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The Difficulty of Participation
Jonathan De Luca just finished a 6-month internship in San Fernando, Philippines. His work their focused on waste management. His post here is an honest look at some of the difficulties encountered in true participatory planning, but also in his … Continue reading
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Tagged CIDA internships, Participatory Planning, Philippines, Waste management
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Barangay Solid Waste Management in the Philippines
Tyler Farrow is currently doing a 6-month SCI internship in San Fernando, Philippines. His work will focus on waste management. ~ ~ Since the words were famously spoken by Eldridge Cleaver in 1968, the phrase “You’re either part of the … Continue reading
The Reality of Recycling
Clara Blakelock just finished a 6-month CIDA / IYIP internship in San Fernando, Philippines. Her work focused on waste management. Thanks for the great article, Clara! ~ ~ I think the reason that I’ve always focused my environmental work and education … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Landfill, Philippines, Recycling, Waste, Waste management
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SCI Youth Intern Profile #3 : Stu Campana
In the lead up to the United Nations International Youth Day on August 12th, we will be profiling 5 of our interns and the work they have done to support youth-led development around the world. ~ ~ Name: Stu Campana … Continue reading
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Tagged Philippines, Waste management, youth, youth internships
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Branding Your Hippopotamus: The Asia-Pacific Cities Summit
Stu Campana is one of our CIDA IYIP interns based in San Fernando in the Philippines. His work there focuses on waste management. Stu was asked to present at a Young Professionals workshop during the Asia Pacific Cities Summit in Brisbane. Check … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia-Pacific, Brisbane, CIDA internships, Climate Change, Philippines, Sustainability
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Managing Waste in San Fernando
Stu Campana and Clara Blakelock are our current CIDA IYIP interns based in San Fernando, Philippines. They recently managed to attract 80 youth from local universities to talk about waste management – nice work! ~ ~ Septage management, or the proper … Continue reading
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Sustainable Cities is recruiting our next round of interns!
Are you under 30, a Canadian citizen, and interested in doing an international internship? Look no further! Sustainable Cities is recruiting new interns for our CIDA / IYIP Program. The program is intended to address multiple goals: Provide high-quality experiences in … Continue reading
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Youth Leadership Asset Mapping in San Fernando, Philippines
By Eric Brown, Sustainable Cities Youth-Led Development Officer On February 8th 2011 Sustainable Cities International, The City of San Fernando and the Junior Chambers International co-hosted the Youth Environment Forum that brought together young leaders from across the city. Following a presentation … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian International Development Agency, Philippines, youth, Youth leadership
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MEPP Grad Helps Clean Up in the Philippines
Clara Blakelock is working in San Fernando, Philippines in waste management. This article was recently published in on McMaster University’s website about the work she will be doing. You can find the article in full below. She has spent much of … Continue reading
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Is this your trash?
Meghan Larson is working in San Fernando, Philippines on community solid waste management programs This past weekend as I made my way down to the beach to enjoy the first few hours of daylight and a quiet walk along the … Continue reading
