Tell us a bit about yourself and your background. My love for the outdoors and the environment has led me to pursue work in organizations dedicated to environmental activism. I recently participated in the World Wildlife Fund International’s Explore Youth Volunteer Programme in Midongy- Atsimo, Madagascar (August 2011- December 2011).
While in the field, I worked with the local community based natural resource management group toward protection, conservation and restoration of forest corridors. I worked to strengthen the effectiveness of communal goals through environmental education, enhanced agricultural techniques (i.e. vegetable gardening), and healthy livelihood alternatives. I lived within a remote village community where translators interpreted French to the local language of Malagasy in order to communicate with the locals.
After participating in this experience, I am motivated to obtain a master's degree in natural resource environmental studies and would like to focus my research on gender equality in community based natural resource management groups in rural communities. I have recently relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia where I will apply for entrance for graduate studies at several surrounding universities.
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