[Scpg] Fwd: Job Op: Permaculture Expert for Haitian Villages

Joan Stevens mamabotanica at sbcglobal.net
Fri Nov 8 15:17:18 PST 2013



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> From: Yvonne Savio <ydsavio at ucanr.edu>
> Date: November 8, 2013, 2:30:22 PM PST
> To: Yvonne Savio <ydsavio at ucanr.edu>
> Subject: Job Op:  Permaculture Expert for Haitian Villages
> 
> Hi, All –
>  
> See below my signature information.
> No UC connection.
> Contact Ryan Glatt directly.
>  
> Ciao for now.
>  
> Yvonne Savio
> Master Garden Volunteer Training Program Coordinator
> University of California Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
> Mail:  PO Box 1503, Alhambra, CA 91802-1503
> Visiting (by prior appointment only):  700 W. Main Street, Alhambra, CA 91801 (at Atlantic Blvd.)
> Shipping:  700 W. Main Street, Alhambra, CA  91801
> Phone:  626-586-1981
> Fax:  626-943-3840
> Website:  http://celosangeles.ucanr.edu/UC_Master_Gardener_Program/
> Master Gardener Helplines:  mglosangeleshelpline at ucdavis.edu, 626-586-1988
> Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Master-Gardener-Program-UC-Cooperative-Extension-Los-Angeles-County/124160624772?v=wall&viewas=0
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>  
> Job Opportunity
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> Job Title – Permaculture Expert for Haitian Villages 
>  
> Agency – Hands of Light in Action
>  
> Location – Haiti, villages including Fonde Parisean, LeTante, Gaunthier, and El Bethel
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> Pay Rate – Trip discounts and potential stipend up for negotiation 
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> Responsibilities – Designing efficient gardens for impoverished villages, leading educational programs, assisting in delegation of agricultural programming. 
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> Required Skills – 1 year of permaculture experience. Desire to rehabilitate villages in need. A lot of people skills and patience. 
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> Desired Skills – Travel experience in Haiti, Florida, or Caribbean environments. Several years in permaculture practice. 
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> Other Information – Expertise in aquaponics, horticulture, hydroponics, and mycology all welcomed and encouraged. College students, industry professionals, and local Haitians are teaming with Hands of Light in Action to implement small-scale gardens with the most efficient and sustainable designs available, eventually offering maximal nutritional, educational, and economical output. Our Haitian volunteers will be trained for long term agricultural management, and will act as the true seeds planted in these impoverished villages. This internal support system will sprout the success Haiti needs. HOLIA’s goal is to guide Haitians to mentor each other to when provided with the appropriate amount of initial supplies, education, and support networks.  This is a collaborative project. We are partnering with Aquaphytex, a company that uses plants for water filtration. California Lutheran University is behind the project as well, with a majority of the college participants being from there.
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> The trip is December 27, 2013 - January 17, 2014
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> Application Mode – Call/email for interview
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> Application Deadline – December 16, 2013
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> Contact for Further Information – Ryan Glatt, 805-231-7339, rglatt8 at gmail.com
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