2024S: Threads of Transformation: Publishing on Community Healing with Green String Network (Kenya)
Students participating in this program will be placed in Nairobi, Kenya with GSN to gain a contextual understanding of the organization’s work and to observe…
2024S: Data Exploration and Mapping for Community Mental Health with Basic Needs, Basic Rights (Kenya)
Students placed with BNBR in summer 2024 will work with the organization to map and catalogue their existing data.
2023W: SAR Scholars in Prison Engagementship
Students will engage in research and scholarly informed activism in support of SAR’s Scholars in Prison Project– which seeks to support and free wrongfully imprisoned…
(De)Mystifying Gender+ in Research: A Workshop Series and Conversation Space
Feb-Mar 2023. Gender+ Collective 7-week program intends to introduce and encourage conversation around gender+ research ideas and practices.
UBC HRC & DCOE-PS’s Exploring Gaming Education in the Military for Cultural Heritage Protection Research Engagementship Cohort 3
Jan-Apr 2023. Focusing on the role of gaming in cultural heritage protection education and advancing the work of the previous cohorts.
Livelihoods, climate change, and pastoralist communities: A baseline analysis and comparative study
Oct 2022-Apr 2023. Students engage in research on a sustainable livelihood analysis to document the impacts of climate change on Pastoralist communities in Wajir, Kenya.
SAR Scholars in Prison Engagementship
Sep 2021-Apr 2022. Research in support of wrongfully imprisoned scholars and students in India, China, Iran, Belarus and Egypt.
Food Stash Research Engagementship (Cohort #2)
Project Dates: Sept-Dec 2022. Students will conduct participatory action research through dialogue with food market users to better understand the user demographics and needs.
EIESL Engagementship (Cohort #3)
Project Dates: Jan-April 2023. Students will explore the ways that international engagement has changed over time and consider how our ethical framework should adapt.
HRC & DCOE Research Engagementship (Cohort #1)
Project Dates: June-Aug 2022. Students will engage in research & analysis of Canadian cultural heritage as to the effects of Canadian Armed Forces’ military actions.
Food Stash Research Engagementship (Cohort #1)
Project Dates: June-Aug 2022. Students will conduct participatory action research through dialogue with food market users to better understand the user demographics and needs.
EIESL Engagementship (Cohort #2)
Project Dates: June-Aug 2022. Students will explore the ways that international engagement has changed over time and consider how our ethical framework should adapt.
Gender+ Research Engagementship: Data Justice Guide (Cohort #6)
Project Dates: Jan-April, 2022. This project will work with community organizations/partners to distribute this guide amongst pre-existing networks of trust.
Gender+ Research Engagementship: Data Justice Guide (Cohort #5)
Project Dates: Sept-Dec, 2021. This project will work with community organizations/partners to distribute this guide amongst pre-existing networks of trust.
Storytelling & Advocacy Engagementship
Project Dates: Sep-Dec 2021. Students are working on the conceptualization and the production of a five-part podcast series podcast, launched in the 21/22 academic year.
Ethics of International Engagement and Service-Learning Engagementship Opportunity: Updating the Guidebook 10 years later
Jan-Apr 2022. Exploring the EIESL resources created over 10 years ago, and bring attention to areas where changes need to be made.
Scholars At Risk & Human Rights Collective: Academic Freedom and Human Rights Research Engagementship
Sep-Dec 2021. Research on how the Canadian Higher Education is responding to threats to Academic Freedom in Canada related to SAR-Canada.
Social Justice and Human Rights Engagementship: India Context
May-Jun 2021. Designing content on different topics with further placement in India.
Gender+ in Research Collective Engagementship: Designing a Guide for Data Justice in Community-Based Data Collection Projects (Cohort #4)
May-Aug 2021. Developing the delivery assessment of a guide mobilizing citizen science in work of community organizations.
Social Justice and Human Rights Engagementship: North America Context
May-Aug 2021. Designing an on-line non-credit course with ORICE with further placement in North America.
COVID-19, Academic Freedom and Human Rights Research Project (Cohort #2)
Jan-Apr 2021. Understanding the intersection of COVID-19 and the protection of academic freedom, and engaging others through awareness and advocacy.
Gender+ in Research Collective Engagementship: Data Justice in Community-Based Citizen Science Projects (Cohort #3)
Jan-Apr 2021. Critiquing, further researching and understanding, and embedding principles of data justice in community-based research projects.
BIPOC Creatives Community Research Project (Cohort #2)
Jan-Apr 2021. Approaching the Critical Participatory Action Research project through a decolonizing lens of an ethical framework that foregrounds BIPOC ways of knowing.
BIPOC Creatives Community Research Project - Cohort 1
Dec 2020-Apr 2021. Exploring the interconnection and lived experience of physical and psychological safety for BIPOC Creatives in COVID-19 paradigm.
Social Justice and Human Rights - Curriculum Development and Facilitation Opportunity
Sep-Nov 2020. Designing a course on social justice with experiential learning activities for high school students.
Gender+ in Research Collective Engagementship: Data Justice in Community-Based Citizen Science Projects (Cohort #2)
Oct-Nov 2020. Research on citizen science, data justice, community-based participatory research and their engagement with intersectional frameworks.
COVID-19, Academic Freedom and Human Rights Research Project
Oct-Dec 2020. Research on global instances of scholars facing professional retaliation for their academic or other expression related to COVID-19.
Gender+ in Research Collective Engagementship: Citizen Science and Community-Based Research (Cohort #1)
Jul-Aug 2020. Research on intersectionality, race as a social construct, and anti-racism engaged in citizen science and public policy initiatives related to COVID-19.
SDG Praxis Institute 2020: Shock, System Change and Agency
Jul-Aug 2020. Participating in the Praxis Institute 2020 with focus on transformational potential of the Sustainable Development Goals.
ORICE Design Research Project- Remote Placement with SHARP NGO, India
Jun-Aug 2020. Conducting a research on the challenges of depression and anxiety in school children during COVID-19 in Northern India.
Wicked Problems in Community Development
March-Oct 2020. Working on a community-development project alongside a community-based organization partner in Bangalore, India.
Education Technology and Innovation Placement with Meghshala - India
Aug-Dec 2019. Develop regionally contextualized materials to address pressing concerns in education in Bangalore, India.
Health and Community Development Placement with TASO - Uganda
Aug-Dec 2017. Developing the project focusing on the economic empowerment in adolescents and women in Uganda.
Business Plan Development with Environmental Conservation Organization in Costa Rica
March-Oct 2017. Designing and implementing a business plan for a turtle and sloth conservation organization in Matapalo, Costa Rica.
Strengthening Community-Based Business Models; Quelonios del Caribe
Oct-Nov 2017. Working on a business project for a financial well-being of a community partner located in Quelonios del Caribe, Costa Rica.
Sea Turtle and Sloth Conservation Project: Costa Rica
Oct 2017-May 2018. Assisting in training and participating in sea turtle and sloth conservation in Pacuare, Costa Rica.
Community-Level Environmental Impact Assessment: Costa Rica
Oct 2017-May 2018. Working with local farmers to assess land use and design a plan to implement environmentally conscious farming practices in Pacuare, Costa Rica.
Clean Community Water Systems - Analysis and Implementation: Costa Rica
Oct 2017-May 2018. Assessment of the community water system in Barra del Pacuare, Costa Rica.
Financial Resources for Quality Education - Analysis & Collection: Nairobi, Kenya
Oct 2017-May 2018. Assessing financial needs of the community partner providing health, education, and social support to children in Nairobi, Kenya.
Environmental Conservation and Design: Costa Rica
March-Oct 2017. Overseeing the project on sea turtle ecology and biological management in Quelonios del Caribe, Costa Rica.
Rural Water and Sanitation: Appropriate Technology Design and Implementation
March-Oct 2017. Improving drinking water quality and the developing solid waste management strategies in Sucre, Bolivia.
Narrative Documentation and Community Development: Uganda
March-Oct 2015. Collection and writing narratives of TASO clients to represent the impacts of the organization in Mbale, Uganda.
Organizational Planning and Development: South Africa
March-Oct 2015. Working with Education without Borders and community partners on the Library Project in Cape Town, South Africa.
Health and Community Development: Kenya
Jan-Oct 2015. In partnership with CFK organization, students are involved in Heath, Social, and Economic development through various programs in Nairobi, Kenya.
Social Programming & Community Development: Kenya
Oct 2014-Jun 2015. In partnership with CFK organization, students are involved in Heath, Social, and Economic development through various programs in Nairobi, Kenya.
Ecological Sustainability: Costa Rica
Jan-Jun 2015. Developing an eco-tourism business project and training program for the community members in Montezuma, Costa Rica.
Environmental Restoration and Community Development: Mexico (Reading Week)
Jan-March 2017. Working along local community partner to increase the infrastructure and promote eco-technologies in Chiapas, Mexico.
Sustainability and Conservation International Service Learning: Costa Rica (Reading Week)
Jan-March 2017. Helping in the construction of a greenhouse to increase the diversity of plant species for local consumption in Quelonios, Costa Rica.
Migration, Justice and Human Rights: Mexico (Reading Week)
Jan-March 2015. The program in partnering in the project to advance the safety and security of migrants staying at the migrant’s house in Comitan, Mexico.
Literacy and Community Development: Uganda
Nov 2016 - Oct 2017. Placed in rural Uganda, the program promotes a reading culture and provides reading materials in community schoolswithout access to it.
Health and Mobility (Programming and Assessment): Uganda
March-Oct 2015. The program introduces work in national HIV/AIDS NGO targeting highly mobile and/or remote populations in a specific region in Uganda.
Health and Community Development (Impact Assessment): Kenya
Oct 2014-Jun 2015. In partnership with CFK organization, students are involved in Heath, Social, and Economic development through various programs in Nairobi, Kenya.
Disability Advocacy Programs and Services: Swaziland
Oct 2014-Jun 2015. The program focuses on children disability care and social support in Swaziland.
Children’s Rights and Advocacy Programs and Services: Swaziland
Oct 2014-Jun 2015. Supporting communities in job search, helping families with HIV/AIDS, providing educational services, and developing regional advocacy programs in Swaziland.
Community Capacity Development through Education: Bolivia
Jan-Oct 2014. Designing Computer and English classes, as well as winter curriculum for rural communities in Marquina, Bolivia.
Environmental Education and Community-Based Natural Resource Management: Costa Rica
March-Oct 2015. The program focuses on environmental education and community natural resource management in Costa Rica's parks.
Natural Areas Management Planning: Costa Rica
March-Oct 2015. The program focuses on conservation projects in Costa Rica’s National Park system.
Environmental Education Internship: Chiapas, Mexico
Jan-Oct 2017. In collaboration with local organization, the program targets environmental learning, social justice, and community development in Mexico.
Conservation and Community Development: Costa Rica
Jan-Oct 2017. The internship offers aid to a Matapalo Sea Turtles Conservation organization.
Literacy and Community Development: Uganda
Oct 2017 - Apr 2018. Placed in rural Uganda, the program promotes a reading culture and provides reading materials in schools without access to it.