A number of our team have recently decided to see something of the world. They have been scattered around the globe, chasing their dreams, experiencing and learning about different cultures – and seemingly, finding the opportunity to have a great time whilst they’re doing it! We miss their analytical skills and lively debate around the office, but we’re fortunate in that they have agreed to keep in touch while they’re away, letting us know what they’re up to and any observations they have on how their host communities are dealing with sustainability issues, and what their impressions have been upon their return home.
They’ve been joined on these pages by Alex Hannant and Stephen Knight-Lenihan. Alex, an associate we worked with previously, kindly offered to keep in touch during his stay in the UK. Stephen, the author of our Report 3, Supporting Local Government: Existing initiatives for sustainable development, has recently moved to South Africa with his family.
Steph Versteeg moved to Zambia in January with VSA. She is now teaching in the capital of Western Province. After nearly one month of training in preparation for work in Zambia’s 14 teachers’ training colleges, Steph has since been placed at Mongu College of Education. Here she will work with the college to establish the Teachers AIDS Action Program, with the support of Student Partnership Worldwide (SPW), the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders.
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Perrine took up a year long post as an English teacher in Toyooka, a city located in the northern part of Hyogo, in the prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan. Rather than living in the city, Perrine opted to experience life in a small seaside village called Kei, or, Kehi. Perrine has recently returned to Wellington.
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Alex has recently returned to New Zealand, after travelling back to his native England to continue his work in sustainability communications and engagement. His areas of research interest are social entrepreneurship and organisational transformation.
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In May 2008 Stephen Knight-Lenihan moved to East London, South Africa with his family on a two-year assignment with Volunteer Service Abroad. He works alongside the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA). Views in his blog are not necessarily those of VSA or WESSA.
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Ella completed a Master’s programme in Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability at the Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden. After finishing her thesis, Ella had time to see some ‘out-of-the-way’ traveller’s destinations, including a recent trip to Iceland, on her return journey to New Zealand. Ella is now based in Otago, and is working with the Centre for SustainablePractice at Otago Polytechnic.
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Dave has returned to New Zealand after travelling through Tanzania with a group of associates searching for the ‘Source’; a journey which proved to be an interesting social experiment. Read more about Dave’s experiences at his own Blog. Now that he is back, Dave is working for DOC in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. We are lucky enough to have Dave working on reports in the Scenarios section of Project 2058, including Report 6: Four Futures for New Zealand in 2058.
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Our intrepid team member Hanna has embarked on a tour of South-East Asia. True to her convictions, she intends minimising her carbon footprint throughout her journey by avoiding air travel whenever possible.
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One of our senior analysts, Hayley, and her partner, Paul Neason, have returned to Wellington after taking a well earned break in Europe following Hayley’s completion of her thesis.
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