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Ben, You might want to try Water Aid...Have been to a couple of events where they have been speakers and they always stress they look out for diferent skillsets. http://www.wateraid.org/uk/get_involved/default.asp Regards, Jon Coleman www.findmaps.co.uk On Fri, 8 Jul 2011 12:55:40 +0100, Ben Crowther <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I was affected by the drought issue in Africa today on the TV and Radio > and, being a child of live aid, I though a long hard think about the water > sampling I was doing (Today) and I know I do a reasonable job as a CL-CLO > in my LA and as a PWS sampler, but I think I have a skill set I'd like to > use in assisting water well development aboard, and a change of career > direction every now and then is healthy, the kids are growing up, I'm > needed less at home, the wife is becoming a deputy head etc... It all > seems to fit. > > Essentially I'm asking if anyone has contacts with organisations that may > need a reasonably experienced, conscientious community minded engineer / > project manger type with 5 years direct SI background, and ten years > admin/project management and is wanting to be of service to people in need, > and I am now a Environmental Health Officer,(did an M.Sc) I'd like to know > who they are. > > I'm also an athletic coach for fell and mountain running and I organise > and assist with local community events quite frequently and help with the > Incredible Edible Todmorden Community Scheme, really I'm just fabulous (to > quote Joanna Lumbley). > > If you have had contact from charities or organisations that might need > this type of person, please let me know, I'll take it from there. I > thought I'd ask the great knowledge base that is the strategies list if > they have had any of this sort of contact, I don't want to take work off > people or get in your way but, esteemed colleagues, I cast my lot among > you. I will be asking charitable organisations as well directly and we'll > see what come of it. > > Ben > > Ben Crowther B.Sc. (Applied Geology - Sunderland 1993) PGCE (Charlotte > Mason College 1996) M.Sc (Derby Uni 2007) > Pollution Control Officer > Environmental Health > Housing and Environment Directorate > Northgate House > Northgate > Halifax > HX1 1UN > Tel. 01422 392316 > Fax. 01422 392299 > > > > ###################################################################################### > > Warning > > Please note that whilst this e-mail and any attachments originate from > Calderdale MBC, > the views expressed may not necessarily represent the views of Calderdale > MBC. > > This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is > privileged, > confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. > They must not be used by, or copied or disclosed to persons other than the > intended recipient. > Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party > acting, or refraining from acting, > on any information contained in this e-mail is excluded. > If you have received this e-mail in error please inform the sender and > delete the e-mail. > > E-mail can never be 100% secure. Please bear this in mind and carry out > such virus and other checks, as you consider appropriate. > Calderdale MBC accepts no responsibility in this regard. > > Copyright of this e-mail and any attachments belongs to Calderdale MBC. > > Should you communicate with anyone at Calderdale MBC by e-mail, you > consent to the > Council monitoring, recording and reading any such correspondence. > > This email message has been scanned for viruses and its content cleared. > > ######################################################################################