I’m very honoured to be presenting at this years Engineers Without Borders Humanitarian Engineering Conference in Auckland on 27th July. I attended last year just before heading off on my journey to Vanuatu and it was a great little primer for my first jaunt into development.
One year on and I have had a very full and fulfilling year working in rural water supply development on Santo Island in Vanuatu. On top of that I have been heavily involved with the emergency response for those evacuated from Ambae Island to Santo due to volcanic ash fall last year.
This will be the topic of my presentation at the conference, my experiences and learnings providing humanitarian aid on the side of water, sanitation and hygiene. This is one of the biggest themes in international development and I had not really been exposed to it before so needless to say I have learnt a huge amount. I will be sharing some successes and challenges with the aim of helping others when they find themselves in similar situations.
Check out the list of other amazing speakers that will be there on the day. If you have any interest in humanitarian aid or development in the Pacific, truly a day not to be missed.