Humasol by sending in your CV, motivation letter and survey of academic results to [email protected] before the 23th of March 2016.
• You will be contacted for a personal interview, if selected based on CV and motivation letter
• Final selection decision before the end of April
• For more information go to www.humasol.be or [email protected]
Send in your CV, motivation letter and survey of academic results
to [email protected] before March 23th!!!
Process?
