Learning new skills, connecting with people, uncovering great stories, travelling to remote communities... Three weeks, five provinces, 22 communities, what could possibly happen?
Vanuatu Vanuatu is a beautiful country comprising 86 beautiful tropical islands in the middle of the Pacific. The people of Vanuatu, Ni-Vanuatu or Ni-Vans for short, are possibly the friendliest, welcoming people to be found anywhere in the world. I …
Amanda reflects on what motivated her to work and volunteer in the disaster fields, how she looks after her wellbeing when dealing with this challenging work, and the role of the Australasian Women in Emergencies network that she has co-founded.
In this interview, Amanda reflects on what motivated her to work and volunteer in the disaster fields, how she looks after her wellbeing when dealing with this challenging work, and the role of the Australasian Women in Emergencies network that she has co-founded.
Together, visiting university students, local community members, and leaders contributed to the design and construction of ‘Pedregal de la Memoria’, a memorial space dedicated to the devastating El Nino floods that affected the community of Pedregal in 2017 while designing a recreational space for children and adults.
This collection of photos represents a community development program designed by the University of Catalonia (UIC) partnered with Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) and the University of Piura (UDEP). Outlined in ‘Community participation in development: nine plagues and …
All theory aside – what’s it really like to work in a rural village in India? In a world of increasingly changeable external forces, how do you engage the community, overcome cultural and language barriers and build enough trust to realise a project together? What unexpected outcomes might emerge?
All theory aside – what’s it really like to work in a rural village in India? In a world of increasingly changeable external forces, how do you engage the community, overcome cultural and language barriers and build enough trust to realise a project together? What unexpected outcomes might emerge?
Amputees living in remote communities, with limited access to healthcare providers, have an opportunity to use bicycle parts and other accessible materials to make their own D.I.Y. lower-limb prosthetics, using a system designed by RMIT University industrial design graduate Desiree Riny.
Amputees living in remote communities, with limited access to healthcare providers, have an opportunity to use bicycle parts and other accessible materials to make their own D.I.Y. lower-limb prosthetics, using a system designed by RMIT University industrial design graduate Desiree Riny.
The wicked problems we are facing in a globalised and technological world require us to think very differently about the types of work people need to do now and in the future. Different skills, attributes and focus are desperately needed, and we are struggling to keep up.
The wicked problems we are facing in a globalised and technological world require us to think very differently about the types of work people need to do now and in the future. Different skills, attributes and focus are desperately needed, and we are struggling to keep up.