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March 2018

International internships and humanitarian development

Introduction Willem-Jan

Agenda

•Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present

•Humasol projects

•Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?

•A personal experience

•Recruiting process

Agenda

•Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present

•Humasol projects

•Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?

•A personal experience

•Recruiting process

• Broad theoretical knowledge• Looking for international and practical

opportunities• Direct end responsibility of results, over complete

project cycle

Students/volunteers

Connect 3 different parties

• Often lack of reliable energy supply• Often appropriate place to deploy

renewable energy

Local partner

• Looking for a credible good image in society (corporate social responsibility)

• Searching for highly motivated, entrepreneurial, talented people

Professionals

1 Perform developing collaboration in the field of ecological/sustainable technology, by offering both financial and technical support

Collaborate with local partner to enable them to maintain, repair and reproduce installations in their community.

Offer professional guidance to students and volunteers3

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Renewable technology for all

Humasol’s mission and vision

Active since 2008

Worked in 12different countries

Executed 60+ projects

Projects executed by 150+ engineers

Current organization• 6 board members• 30+ members and volunteers• 31 project volunteers

Key figures 2018

Current projects

Kenia• PV installation

St. Joseph mission hospital

Burkina Faso• Water supply

with solar pump

Oeganda• Waste Masters 4

Ghana• Solar Pump

Benin• Benin à bicyclette• Battery bank Baobab

Energy• PV innovation centre

Peru• Dry toilets

Zambia• Measuring, Mapping and

Reporting of Water Quality in Zambia

• Water purification

Partners of Humasol

Academic institutions Technical experts Financial sponsors

Agenda

•Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present

•Humasol projects

•Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?

•A personal experience

•Recruiting process

Agenda

•Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present

•Humasol projects: projects 2017

•Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?

•A personal experience

•Recruiting process

PV – Awareness in Sokounon

• Benin

• Increase awareness of solar energy: knowledge transfer

• Construct PV-installation to provide light in houses of the village

• Entire village pays together on a monthly basis to sustain the solar installation

PV – Awareness in Boko

• Benin

• Increase awareness of solar energy: knowledge transfer

• Construct PV-installation to provide light in houses of the village

• Entire village pays together on a monthly basis to sustain the solar installation

120 lamps3 hours of light per day

Benin à bicyclette electrique

• Benin

• Build a solar installation for charging custom-made electrical-bikes in Parakou

• Make test drives • Talk with the local community to get an

idea of how these bikes compare to the traditional way of transportation

PV-installation for hospital

• Benin

• Install solar panels and complementary components

• Provide uninterrupted power supply for a hospital

• Help improving the quality of health support

PV-installation for hospital

• Tanzania

• Install solar panels and complementary components

• Provide uninterrupted power supply for a hospital

• Help improving the quality of health support

Drinking water supply and sanitation

• Install mechanical water pumps thatwork on solar energy

• Bring water closer to the people byinstalling a water pipe

• Follow up water quality

• Ghana

Waste masters

• Oeganda

• Working together with local start-up• Research and start up sorting system

for household waste• Start up composting unit

Mobile Solar Panels

• Senegal

• Support the building of a mobile solar installation

• Rent installation for special occasions• Create awareness towards solar

energy

Maintenance of hydro-electricinstallation

• Peru

• Research local economical (dis-) advantages

• Optimize small-scale ‘family’ hydro• Provide manual to reproduce and

maintain hydro

Humidity sensor for coffee beans

• Peru

• Extend economical & cultural market study• Support local start-up• Pursue device perfection

Solar dryer for coffee beans

• Peru

• Develop suitable dryer for coffee farmers

• Start-up publicity campaign• Help improving the life quality of

farmers

Agenda

•Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present

•Humasol projects

•Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?

•A personal experience

•Recruiting process

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Humasol projects – the timeline

March

• Application

April

• Interview & selection

May –August

• General preparation: culturaldifferences

September

• Get allocated to a specific project, location, team and coach

Humasol projects – the timeline

First semester

• Literature study

• Humasol weekend: cultural awareness and safety session

• Intermediatepresentation

Second semester

• Detailed design

• Practical preparations

• Quiz

• Application scholarship

• Vaccinations

April

• Final deadline• Project

presentation:Go - No Go

During examination periods: no Humasol activity is expected

Humasol projects – the timeline

Summer

• Perform project in the South

• Work together withlocal people

• Write a blog and/or make vlogs

Back in Belgium

• Write a short resume of yourstay

• Give a presentation to the sponsors of yourproject

Want to stayinvolved?

• Become coach, location manager,…

• Help with recruiting, communications, IT, graphic design, sponsoring,…

• Apply for a functionin the board

Internships with Humasol are a trulyunforgettable experience…

•Truly “own” your project over the whole project life cycle▪Understand your “partner’s” needs▪Literature study▪Design a technical installation or make a plan of attack for local support and entrepreneurship▪Build and test the installation, expand the local network and help in the growth of local economy▪Determine your budget and stick to it

Live a team project from a-z

Internships with Humasol are a trulyunforgettable experience…

•Learn and work in teams▪Collaborate with 1-3 other students on a project▪Get coached by an experienced Humasol member along the way

•Solve real problems, on the spot

Live a team project from a-z

Agenda

•Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present

•Humasol projects

•Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?

•A personal experience

•Recruiting process

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PV-awareness BeninWillem MaertensMarjon Willekens

Coach: Jan DevrieseLM: Cedric NijssenTM: Tom De Bruyn

Project-partners

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Projectdoel

Probleemà Onstabiel net à Geen aansluitingà Donker om 19u30

• PV-awareness• Verlichtingsproject in dorp

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Zonne-energie biedt mogelijkheden

Verloop en opbouw project

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Pilootproject PV au village zomer 2016

PV-awarenessBoko 2017, Sokounon 2017

Sociaal aspectTechnisch aspect Financieel aspect

Tijdlijn

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Voorbereiding Verkenning Uitwerking Socio-economie

Academiejaar Zomer 2017

Week 1-2 Week 3-7 Week 8-9

Semester 1à Literatuurstudie PVà Cultural Awareness sessiesSemester 2à Dimensioneren fictief dorp in verschillende scenario’sà Sociaal plan opstellenà Budgetschatting makenà Planningà Safetyà Bedrijfsbezoekenà Cultural Awareness sessies

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Voorbereiding Verkenning Uitwerking Socio-economie

Bezoek mogelijke dorpen• Grootte• Budget• Medewerking lokale bevolking

à Keuze voor dorp Borro

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Voorbereiding Verkenning Uitwerking Socio-economie

Verkenning en haalbaarheidsstudie

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Dimensionering

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Medewerking Don Bosco

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Lokaal budget

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Inkopen

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Graven greppels

Aanleg net en installatie lampen

Centrale zonne-installatie

Dorpelingen

Stagairs

Stagiairs + begeleider

STAP 1

Onmogelijk zonder

STAP 2

STAP 3

Voorbereiding Verkenning Uitwerking Socio-economie

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L’équipe

43Graven greppels

Aanleggen net en installatie lampen

GSM oplaadpunten

46Installatie aarding

PV-installatie

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Centrale zonne-installatie

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Voorbereiding Verkenning Uitwerking Socio-economie

Het resultaat

• 126 lampen 9 W• 5 panelen 250 W• 24 V 600 Ah batterijbank• Victron Charge Controller 50 A• Inverter 3000 W• Beveiliging

•Aarding•Batterijmonitor•Zekering per compartiment

à 3 à 4 uur licht per dag

• Sociaal planà Twee verantwoordelijken per compartimentà Correct gebruik van installatie garanderen

• Financieel planà Financieel committeeà Onderhoudskost per gebruiker per maand

• Technisch planà Overeenkomst met de techniekerà Begeleidende handleiding

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Duurzaamheid garanderen

Voorbereiding Verkenning Uitwerking Socio-economie

Ook dat nog!

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• Lokale cultuur• Feest van de onafhankelijkheid• Scouting toekomstige Humasol-projecten• Op reis in Benin

Feest!

Fête de l’indépendance

Reizen

Zonnepomp KeniaJan DevrieseSteven De BruynBram Opsomer

Coach: Hans WuytsTM: Tom De Bruyn

The team

Jan Bram Steven

Location: Kenia

Location: The City

Location: Our Home

The project: Solar Pump & Water Tower

•Construction of water tower •Solar panels & pump•Providing water for irrigation& sanitary use

The project: Solar Pump & Water Tower

Literature study: Water filtration & purification

•Problem: diseases due to contaminated water

•Easy to use and cheap solution?

•SODIS

Literature study: DIY charger

•Chemical test on forehand•Bacterial test on site

Arriving on location

Searching local components

Building the tower

Building the tower

Installation of Pump & Solar Panels

Some time off…

Some time off…

Searching for new projects

Social Project: SODIS

•First understand the problem

Social Project: SODIS

•Giving information

Social Project: SODIS

•Demonstration

Social Project: SODIS

•Testing

Living with the locals

Living with the locals

Unforgettable!

Agenda

•Introduction of Humasol: goal, past and present

•Humasol projects

•Internships at Humasol: what’s in it for you?

•A personal experience

•Recruiting process

So you are interested in joining?How to subscribe

• Strong motivation and drive for international experience• Pragmatic, hands-on profile• Solid academic performance• Sufficient knowledge of local language (e.g.

Spanish, English or French), or willingness to learn during the year• Minimal liberation of 8 weeks

What are we looking for?

So you are interested in joining?How to subscribe

• Subscribe via e-mail to Humasol by sending in your CV, motivation letter and survey of academic results to recruiting@humasol.bebefore the 25th of March 2018.• You will be contacted for a personal interview, if

selected based on CV and motivation letter• Final selection decision before the end of April• For more information go to www.humasol.be or

recruiting@humasol.be

→ Send in your CV, motivation letter and survey of academic results until March 25th!!!

Process?

Want to be part of our team in Belgium?

Communications Finance

• Social media and website

• Promo

• Sustainable financial plan

• Business relations

www.humasol.be

RecruitingHanne Pittomvils

recruiting@humasol.be

Questions?